| Principal Translations |
| trail n | ([sth] drawn behind) | rastro nm |
| | | pista nf |
| | | huella nf |
| | The plane crossed the sky, leaving a white trail in its wake. |
| | El avión cruzó el cielo dejando un rastro blanco. |
| trail n | (path for hikers) | camino nm |
| | | vereda nf |
| | | senda nf |
| | | sendero nm |
| | If you like hiking, there are a lot of great trails around here. |
| | Si te gusta el senderismo, hay muchos buenos caminos por aquí. |
| trail⇒ vi | (drag behind) | arrastrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The skirt of Sally's long dress trailed along the ground. |
| | La falda del vestido largo de Sally se arrastraba por el suelo. |
| trail [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (drag behind) | arrastrar⇒ vtr |
| | The plane was trailing a large banner. |
| | El avión arrastraba un gran cartel. |
| trail [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (follow, track) | rastrear⇒, seguir⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | rastrear a, seguir a vtr + prep |
| | | seguir el rastro loc verb |
| | (persona) | seguirle el rastro a loc verb |
| | The hunters had been trailing the boar for hours. |
| | Los cazadores han seguido al jabalí por horas. |
| Additional Translations |
| trail n | US (ski slope) | pista nf |
| | | sendero nm |
| | The skiers descended the trail. |
| | Los esquiadores bajaron por la pista. |
| trail n | (mark left behind) | huella nf |
| | | rastro nm |
| | The hunter followed the deer's trail. |
| | El cazador siguió la huella del venado. |
| trail n | figurative (series of clues) | rastro nm |
| | | pista nf |
| | The murderer left a trail that led the police to him. |
| | El asesino dejó un rastro que llevó a la policía hasta él. |
| trail⇒ vi | (sport, contest: be losing) | rezagarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | quedarse atrás v prnl |
| | | retrasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The away team is trailing; it looks like the home team will win. |
| | El equipo visitante está rezagándose, parece que el local va a ganar. |
| trail vi | (extend across) | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | (planta) | trepar⇒ vtr |
| | The wisteria trailed over the trellis. |
| | La planta se extendía por el enrejado. |
Compound Forms:
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| audit trail n | (accounting: checking documentation) | registro de auditoría nm + loc adj |
| audit trail n | (computer: track of data item) | registro de auditoría nm + loc adj |
| be on [sb]'s trail v expr | (follow [sb] or evidence of [sb]) | seguir los pasos, seguir las huellas expr |
| | | seguir⇒, perseguir⇒ vi |
bike trail,
cycle trail n | (cycle route: off-road) | sendero de ciclismo nm + loc adj |
| | | sendero para bicicletas nm + loc adj |
| blaze a trail v expr | figurative (lead the way) (figurado) | abrir un camino loc verb |
| | | abrir nuevos caminos loc verb |
| happy trail n | slang (line of hair on lower abdomen) (coloquial) | camino a la felicidad loc nom m |
| | | caminito a la felicidad loc nom m |
| hiking trail n | (path for walking) | sendero nm |
| | | camino de montaña nm + loc adj |
| | We followed the hiking trail through the spectacular French Alps. |
| hot on the trail of [sb] prep | (in close pursuit of) | sobre la pista loc adv |
| | The police were hot on the trail of the robbery suspect. |
| | La policía estaba sobre la pista de los sospechosos del robo. |
| | (fam) | pisar los talones vtr |
| | La policía le estaba pisando los talones a los sospechosos del robo. |
| nature trail n | (walk in the countryside) | sendero nm |
| | | huella nf |
| | | brecha nf |
| | (ES) | camino forestal nm + adj |
| nature trail n | (path through area of natural interest) | circuito, recorrido nm |
| | Last summer I helped build a new nature trail along the stream. |
| | El verano pasado ayudé a construir un nuevo circuito a lo largo del arroyo. |
obstacle course,
trim trail n | (physical training area) | pista de obstáculos nf + loc adj |
| paper trail n | informal (systematic documentation) | rastro de documentos, rastro de papeles grupo nom |
| | | pruebas documentales grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Quemaron todas las pruebas documentales del fraude. |
| rabbit trail n | figurative (digression, confused path) | vericueto nm |
| | | enredo nm |
| | The discussion had gone down a rabbit trail. |
| | La discusión se perdió en vericuetos. |
| trail behind vi + adv | (lag) | rezagarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | quedarse atrás loc verb |
| | The parents were deep in conversation and didn't seem to notice their child was trailing behind. |
| | Los padres conversaban acaloradamente y no se dieron cuenta de que su hijo se rezagaba. |
| trail behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | (not go as fast as) | ir dos pasos detrás de loc verb |
| | | ir a la zaga de loc verb |
| | On their walk, the older dog trailed behind the younger dog. |
| | Durante el paseo, el perro adulto camina dos pasos detrás del cachorro. |
| trail behind vi + adv | figurative (not do as well) (figurado) | quedarse atrás loc verb |
| | The teacher was concerned about one student, who seemed to be trailing behind. |
| trail behind [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (not do as well as) (figurado) | quedarse atrás de loc verb |
| | This company is trailing behind its competitors; its products just aren't as popular. |
| | La compañía se está quedando atrás de sus competidores, sus productos no son tan populares. |
trail bike,
trial bike n | (off-road motorcycle) | motocicleta todoterreno nf + adj |
| | | moto todoterreno nf + adj |
| | The terrain was so rough that we could only cross it by trail bike. |
| | El terreno era tan escarpado que sólo se podía atravesar en motocicleta todoterreno. |
| | (ES) | moto trail loc nom f |
| trail boss | (cattle-herding) | capataz n común |
| trail mix n | (snack food: assorted fruit and nuts) | surtido rico nm |
| | Isla's usual mid-morning snack is a handful of trail mix. |
| | (Argentina) | picada nf |
trailblazer,
trail blazer n | figurative (pioneer, innovative person) | pionero, pionera nm, nf |
| | | vanguardista n común |
| | Phil McQueen was a trailblazer in the fashion industry. |
trailblazer,
trail blazer n | ([sb] who marks a trail for others to follow) | explorador, exploradora nm, nf |
| | Anthony and Joanne followed the trailblazer into the jungle. |