trace
US /treɪs/
UK /treɪs/
1.
rastro, huella, vestigio
a mark, object, or sign left by the passage or existence of a person, animal, or thing
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The police found no trace of the suspect.
La policía no encontró ningún rastro del sospechoso.
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There was a faint trace of smoke in the air.
Había un leve rastro de humo en el aire.
2.
rastro, vestigio, pizca
a very small quantity, especially of something that is difficult to detect
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There was only a trace of poison in the sample.
Solo había un rastro de veneno en la muestra.
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He spoke with a faint trace of an accent.
Hablaba con un leve rastro de acento.
1.
rastrear, encontrar, descubrir
find or discover by investigation
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Police are trying to trace the owner of the abandoned car.
La policía está tratando de rastrear al dueño del coche abandonado.
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Can you trace the source of this problem?
¿Puedes rastrear el origen de este problema?
2.
calcar, trazar, copiar
copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper
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She carefully traced the outline of the drawing.
Ella calcó cuidadosamente el contorno del dibujo.
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He used tracing paper to trace the map.
Usó papel de calco para calcar el mapa.