to trace
01
spåra, följa
to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence
Transitive: to trace sb/sth
Exempel
Can you please trace the phone number to identify the caller?
Kan du snälla spåra telefonnumret för att identifiera uppringaren?
02
spåra, reproducera
to carefully copy or reproduce a design or image by following its lines or contours onto another surface, typically using transparent sheet
Transitive: to trace a drawing or design
Exempel
He traced the outline of the map to create a new version.
Han spårade konturen av kartan för att skapa en ny version.
03
spåra, följa
to find someone or something by searching for them
Transitive: to trace sb/sth
Exempel
He traced his lost luggage through the airport system.
Han spårade sitt förlorade bagage genom flygplatssystemet.
04
spåra, rita
to draw a line or pattern using your finger or toe
Transitive: to trace a shape or pattern
Exempel
He playfully traced patterns on her back with his finger.
Han ritade lekfullt mönster på hennes rygg med sitt finger.
05
följa, spåra
to follow a specific path or route
Transitive: to trace a path
Exempel
She traced the path of the comet across the night sky.
Hon spårade kometens bana över natthimlen.
06
spåra, följa
to research or follow the history or development of something
Transitive: to trace history or origins of something
Exempel
He traced the evolution of the language through old manuscripts.
Han spårade språkets utveckling genom gamla manuskript.
Trace
01
spår, tecken
an indication or evidence of the former presence or existence of something
02
spår, avtryck
a just detectable amount
03
spår, kopia ritning
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
04
dragstång, tjuder
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
05
spår, tecken
a suggestion of some quality
06
spår, fotavtryck
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
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