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trace (EN)
Verb, Substantiv

Verb “trace”

Infinitiv trace; er traces; Prät. traced; Part. traced; Ger. tracing
  1. aufspüren
    The detective traced the missing child's steps through the park.
  2. zurückverfolgen
    He traced his ancestors to a small village in Italy.
  3. zeichnen
    He carefully traced a straight line on the paper with his pencil.
  4. abpausen
    She carefully traced the outline of the butterfly from the book onto the tracing paper.
  5. nachfahren
    He traced the road in the map with his finger to find the hidden treasure.
  6. (in der Informatik) jeden Schritt eines Programms während der Ausführung überwachen und protokollieren
    The developer used a special tool to trace the program.

Substantiv “trace”

Sg. trace, Pl. traces od. unz.
  1. Spur
    The archaeologists found traces of ancient pottery buried in the ground.
  2. Fährte
    The hunter found a trace of deer tracks in the muddy ground.
  3. Rückstand
    I found traces of paint on my shirt after the art class.
  4. Spur (kleine Menge)
    There was only a trace of sugar left in the jar.
  5. Nachverfolgung
    The detective ordered a trace to find out who made the mysterious phone call.
  6. Zugriemen
    The farmer checked the traces to make sure they were securely attached to the horse before starting the journey.
  7. Spur (Mathematik)
    To find the trace of the matrix, simply add up the numbers on its main diagonal.