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trace (EN)
verbe, nom

verbe “trace”

infinitif trace; il traces; prét. traced; part. passé traced; gér. tracing
  1. suivre
    The detective traced the missing child's steps through the park.
  2. retracer
    He traced his ancestors to a small village in Italy.
  3. tracer
    He carefully traced a straight line on the paper with his pencil.
  4. décalquer
    She carefully traced the outline of the butterfly from the book onto the tracing paper.
  5. contourner
    He traced the road in the map with his finger to find the hidden treasure.
  6. (s'en informatique) surveiller et rapporter chaque étape d'un programme pendant son exécution
    The developer used a special tool to trace the program.

nom “trace”

sg. trace, pl. traces ou indén.
  1. trace (preuve de présence)
    The archaeologists found traces of ancient pottery buried in the ground.
  2. empreinte
    The hunter found a trace of deer tracks in the muddy ground.
  3. résidu
    I found traces of paint on my shirt after the art class.
  4. trace (petite quantité)
    There was only a trace of sugar left in the jar.
  5. traçage
    The detective ordered a trace to find out who made the mysterious phone call.
  6. trait
    The farmer checked the traces to make sure they were securely attached to the horse before starting the journey.
  7. trace (somme des diagonales)
    To find the trace of the matrix, simply add up the numbers on its main diagonal.