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trace (EN)
глагол, существительное

глагол “trace”

инфинитив trace; он traces; пр. вр. traced; пр. прич. traced; гер. tracing
  1. выслеживать
    The detective traced the missing child's steps through the park.
  2. проследить (происхождение)
    He traced his ancestors to a small village in Italy.
  3. начертить
    He carefully traced a straight line on the paper with his pencil.
  4. обвести
    She carefully traced the outline of the butterfly from the book onto the tracing paper.
  5. обвести (пальцем или инструментом)
    He traced the road in the map with his finger to find the hidden treasure.
  6. (в вычислительной технике) отслеживать и фиксировать каждый шаг программы во время её выполнения
    The developer used a special tool to trace the program.

существительное “trace”

ед. trace, мн. traces или неисч.
  1. след (присутствия)
    The archaeologists found traces of ancient pottery buried in the ground.
  2. след (на земле)
    The hunter found a trace of deer tracks in the muddy ground.
  3. остаток (материала)
    I found traces of paint on my shirt after the art class.
  4. след (вещества)
    There was only a trace of sugar left in the jar.
  5. розыск
    The detective ordered a trace to find out who made the mysterious phone call.
  6. постромка
    The farmer checked the traces to make sure they were securely attached to the horse before starting the journey.
  7. след (матрицы)
    To find the trace of the matrix, simply add up the numbers on its main diagonal.