trace (EN)
verb, substantiv

verb “trace”

trace; he traces; past traced, part. traced; ger. tracing
  1. spåra
    The detective traced the missing child's steps through the park.
  2. härleda
    He traced his ancestors to a small village in Italy.
  3. rita
    He carefully traced a straight line on the paper with his pencil.
  4. kalkera
    She carefully traced the outline of the butterfly from the book onto the tracing paper.
  5. följa (med fingret eller verktyg)
    He traced the road in the map with his finger to find the hidden treasure.
  6. (i databehandling) att övervaka och rapportera varje steg i ett program medan det körs
    The developer used a special tool to trace the program.

substantiv “trace”

sg. trace, pl. traces or uncountable
  1. spår
    The archaeologists found traces of ancient pottery buried in the ground.
  2. fotspår
    The hunter found a trace of deer tracks in the muddy ground.
  3. rest
    I found traces of paint on my shirt after the art class.
  4. spårämne
    There was only a trace of sugar left in the jar.
  5. spårning
    The detective ordered a trace to find out who made the mysterious phone call.
  6. töm
    The farmer checked the traces to make sure they were securely attached to the horse before starting the journey.
  7. spårsumma
    To find the trace of the matrix, simply add up the numbers on its main diagonal.