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trace (EN)
дієслово, іменник

дієслово “trace”

інфінітив trace; він traces; мин. час traced; мин. дієприкм. traced; дієприсл. tracing
  1. вистежувати
    The detective traced the missing child's steps through the park.
  2. простежувати
    He traced his ancestors to a small village in Italy.
  3. креслити
    He carefully traced a straight line on the paper with his pencil.
  4. обводити
    She carefully traced the outline of the butterfly from the book onto the tracing paper.
  5. обводити (пальцем або інструментом)
    He traced the road in the map with his finger to find the hidden treasure.
  6. (у обчислювальній техніці) відстежувати та повідомляти кожен крок програми під час її виконання
    The developer used a special tool to trace the program.

іменник “trace”

однина trace, множина traces або незлічуване
  1. слід
    The archaeologists found traces of ancient pottery buried in the ground.
  2. слід (на землі)
    The hunter found a trace of deer tracks in the muddy ground.
  3. залишок
    I found traces of paint on my shirt after the art class.
  4. слід (невелика кількість)
    There was only a trace of sugar left in the jar.
  5. розслідування
    The detective ordered a trace to find out who made the mysterious phone call.
  6. посторонок
    The farmer checked the traces to make sure they were securely attached to the horse before starting the journey.
  7. слід (сума діагональних елементів матриці)
    To find the trace of the matrix, simply add up the numbers on its main diagonal.