trace in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trace in the English»French Dictionary

I.trace [Brit treɪs, Am treɪs] N

1. trace (evidence):

trace

trace f

to find traces of building

trouver les traces de

to remove all trace(s) of

retirer toute trace de

no trace remains of or there is no trace of

il ne reste aucune trace de

2. trace (hint):

trace (of feeling, irony, humour, flavour, garlic)

soupçon m

trace (of accent)

pointe f

trace (of chemical, drug)

trace f

with/without a trace of irony, irritation

avec une/sans la moindre trace de

with/without a trace of a smile

avec un léger/sans l'ombre d'un sourire

without a trace of make-up

sans aucun maquillage

3. trace (aiding retrieval):

trace

trace f

without trace disappear, sink

sans laisser de traces

they found no trace of him/the money

ils n'ont trouvé aucune trace de lui/l'argent

to lose all trace of

perdre toute trace de

4. trace (of harness):

trace

trait m

5. trace (in angling):

trace

bas m de ligne

II.trace [Brit treɪs, Am treɪs] VB trans

1. trace (locate):

trace thief, fugitive, call

localiser

trace witness, weapon, car, file, source

retrouver

trace fault, malfunction

dépister

trace chemical

trouver des traces de

to trace sb to hideout

retrouver la trace de qn dans

to trace the cause of

déterminer la cause de

the call was traced to a London number

on a pu établir que le coup de téléphone venait d'un numéro à Londres

2. trace (follow development):

trace development, growth

faire l'historique de

trace life, story, progress, friendship

retracer

trace origins, ancestry

faire remonter (to jusqu'à)

to trace the history of

faire l'historique de

3. trace (draw) → trace out

III.trace [Brit treɪs, Am treɪs]

to kick over the traces

ruer dans les brancards

See also trace out

I.trace out VB [Brit treɪs -, Am treɪs -] (trace out [sth], trace [sth] out)

1. trace out (copy):

trace out map, outline

décalquer (onto sur)

2. trace out (form):

trace out pattern, letters

tracer (in, on sur)

trace element, trace mineral N

trace element

oligo-élément m

I.trace out VB [Brit treɪs -, Am treɪs -] (trace out [sth], trace [sth] out)

1. trace out (copy):

trace out map, outline

décalquer (onto sur)

2. trace out (form):

trace out pattern, letters

tracer (in, on sur)

I.trace back VB [Brit treɪs -, Am treɪs -] (trace [sth] back, trace back [sth])

trace back

faire remonter (to à)

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obliterate trace, print, word

effacer

he can trace his lineage to William I

sa famille remonte à Guillaume I er

Translations for trace in the French»English Dictionary

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empile

trace Brit

oligo-élément

trace element

décalquer (par transparence)

to trace (sur from)

contourner (tracer) volutes

to trace

trace in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trace in the English»French Dictionary

I.trace [treɪs] N

1. trace (sign):

trace

trace f

to disappear without (a) trace

disparaître sans laisser de traces

2. trace (search):

trace

enregistrement m

to put a trace on sth

enregistrer qc

they put a trace on the call

ils ont enregistré l'appel

3. trace (slight amount):

trace of drugs

trace f

trace of emotion

signe m

trace of a smile

un sourire esquissé

II.trace [treɪs] VB trans

1. trace (locate):

trace

retrouver

to trace sb to somewhere

remonter la piste de qn jusqu'à quelque part

2. trace (track back):

trace

rechercher

trace call

établir l'origine de

we've traced the problem to the modem

on a trouvé que la cause du problème était le modem

to trace sth to sth

établir le lien entre qc et qc

I can trace my origins to the 4th century

je peux remonter mes origines jusqu'au IVème siècle

3. trace (describe):

trace

retracer

4. trace (copy):

trace

décalquer

5. trace (draw outlines):

trace

tracer

trace element N

trace element

oligo-élément m

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to trace sb's lineage

remonter l'arbre m généalogique de qn

to sink without trace

sombrer corps et biens

Translations for trace in the French»English Dictionary

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vestige

trace

trace (marque laissée, quantité minime)

trace

disparaître sans laisser de traces

to disappear without a trace

décalquer qc sur qc

to trace sth on to sth

sillon (trace longitudinale)

trace

trace Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to disappear without (a) trace

disparaître sans laisser de traces

to put a trace on sth

enregistrer qc

they put a trace on the call

ils ont enregistré l'appel

trace of a smile

un sourire esquissé

to trace sb to somewhere

remonter la piste de qn jusqu'à quelque part

to trace sth to sth

établir le lien entre qc et qc

I can trace my origins to the 4th century

je peux remonter mes origines jusqu'au IVème siècle

to trace sb's lineage

remonter l'arbre m généalogique de qn

to sink without trace

sombrer corps et biens

to trace sth on to sth

décalquer qc sur qc

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English

Yttrium, cerium, neodymium, lanthanum as well as trace to minor amounts of other rare earth elements are present in their structure.

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While not as reliable as trace element analysis, and completely dependent on the experience of the researcher, visual sourcing has a number of advantages.

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It is a hard, brittle, bluish-white transition metal in the platinum group that is found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.

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The most abundant trace gas at 0.934% is argon.

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The panorama later disappeared and historians have not been able to trace it.

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I can trace my interest in chemistry to my first chemical experiment in school, changing the colour of litmus paper.

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Lab rat behavior patterns and responses to learned behaviors were studied both with and without trace amounts of carbon monoxide.

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It has been proven that emissions include high amounts of methane and trace amounts of benzene, hydrogen sulphide, and chorinated hydrocarbons along with other gases.

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This outputs as a trace with information on membrane resting potential, postsynaptic potentials and spikes through the soma (or axon).

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There are a plethora of parameters that could be passed in to the constructor (colour of the trace, starting x and y co-ordinates, trace speed).

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