tracks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.track [Brit trak, Am træk] N

2. track lit, fig:

track (course, trajectory) (of person)
trace f
track (of missile, aircraft, storm)
trajectoire f
to be on the track of person
être sur la trace or piste de
to be on the track of discovery
être sur la voie de
she knew the police were on her track
elle savait que la police était sur sa trace or piste
to cover one's tracks
brouiller les pistes
the negotiations were on track
les négociations se déroulaient comme prévu
to be on the right track
être sur la bonne piste
to put sb on the right track
mettre qn sur la bonne piste
to be on the wrong track
faire fausse route
to set sb on the wrong track
faire faire fausse route à qn
to keep track of person: developments, events
se tenir au courant de
to keep track of conversation
suivre le fil de
to keep track of company, authority: customer, taxpayer
se tenir au courant de la situation de
to keep track of police, race official: criminal, competitor
suivre les mouvements de
to keep track of computer: bank account, figures
tenir à jour
to keep track of person
tenir à jour les détails concernant
we have to keep track of the houses we rent out
nous devons tenir à jour les fichiers des maisons que nous louons
it's hard to keep track of all one's old colleagues
il est difficile de ne pas perdre de vue tous ses anciens collègues
I must keep track of the time
il ne faut pas que j'oublie l'heure
to lose track of friend
perdre de vue
to lose track of document, aircraft, suspect
perdre la trace de
to lose track of conversation
perdre le fil de
to lose track of (the) time
perdre la notion du temps
to make tracks for sth
se diriger vers qc
we'd better be making tracks
il est temps de partir
to stop dead in one's tracks
s'arrêter net

II.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB trans (follow path of)

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III.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB intr CINE

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IV.track [Brit trak, Am træk]

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tracks in the PONS Dictionary

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3. track Am (in railroad station) → platform

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See also platform shoes, platform

platform [ˈplætfɔ:m, Am -fɔ:rm] N

4. platform pl → platform shoes

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tracks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cover one's tracks
brouiller les pistes
to keep track of changes/the situation
suivre les changements/la situation
I've lost track of my accounts
je ne sais plus où j'en suis dans mes comptes
to make tracks inf
filer
to be on the wrong track
faire fausse route
to be on the wrong side of the tracks inf
être du mauvais côté de la barrière
to track down the source of sth
tracer la provenance de qc
to cover one's tracks
brouiller ses pistes
to stop dead in one's tracks
stopper net l'avancée de qn
to put sb back on the right track
remettre qn sur la bonne voie
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He was an early adopter of starting blocks rather than digging footholds in the cinder tracks.
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Access to the outbound platform requires crossing the tracks via a pedestrian crossing.
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Secondary schools offered four-year general education programs or four-year vocational and professional programs, including industrial, agricultural, pedagogic, trade, arts, and health tracks, among others.
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The chassis were small, lightweight, very low profile, with curved handlebars and seat cushions that were designed for left turns (oval tracks).
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Both tracks featured videos that fully displayed the band's deepening atmospherics.
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All the tracks flow seamlessly into each other.
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Tracks are slow and smooth, reveling in moody keyboard soliloquies and high-pitched crooning.
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Terry tracks him down and, after a fight, takes him back to school.
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Critics praised the song for the group's demeanour although some regarded it as inferior in comparison to the album's other tracks.
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The show does not rely on pranks, spoof interviews, faked phone calls or laugh tracks.
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