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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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trailing [Brit ˈtreɪlɪŋ, Am ˈtreɪlɪŋ] ADJ

trailing plant:

trailing: rampant

I. trail [Brit treɪl, Am treɪl] N

1. trail (path):

trail: chemin m

trail: piste f

to set off on the trail to: se mettre en route or en chemin pour

2. trail (trace, mark):

trail (blood, dust, slime): traînée f

trail (blood, dust, slime): trace f (of de)

he left a trail of clues behind him: il a laissé des traces derrière lui

to leave a trail of destruction behind one: tout détruire sur son passage

3. trail (trace) (gen) HUNT:

trail: trace f

trail: piste f (of de)

to pick up/lose sb's trail: retrouver/perdre la trace de qn

to be on sb's trail: être sur la trace de qn

the police are on his trail: la police est sur sa trace

they were hot on our trail: ils étaient sur nos talons inf

4. trail (circuit):

to be on the campaign trail POL: être en campagne électorale

to follow the hippy trail to Nepal: suivre la route des hippies jusqu'au Népal

II. trail [Brit treɪl, Am treɪl] VB trans

1. trail (follow):

trail animal, person:: suivre la piste de

trail car:: suivre

they are being trailed by the police: la police est sur leur trace

we trailed him to his front door: nous l'avons suivi à la trace jusqu'à sa porte d'entrée

the hounds trailed the fox to his den: les chiens ont suivi la piste du renard jusque dans son terrier

2. trail (drag along):

trail: traîner

to trail one's hand in the water: laisser traîner sa main dans l'eau

to trail sth along the ground: faire traîner qc sur le sol

III. trail [Brit treɪl, Am treɪl] VB intr

1. trail (hang, droop):

trail skirt, scarf:: traîner

trail plant:: pendre

your belt is trailing along the ground: votre ceinture traîne par terre

2. trail (lag, dawdle):

they trailed back after dark: ils sont revenus péniblement après la tombée de la nuit

the children trailed back into the classroom: les enfants sont rentrés dans la salle de classe en traînant les pieds

3. trail (fall behind):

he was trailing far behind the rest of the group: il traînait loin derrière le reste du groupe

our team were trailing by 3 goals to 1 SPORTS: notre équipe avait un retard de 2 buts

to trail badly racehorse, team:: être à la traîne

they are trailing in the polls POL: ils sont à la traîne dans les sondages

the company is trailing behind its European competitors: la société est à la traîne derrière ses concurrents européens

trail away VB [Brit treɪl -, Am treɪl -], trail off VB

trail away person, voices:: se taire (peu à peu)

trail away music:: s'arrêter (peu à peu)

trail away signature, writing:: s'effacer

trail bike N

trail bike: moto f tout-terrain

campaign trail N

on the campaign trail: en tournée électorale

breadcrumb trail [ˈbredkrʌm ˌtreɪl] N COMPUT

breadcrumb trail: fil m d'Ariane

audit trail N COMPUT

audit trail: analyse f rétrospective

nature trail N

nature trail: sentier m écologique

jet trail N

jet trail: sillage m d'avion

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pistage: tracking, trailing

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I. trail [treɪl] N

1. trail (path):

trail: chemin m

2. trail (track):

trail: piste f

3. trail (trace):

trail: traînée f

to leave a trail: laisser une trace

to leave a trail of destruction: tout détruire sur son passage

II. trail [treɪl] VB trans

1. trail (follow):

trail: suivre

2. trail (drag):

trail: traîner

trail car: remorquer

III. trail [treɪl] VB intr

1. trail (be dragged):

trail: traîner

2. trail SPORTS:

to trail behind sb/sth: être à la traîne derrière qn/qc

3. trail (move sluggishly):

trail: traînasser

vapo(u)r trail N

vapo(u)r trail: traînée f blanche

trail away VB intr

trail away trail off: s'estomper

trail bike N

trail bike: moto f tout terrain

nature trail N

nature trail: sentier m (aménagé)

to leave a trail of destruction: faire des ravages derrière soi

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traînement: trailing

traînant(e) ailes: trailing

être dans le peloton de queue: to be trailing behind

baver escargot, limace: to leave a trail

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I. trail [treɪl] N

1. trail (path):

trail: chemin m

2. trail (track):

trail: piste f

3. trail (trace):

trail: traînée f

to leave a trail: laisser une trace

to leave a trail of destruction: tout détruire sur son passage

II. trail [treɪl] VB trans

1. trail (follow):

trail: suivre

2. trail (drag):

trail: traîner

trail car: remorquer

III. trail [treɪl] VB intr

1. trail (be dragged):

trail: traîner

2. trail sports:

to trail behind sb/sth: être à la traîne derrière qn/qc

3. trail (move sluggishly):

trail: traînasser

trail away, trail off VB intr

trail away: s'estomper

vapor trail N

vapor trail: traînée f blanche

trail bike N

trail bike: moto f tout terrain

nature trail N

nature trail: sentier m (aménagé)

to leave a trail of destruction: faire des ravages derrière soi

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traînement: trailing

traînant(e) ailes: trailing

laie: forest trail

G.R.: main hiking trail

Present
I	trail
you	trail
he/she/it	trails
we	trail
you	trail
they	trail

Past
I	trailed
you	trailed
he/she/it	trailed
we	trailed
you	trailed
they	trailed

Present Perfect
I	have	trailed
you	have	trailed
he/she/it	has	trailed
we	have	trailed
you	have	trailed
they	have	trailed

Past Perfect
I	had	trailed
you	had	trailed
he/she/it	had	trailed
we	had	trailed
you	had	trailed
they	had	trailed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave a trail: laisser une trace

to leave a trail of destruction: tout détruire sur son passage

to trail behind sb/sth: être à la traîne derrière qn/qc

to blaze a trail: montrer la voie

to leave a trail of destruction: faire des ravages derrière soi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The forces of creation and destruction are resolved.

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The idea was challenged by the 20th century realization that destruction, as in the two world wars, could grow out of technical progress.

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That damage included the destruction of office equipment, such as computers and photocopying machines, that did not appear to be related to military objectives.

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Instead, some historical records indicate that 16 of the important garden sceneries survived the destruction in 1860.

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This leads to extensive leukocyte migration towards the lungs, causing destruction of lung tissue and secretion of liquid into the organ.

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