track down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for track down in the English»Italian Dictionary

track down VB [trak -] (track [sb, sth] down, track down [sb, sth])

track down person, object, file:

track down

rintracciare, scovare

they finally tracked the gang down to their hideout

alla fine sono riusciti a scovare la banda nel suo nascondiglio

Translations for track down in the English»Italian Dictionary

lay down track

registrare

three years down the track (in future)

fra tre anni

three years down the track (in present)

negli ultimi tre anni

Translations for track down in the Italian»English Dictionary

scovare persona

to track down

scovare oggetto

to track down

rintracciare persona

to track down

Translations for track down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.track [Brit trak, Am træk] N

1. track (print):

track (of animal, person)

orma f

track (of animal, person)

impronta f

track (of vehicle)

tracce fpl

we followed his track(s) to the bank of the river

seguimmo le sue impronte fino alla riva del fiume

the (tyre) tracks led to the lake

le tracce (di pneumatici) conducevano al lago

2. track (course, trajectory):

track (of missile, aircraft)

traiettoria f

track (of missile, aircraft)

rotta f

track (of storm)

movimento m

track (of storm)

percorso m

track (of person) fig

traccia f

track (of person) fig

pista f

to be on the track of person

essere sulla pista di

to be on the track of discovery

essere vicini a

she knew the police were on her track

sapeva che la polizia era sulle sue tracce

to cover one's tracks

fare perdere le proprie tracce

the negotiations were on track

i negoziati procedevano regolarmente or come da programma

to be on the right track

essere or sulla pista or strada giusta

to put sb on the right track

mettere qn sulla strada giusta

to be on the wrong track

essere fuori pista or strada

to set sb on the wrong track

depistare or sviare qn

to keep track of person: developments, events

seguire or tenersi aggiornato su

to keep track of conversation

seguire

to keep track of company: customer

tenersi informato sulle abitudini di

to keep track of police: criminal

seguire gli spostamenti di

to keep track of race official, authority: competitor, taxpayer

controllare

to keep track of computer: bank account, figures

tenere aggiornato

to keep track of person

mantenere aggiornati i dati relativi a

we have to keep track of the houses we rent out

dobbiamo tenerci aggiornati sulla situazione delle case che abbiamo dato in affitto

it's hard to keep track of all one's old colleagues

è difficile mantenere tenersi informati su tutti i vecchi colleghi

I must keep track of the time

non devo perdere la nozione del tempo or devo tenere d'occhio l'orologio

to lose track of friend

perdere le tracce di or perdere di vista

to lose track of document, aircraft, suspect

perdere le tracce di

to lose track of conversation

perdere il filo di

to lose track of (the) time

perdere la cognizione del tempo

to make tracks for sth

andare or dirigersi verso qc

we'd better be making tracks

faremmo bene a filarcela

to stop dead in one's tracks

fermarsi di colpo

3. track (path, rough road):

track

sentiero m

4. track SPORTS:

track

pista f

16 laps of the track

16 giri di pista

athletics, speedway track

pista di atletica, da speedway

(motor-)racing track

autodromo or racing track (per corse automobilistiche)

cycling track

velodromo

dog-racing track

cinodromo

dog-racing track before n championship, race

su pista

track event

gara podistica

5. track RAIL Am:

track

binario m

track

rotaia f

track (platform)

binario m

to leave the track(s) train:

deragliare

6. track MUS:

track (of record)

solco m

track (of tape)

pista f magnetica

track (of CD)

traccia f

track (song)

brano m

a 16-track CD

un CD con 16 tracce

7. track COMPUT (band):

track

traccia f

track

pista f

8. track MOTOR:

track (on wheel of tank, tractor)

cingolo m

track (distance between wheels)

carreggiata f

9. track (rail):

track (for curtain)

bastone m

track (for curtain)

bacchetta f

track (for sliding door)

scanalatura f

10. track Am SCHOOL (stream):

track

= gruppo di studenti dello stesso livello

the top, middle, bottom track

= il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base

the first track

= il gruppo di studenti di livello avanzato

to place students in tracks

suddividere gli studenti in gruppi di diverso livello

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

track person

inseguire, essere sulle tracce di

track animal

seguire le orme di

track storm, hurricane

seguire la progressione di

track rocket, plane

seguire la traiettoria di

track comet, satellite

seguire l'orbita di

the police tracked the terrorists to their hideout

la polizia ha seguito le tracce dei terroristi fino al loro nascondiglio

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

track

fare una carrellata

IV.track [Brit trak, Am træk]

to come from the wrong side of the tracks

venire dai quartieri poveri

three years down the track (in future)

fra tre anni

three years down the track (in present)

negli ultimi tre anni

See also athletics meet

athletics meet, track meet Brit Am N

athletics meet

meeting d'atletica

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

track down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for track down in the English»Italian Dictionary

track down VB trans

track down

rintracciare

Translations for track down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.track [træk] N

1. track (path):

track

sentiero m

2. track (rails):

track

binari m pl

3. track in station:

track

binario m

4. track (mark):

track

traccia f

track of animal

orma f

track of bullet

traiettoria f

to cover one's tracks

nascondere le proprie tracce

to leave tracks

lasciare tracce

to be on the track of sb

essere sulle tracce di qn

5. track (path):

track

pista f

to be on the right/wrong track a. fig

essere sulla strada giusta/sbagliata

6. track (logical course):

track

corso m

the track of an argument

il filo di un discorso

to get off the track

uscire dal tema

to be on track (to do sth)

essere sulla buona strada (per fare qc)

7. track (career path):

track

indirizzo m

to change track

cambiare strada

8. track SPORTS:

track

pista f

9. track (song):

track

brano m

Phrases:

to live on the wrong side of the tracks inf

vivere nei quartieri poveri

to keep track (of sth/sb)

tenersi informato su qc/qn

to lose track (of sth/sb)

perdere di vista (qc/qn)

to make tracks inf

levare le tende

to stop sb (dead) in his tracks

fermarsi di colpo

to throw sb off the track

mettere qn fuori strada

II.track [træk] VB trans

1. track (pursue):

track

seguire le tracce di

to track sth/sb

seguire qc/qn

2. track (trace):

track

seguire la traiettoria di

III.track [træk] VB intr CINE

track

fare una carrellata

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The family launches an effort to track down his daughter, and bring her to their home.

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Together they track down lots of missing pets, and even missing owners.

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He tries to track down the original actors in the show at the time and reunite them for a one-off performance of the song.

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This can be used to track down what is holding a file open and preventing its use by another program.

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The player's mission is to track down and assassinate an enemy general and return to headquarters with his head before time runs out.

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Stern then spent several years trying to track down the 28 confiscated paintings.

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He became famous for his allegedly uncanny ability to track down old and very rare wines, and for arranging extravagant wine tastings featuring these wines.

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The rest of the components took 2 years to track down the original machinery.

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It does not appear ever to have been shown on television, and attempts to track down a print have so far proved fruitless.

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The railway as of 12-2011 has about 5400 feet of main line track down.

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