trail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trail in the English»French Dictionary

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

vapour trail N

vapour trail

traînée f de condensation

vapour trail

traînée f d'un avion

Translations for trail in the French»English Dictionary

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traînée

trail

traînée lumineuse

luminous trail

traînée blanche (d'avion)

white vapour trail

trail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trail in the English»French Dictionary

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)

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to leave a trail of destruction

faire des ravages derrière soi

to peter out trail, track, path

disparaître

to blaze a trail

montrer la voie

Translations for trail in the French»English Dictionary

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baver escargot, limace

to leave a trail

suivre qn à la trace

to follow sb's trail

trail 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

to peter out trail, track, path

disparaître

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has a sea-side run that stretches almost 40 kilometres and a bicycle trail that goes on much longer.

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In 1992 volunteers began to work on the bridge and replace planking and created a bike trail.

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This from a man who tells us at almost every stop along the campaign trail that he has the judgment to lead.

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The center has a skate park, a swimming pool, an outdoor basketball pavilion, a lighted sports field, a playground, a.20 mile hike and bicycle trail, and lighted tennis courts.

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White contrails, which trail the deltoids, signify the test and evaluation process that follows concept formulation, validation, and full-scale development of systems and equipment.

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Storey has also suggested that some remote hiking location would be quiet enough to host a trail cleanup.

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The park is home to a nature trail where wildlife such as deer, waterfowl and wild turkeys can be observed.

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Today it is an important natural landmark and a picnic site on the side of the marked green trail.

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The trail along the way features other, smaller waterfalls.

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Time to mount up and hit the trail.

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