trailing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trailing in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for trailing in the French»English Dictionary

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pistage

tracking, trailing

trailing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trailing 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

Translations for trailing in the French»English Dictionary

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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

trailing 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

The caudal fin has black trailing and leading edges, and the pelvic fin is dusky to black.

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The onside kick is a low-percentage play, generally justified only late in a game when the kicking team is trailing in the score.

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Note that the scale factor is 20/2, which allows the trailing zero to be dropped from all values inside the subroutine.

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Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.

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Most drum brake designs have at least one leading shoe, which gives a servo-effect; see leading/trailing drum brake.

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Leading edge slats were fitted for increased lift during takeoff and landing, while the trailing edges were mostly elevon control surfaces.

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It was fitted with leading edge slats, which were linked to trailing edge flaps.

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It was a parasol wing monoplane with a wing that was almost constant in plan out to the ailerons where the trailing edge began to curve in towards rounded tips.

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Researchers fired rockets trailing conductive wires into thunderclouds to trigger lightning strikes, which were then analyzed by instruments carried on the ship's deck.

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The problem arose as a result of insufficient sideward freedom of movement of the trailing axle when the locomotive traversed sharp curves and turnouts.

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