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trace [treɪs]1 noun∎ to disappear or to sink without trace disparaître sans laisser de traces;∎ there is no trace of it now il n'en reste plus aucune trace;∎ there's not a trace of your wallet anywhere in the house ton portefeuille n'est nulle part dans la maison;∎ we've lost all trace of her nous ignorons ce qu'elle est devenue(b) (small amount) trace f,∎ traces of cocaine were found in his blood l'analyse de son sang a révélé des traces de cocaïne;∎ without a trace of fear sans la moindre peur;∎ there was the trace of a smile on her face il y avait l'ombre d'un sourire sur son visage∎ a radar trace la trace d'un spot∎ in the traces attelé;∎ figurative to kick over the traces (person → rebel) ruer dans les brancards; (→ break free) s'émanciper∎ she traced him as far as New York elle a suivi sa piste jusqu'à New York;∎ I can't trace any reference to that letter je ne trouve aucune mention de cette lettre;∎ they traced the murder to him ils ont finalement établi qu'il était le meurtrier;∎ they traced the lost shipment ils ont retrouvé la cargaison égarée;∎ we eventually traced the problem to a computer error nous avons finalement découvert que le problème était dû à une erreur de l'ordinateur(b) (follow development of) suivre;∎ the film traces the rise to power of a gangland boss ce film relate l'ascension d'un chef de gang∎ he traced (out) a map in the sand with his finger avec son doigt, il a dessiné un plan sur le sable►► trace element oligo-élément m;trace fossil trace f fossile∎ to trace sth back to its source retrouver l'origine de qch;∎ she can trace her ancestry back to the 15th century sa famille remonte au XVème siècle;∎ he traced the rumour back to her il a découvert qu'elle était à l'origine de cette rumeur;∎ the cause of the epidemic was traced back to an infected water supply on a découvert que l'épidémie était due à la contamination de l'alimentation en eau∎ to trace back to remonter à;∎ his family traces back to the Norman Conquest sa famille remonte à la conquête de l'Angleterre par les Normands(b) (be due to) être dû à
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