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A n2 (trace, mark) (blood, dust, slime) traînée f, trace f (of de) ; jet trail sillage m d'avion ; 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 ( trace) gen, Hunt trace f, 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 ○ ;4 ( 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.B vtr1 ( follow) [animal, person] suivre la piste de ; [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 ( drag along) traîner ; to trail one's hand in the water laisser traîner sa main dans l'eau ; to trail sth along the ground faire traîner qch sur le sol.C vi1 (hang, droop) [skirt, scarf] traîner ; [plant] pendre ; your belt is trailing along the ground votre ceinture traîne par terre ;2 (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 ( 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 Sport 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, trail off [person, voices] se taire (peu à peu) ; [music] s'arrêter (peu à peu) ; [signature, writing] s'effacer. -
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1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) arrastrar2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) ir arrastrando los pies3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) seguir la pista (de)
2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) pista, rastro2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) camino, sendero3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) rastro, reguero, estela•- trailertrail n1. rastro / estela / reguerothe wounded animal left a trail of blood on the ground el animal herido dejó un reguero de sangre en el suelo2. sendatr[treɪl]1 (path) camino, sendero2 (track, mark, scent) rastro, pista, huellas nombre femenino plural1 (follow) seguir la pista de2 (drag) arrastrar1 (lag behind) ir rezagado,-a, quedarse atrás■ this country is trailing behind in space research este país está quedando atrás en investigación espacial2 (drag) arrastrarse3 (plant) arrastrarse, trepar4 (lose) perder■ the socialists are trailing in the opinion polls los socialistas pierden según los sondeos de opinión\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto leave a trail of destruction arrasar todo al pasarto trail one's coat incitar, provocartrail ['treɪl] vi1) drag: arrastrarse2) lag: quedarse atrás, retrasarse3)trail vt1) drag: arrastrar2) pursue: perseguir, seguir la pista detrail n1) track: rastro m, huella f, pista fa trail of blood: un rastro de sangre2) : cola f, estela f (de un meteoro)3) path: sendero m, camino m, vereda fv.• arrastrar v.• bajar el arma v.• rastrear v.• rezagarse v.• seguir la pista v.• zaparrastrar v.n.• cancha s.f.• estela s.f.• ida s.f.• pista s.f.• rastro s.m.• sendero s.m.• trocha s.f.treɪl
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a) (left by animal, person) huellas fpl, rastro m; ( of dust) estela fthe storms left a trail of destruction — las tormentas destruyeron or arrasaron todo a su paso
to be on the trail of somebody/something — seguir* la pista de alguien/algo, seguirle* la pista a alguien/algo
b) ( path) sendero m, senda f
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1)a) ( drag) \<\<towel/rope\>\> arrastrarb) ( deposit)2)a) ( follow) \<\<person/animal/vehicle\>\> seguir* la pista de, seguirle* la pista a, rastrearb) ( lag behind) \<\<opponent/leader\>\> ir* a la zaga de
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vi1) ( drag) arrastrar2)a) ( lag behind) \<\<team/contender\>\> ir* a la zagab) ( walk wearily) andar con paso cansino3) \<\<plant\>\> trepar; \<\<branches\>\> colgar*•Phrasal Verbs:[treɪl]1. N1) (=wake) [of dust, smoke] estela f ; [of blood] reguero m ; [of comet, meteor] cola f2) (=track) (left by animal, person) rastro m, pista fthe police are hard or hot on his trail — la policía le sigue de cerca or está sobre su pista
we managed to throw or put them off our trail — conseguimos despistarlos
3) (=path) camino m, sendero mblaze II, 1., naturetourist trail — ruta f turística (fig)
2. VT1) (=drag) arrastrarto trail one's fingers in or through the water — hacer surcos en el agua con los dedos
2) (=deposit)3) (=track) [+ animal, person] seguir la pista a, seguir el rastro a; [+ suspect] seguir de cerca4) (=lag behind) ir rezagado con respecto a, ir a la zaga dethe President trails his opponent in opinion polls — el Presidente va rezagado con respecto a or va a la zaga de su adversario en las encuestas de opinión
they are trailing the leaders by just two points — los líderes solo les llevan or sacan dos puntos de ventaja
3. VI1) (=drag) arrastrarseyour coat is trailing in the mud — se te está arrastrando or vas arrastrando el abrigo por el barro
2) (=dangle, spread)3) (=trudge)we trailed home again in the rain — a duras penas y lloviendo nos hicimos el camino de vuelta a casa
4) (=lag behind) ir rezagado, ir a la zagato trail (far) behind sb — quedar (muy) a la zaga de algn, ir (muy) rezagado con respecto a algn
he's trailing in the polls — va por detrás or a la zaga en las encuestas
4.CPDtrail bike N — moto f de motocross, moto f de trial
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a) (left by animal, person) huellas fpl, rastro m; ( of dust) estela fthe storms left a trail of destruction — las tormentas destruyeron or arrasaron todo a su paso
to be on the trail of somebody/something — seguir* la pista de alguien/algo, seguirle* la pista a alguien/algo
b) ( path) sendero m, senda f
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1)a) ( drag) \<\<towel/rope\>\> arrastrarb) ( deposit)2)a) ( follow) \<\<person/animal/vehicle\>\> seguir* la pista de, seguirle* la pista a, rastrearb) ( lag behind) \<\<opponent/leader\>\> ir* a la zaga de
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vi1) ( drag) arrastrar2)a) ( lag behind) \<\<team/contender\>\> ir* a la zagab) ( walk wearily) andar con paso cansino3) \<\<plant\>\> trepar; \<\<branches\>\> colgar*•Phrasal Verbs:
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