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1 fiutare
smellcocaina snortfiutare un imbroglio smell a rat* * *fiutare v.tr.1 ( odorare) to smell*; ( rumorosamente) to sniff: fiutare tabacco, to take snuff; fiutare cocaina, to sniff cocaine3 ( intuire) to scent, to smell*; to guess: fiutare un delitto, to scent a crime; fiutare un imbroglio, (fam.) to smell a rat; fiutare il pericolo, to scent danger; fiutare un buon affare, to smell a good deal.* * *[fju'tare]verbo transitivo1) (annusare) [ animale] to smell*, to sniff; [ cane] to scent, to smell* out [preda, droga]* * *fiutare/fju'tare/ [1]1 (annusare) [ animale] to smell*, to sniff; [ cane] to scent, to smell* out [preda, droga]; fiutare la pista to pick up the scent (anche fig.)2 fig. (subodorare) to sniff out, to spot [ affare]; to smell* (out) [tranello, pericolo]; fiutare il vento to see which way the wind blows; fiutare qualcosa di losco to smell a rat. -
2 fiutare la pista
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3 traccia
f (pl -cce) ( orma) footprintdi veicolo track( indizio) clue( segno) trace( abbozzo) sketch* * *traccia s.f.1 trace, sign; ( segno) mark; ( impronta) trail, track; ( di persona) footprint, footmark, footstep, tracks (pl.); ( di animale) spoor, trail, tracks (pl.): un uomo lasciò le sue tracce sulla neve, a man left his footprints in the snow; il leone ferito lasciò tracce di sangue, the injured lion left a trail of blood; tracce lasciate da un'automobile, da una belva, tracks left by a car, by a wild animal; le sue dita hanno lasciato una traccia sul mio libro, his fingers have left a mark on my book; la polizia non riuscì a trovare traccia del ladro, the police could not find any trace of the thief; ci sono tracce di albumina nel sangue, there are traces of albumen in the blood; il suo viso portava le tracce della nottataccia, his face bore the signs of the terrible night; trovarono le tracce di un'antica città, they found the traces of an ancient town; non rimase traccia delle vecchie mura, no trace of the old walls remained // perdere, ritrovare la traccia, ( a caccia) to lose, to pick up the trail // essere sulle tracce di una lepre, to be on the trail of a hare; essere sulla buona traccia, (fig.) to be on the right track // seguire le tracce di qlcu., (fig.) to follow in s.o.'s tracks (o s.o.'s footsteps)2 ( schema, linea generale) outline, general plan: la traccia di una lezione, di un discorso, the outline of a lecture, of a speech; la traccia di un libro, the general plan of a book; sulla traccia seguita da..., along the lines followed by...; dare una traccia da sviluppare, to give s.o. guidelines (o an outline) to follow* * *1) (pista) trail, track; venat. scent, spooressere sulle -ce di qcn., qcs. — to be on sb.'s, sth.'s trail
perdere le -ce di qcn. — to lose all trace of sb
2) (impronta) trace; (di piedi) footprint, footstep; (di pneumatico) tread, tyre track BE, tire track AE; (di sci) track3) (segno) (di scottatura, ferita) mark4) (indizio) clue, evidence U, trace5) (quantità minima) (di sangue, veleno) trace; (di emozione, paura) hint, sign, trace, vestige6) (abbozzo) outline; (di disegno, quadro) sketch, delineation; (di romanzo) plan, draft7) edil. chase8) (di CD) track* * *tracciapl. -ce /'tratt∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.1 (pista) trail, track; venat. scent, spoor; fare perdere le -ce alla polizia to throw the police off the scent; essere sulle -ce di qcn., qcs. to be on sb.'s, sth.'s trail; perdere le -ce di qcn. to lose all trace of sb.2 (impronta) trace; (di piedi) footprint, footstep; (di pneumatico) tread, tyre track BE, tire track AE; (di sci) track3 (segno) (di scottatura, ferita) mark; - ce di frenata skidmarks4 (indizio) clue, evidence U, trace; - ce di effrazione signs of a break-in; sparire senza lasciare -ce to disappear without a trace5 (quantità minima) (di sangue, veleno) trace; (di emozione, paura) hint, sign, trace, vestige7 edil. chase8 (di CD) track.
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