to stop sth in its tracks

to pull out all the stops — frapper un grand coup ( to do pour faire)

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

you can't expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them — du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst

I can't keep track of his movements or of him — ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält

how do you keep track of the time without a watch? — wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?

I can't keep track of your girlfriends — du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf)

no-one can keep track of the situation — niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage

we lost track of time — wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet

we must be making tracks (inf) — wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) or auf den Weg machen

he stopped dead in his tracks — er blieb abrupt stehen

to cover ( up) one's tracks — seine Spuren verwischen

to throw sb off the track (fig) — jdn aus der Bahn bringen or werfen

to be on track (fig) — auf Kurs sein

to be on the right track (fig) — auf der richtigen Spur sein

to be on the wrong track (fig) — auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf)

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks ( US fig ) — aus niedrigem Milieu stammen

track changes ( Comput: command ) — Änderungen nachverfolgen

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)

I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)

the phone has gone dead — die Leitung ist tot

dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die

dead calm — Flaute, die

dead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam

dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)

dead on target — genau im Ziel

he has been dead for two years — er ist seit zwei Jahren tot

to drop ( down) or fall down dead — tot umfallen

to shoot sb dead — jdn erschießen or totschießen (inf)

over my dead body (inf) — nur über meine Leiche (inf)

you're dead meat ( if you come back here) (inf) — du bist ein toter Mann(, wenn du noch mal hierhin zurückkommst) (inf)

to be dead from the neck up (inf) — nur Stroh im Kopf haben (inf)

dead silence — Totenstille f

dead calm (Naut) —

he's the dead spit of his father (sl) — er ist seinem Vater wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten

dead key — unbelegte Taste f

she looked half dead — sie sah völlig kaputt or fertig aus (inf)

I'm dead on my feet — ich bin zum Umfallen kaputt (inf)

to be dead on time — auf die Minute pünktlich kommen; (clock) auf die Minute genau gehen

dead drunk — total betrunken, stockvoll (inf)

he was dead lucky — er hat Schwein gehabt (inf), er hat irrsinnig Glück gehabt

to be dead certain about sth (inf) — bei etw todsicher sein

[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)

I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)

dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die

dead calm — Flaute, die

dead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam

dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)

to be on somebody's track(s) — seguirle* la pista or el rastro a alguien

to put o throw somebody off one's/the track — despistar a alguien

to keep/lose track of something/somebody: the police have been keeping track of his movements la policía le ha estado siguiendo la pista; make sure you keep track of the time ten cuidado de que no se te pase la hora; to keep/lose track of the conversation/argument seguir*/perder* el hilo de la conversación/la discusión; I've lost track of a lot of old friends he perdido contacto con muchos de mis viejos amigos; I lost all track of the time perdí por completo la noción del tiempo, no me di cuenta de la hora; to make tracks (colloq) irse*, ponerse* en camino; to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

off the beaten track — (away from the crowds, tourists) fuera de los caminos trillados; ( in an isolated place) en un sitio muy retirado or aislado

to have the inside track (on something) — (AmE) ( have the advantage) estar* en una situación de ventaja; ( be informed about) estar* al tanto or al corriente (de algo); (before n)

track events — atletismo m en pista

to go to the track — ir* al hipódromo or a las carreras (de caballos)

the wrong side of the tracks — los barrios bajos (fam)

• to cover one's tracks — borrar las huellas

• to keep track of sth/sb, they prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him — prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista

• to lose track of sth/sb, I lost all track of time — perdí la noción del tiempo por completo

• to make tracks * — (fig) irse marchando, empezar a irse

it's time we were making tracks — es hora de irse marchando or de que empecemos a irnos

• to be on sb's track — seguirle la pista or el rastro a algn

• to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

• to throw sb off the track — (fig) despistar a algn

• it will take time to get the economy back on track — se tardará un tiempo en volver a encarrilar la economía

• to be on the right track — ir por buen camino

• to be on the wrong track — ir por mal camino

• track and field — atletismo m

track and field events — pruebas fpl de atletismo

• race track — (for horses) hipódromo m ; (for bicycles) velódromo m ; (for cars) autódromo m, pista f or circuito m de automovilismo

• running track — pista f de atletismo

• double track — vía f doble

• to jump the tracks — descarrilar

• single track — vía f única

four/eight track recording system — equipo m de grabación de cuatro/ocho pistas

title track — tema m que da título or nombre al álbum

track events NPL — (Sport) pruebas fpl en pista

track maintenance N — (Rail) mantenimiento m de la vía

track meet N — (US) concurso m de atletismo

track race N — carrera f en pista

track racing N — carreras fpl en pista, ciclismo m en pista

track record N — historial m

track shoes NPL — zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo (claveteadas)

to be on somebody's track(s) — seguirle* la pista or el rastro a alguien

to put o throw somebody off one's/the track — despistar a alguien

to keep/lose track of something/somebody: the police have been keeping track of his movements la policía le ha estado siguiendo la pista; make sure you keep track of the time ten cuidado de que no se te pase la hora; to keep/lose track of the conversation/argument seguir*/perder* el hilo de la conversación/la discusión; I've lost track of a lot of old friends he perdido contacto con muchos de mis viejos amigos; I lost all track of the time perdí por completo la noción del tiempo, no me di cuenta de la hora; to make tracks (colloq) irse*, ponerse* en camino; to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

off the beaten track — (away from the crowds, tourists) fuera de los caminos trillados; ( in an isolated place) en un sitio muy retirado or aislado

to have the inside track (on something) — (AmE) ( have the advantage) estar* en una situación de ventaja; ( be informed about) estar* al tanto or al corriente (de algo); (before n)

track events — atletismo m en pista

to go to the track — ir* al hipódromo or a las carreras (de caballos)

the wrong side of the tracks — los barrios bajos (fam)

the negotiations were on track — i negoziati procedevano regolarmente o come da programma

to be on the wrong track — essere fuori pista o strada

to keep track of — [ person] seguire, tenersi aggiornato su [developments, events]; seguire [ conversation]; [ police] seguire gli spostamenti di [ criminal]; [ computer] tenere aggiornato [ figures]

to lose track of — perdere le tracce di, perdere di vista [ friend]; perdere le tracce di [document, aircraft, suspect]; perdere il filo di [ conversation]

to make tracks for sth. — andare o dirigersi verso qcs.

to leave the track(s) — [ train] deragliare

the negotiations were on track — i negoziati procedevano regolarmente o come da programma

to be on the wrong track — essere fuori pista o strada

to keep track of — [ person] seguire, tenersi aggiornato su [developments, events]; seguire [ conversation]; [ police] seguire gli spostamenti di [ criminal]; [ computer] tenere aggiornato [ figures]

to lose track of — perdere le tracce di, perdere di vista [ friend]; perdere le tracce di [document, aircraft, suspect]; perdere il filo di [ conversation]

to make tracks for sth. — andare o dirigersi verso qcs.

to leave the track(s) — [ train] deragliare