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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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trace [treɪs]1. nountrace f• they traced him as far as Paris but then lost him ils ont pu suivre sa trace jusqu'à Paris mais l'ont perdu par la suite3. compounds• this traces back to the loss of... ceci est imputable à la perte de...• to trace back one's ancestry to... faire remonter sa famille à...• they traced the murder weapon back to a shop in Leeds ils ont réussi à établir que l'arme du crime provenait d'un magasin de Leeds* * *[treɪs] 1.1) ( evidence) trace fwithout trace — [disappear, sink] sans laisser de traces
2) ( hint) (of irony, flavour, garlic) soupçon m; ( of accent) pointe f; (of chemical, drug) trace f3) ( of harness) trait m2.transitive verb1) ( locate) retrouver [person, weapon, car]; dépister [fault]; déterminer [cause]the call was traced to a London number — on a pu établir que le coup de téléphone venait d'un numéro à Londres
2) faire l'historique de [development, growth]; retracer [life, progress]; faire remonter [origins, ancestry]•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) retrouver2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) calquer•- tracing- trace elements - tracing-paper -
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source [sɔ:s]1 noun∎ a good source of vitamin C une bonne source de vitamine C;∎ they have traced the source of the power cut ils ont découvert l'origine de la panne de courant;∎ energy sources sources fpl d'énergie;∎ at source à la source;∎ Medicine source of infection foyer m d'infection(b) (of information) source f;∎ I have it from a good source je le sais ou tiens de source sûre;∎ the journalist refused to name his sources le journaliste a refusé de nommer ses sources;∎ according to reliable sources war is imminent selon des sources sûres ou bien informées, la guerre est imminente(c) (of river) source f∎ to be sourced from provenir de∎ the quotations are sourced in footnotes la source des citations figure dans les notes en bas de page►► Accountancy source and application of funds état m de flux de trésorie;Computing source document document m de base, document m source;Computing source file fichier m source;(a) Linguistics langue f sourcesource material or source materials (documents) documentation f;Computing source program programme m source;Computing source text texte m de départ
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