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■ trail behindA v. i. + avv. (o prep.)rimanere indietro (a): Oil output is trailing behind last year's production, la produzione di petrolio non arriva a quella dell'anno scorsoB v. t. + avv. (o prep.)stare alle calcagna (di); seguire (q.): Granny always had a crowd of little children trailing behind ( her), la nonna aveva sempre dietro di sé un codazzo di bambini □ to trail along behind sb., arrancare alle spalle di q. -
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I [treɪl]1) (path) sentiero m., pista f.2) (trace, mark) (of blood, slime) striscia f., scia f.; (of dust) traccia f., macchia f.3) (trace) traccia f., orma f., impronta f.II 1. [treɪl]to be on sb.'s trail — essere sulla pista di qcn
2) (drag along) trascinare, strascicare2.1) (hang, droop) [skirt, scarf] strisciare; [ plant] pendereto trail badly — [racehorse, team] rimanere molto indietro, essere molto distanziato
•* * *[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) pendere, penzolare2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) trascinarsi3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) (seguire le orme di)2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) traccia2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) pista3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) traccia, scia•- trailer* * *I [treɪl]1) (path) sentiero m., pista f.2) (trace, mark) (of blood, slime) striscia f., scia f.; (of dust) traccia f., macchia f.3) (trace) traccia f., orma f., impronta f.II 1. [treɪl]to be on sb.'s trail — essere sulla pista di qcn
2) (drag along) trascinare, strascicare2.1) (hang, droop) [skirt, scarf] strisciare; [ plant] pendereto trail badly — [racehorse, team] rimanere molto indietro, essere molto distanziato
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[treɪl]1. n1) (of dust, smoke) sciathe hurricane left a trail of destruction — l'uragano non ha lasciato altro che distruzione dietro di sé
to be on sb's trail — essere sulle orme di qn, essere sulle tracce di qn
3) (path) sentiero, Skiing pista da fondo2. vt1) (drag) trascinare, strascicare2) (track: animal) seguire le orme di, (person) pedinare, seguire3. viLiverpool was trailing 3-1 at half time — il Liverpool era in svantaggio per 3 a 1 dopo il primo tempo
2) (wearily), (also: trail along) trascinarsi•
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