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"trace" is the third person singular imperative of the verb trazar. View conjugation.

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trace
[treɪs]
sustantivo
1rastro (m) pista (f) (sign)
  • without trace -> sin dejar rastro
2rastro (m) huella (f) (small amount)
  • trace element (química) -> oligoelemento (m)
verbo transitivo
3trazar (draw); calcar (with tracing paper)
4seguir la pista or el rastro a (track) (person); trazar (sentido figurado) (development, history)
5localizar (find)

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trace [treis-e-li-ment]
1Trazar (chart), delinear, hacer las líneas de un dibujo.
2Calcar, copiar en una placa transparente.
3Rastrear, seguir la huella o la pista.
4Trazar, señalar el camino, la conducta, etc., que se debe seguir.
5Formar idea de una cosa por algún vestigio o resto de ella o de otra.
6Imitar o seguir el ejemplo, el estilo, etc. 7.
  • Tracing-line -> (Mar.) Perigallo
7Recorrer, seguir su camino por, o a lo largo de.
va. Investigar, descubrir, escudriñar; rastrear.

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trace [treɪs]
noun
1 (sign) rastro; (m) señal; (f)
the search for traces of life on Mars la búsqueda de señales indicios de vida en Marte;or
she wanted to remove all trace of him from the flatall quería deshacerse de todo rastro de él en el piso
I've lost all trace of my relations perdí todo contacto con mis familiares; les perdí la pista el rastro a mis familiares;or
the only way to remove all traces of the crime was to knock down the shed and rebuild it police removed all traces of the accident
there was no trace of him having been thereno no había ningún indicio rastro de que hubiera estado allí;or
she had no trace of an accent no tenía ni pizca de acento; he showed no trace of shyness no dio muestras de timidez; no mostró señales de timidez
no trace was found of either the bag or its contents scientists have found traces of life on Mars he has lost all but a trace of his Scottish accent
to disappear vanish without (a) traceorwithout desaparecer sin dejar huella rastro;or
the group had a few hits then sank without trace el grupo tuvo unos cuantos éxitos y luego desapareció sin dejar huella rastro;or
the ship has sunk [without] trace P. M. Fawcett, who disappeared without a trace in the Amazon jungle to [sink] without (a) trace The Social Democratic Party has sunk without trace at these elections pop groups hit gold once then they sink without trace
2 (remains) vestigio; (m)
they found traces of an ancient settlement encontraron vestigios de un antiguo poblado
the local church has traces of fifteenth century frescoes
3 (small amount) rastro; (m)
the blood test revealed traces of poison el análisis de sangre reveló rastros de veneno; there was a trace of a smile on her face tenía el esbozo de una sonrisa en la cara
his speech contained more than a trace of irony they found no traces of blood \dope tests found traces of cocaine in the urine samples\ supplied by the athlete this technique is used in crime detection to identify suspects from small traces of blood police found traces of explosives in McKane's flat preliminary studies have shown traces of toxic waste in the Soviet garbage dumps low-fat milk has only a trace of vitamin D I can still see the traces of the old paint on the wall soak the pan to remove all traces of burnt on food he felt the faintest trace of a breeze on his cheek
rinse well and remove all traces of soapall enjuague bien y elimine cualquier rastro resto de jabón;or
she said it without a trace of ironywithout lo dijo sin (ningún) asomo de ironía
he talks, without a trace of irony, about how nice it is to be out of New York he grinned and shook her hand without a trace of self-consciousness people leave their traces wherever the wind carries their waste
4 (Téc) (line) traza; (f)
a radar trace you can see the traces on the screen there blood tests, X-rays and heart traces
5 (strap on harness) tirante; (m) correa; (f)
to kick over the traces rebelarse; sacar los pies del plato tiesto;or (informal)
Hillsden could detect scent of rebellion, common to students the world over, the desire to kick over the traces, the refusal to accept old values occasions when societies kick over the traces of everyday convention and have a festival if parents are too restrictive, their children are likely to kick over the traces a beaten track or path
verb:transitive
1 (find) [+missing document, fault] localizar; encontrar; [+missing person, suspect] averiguar el paradero de; localizar; ubicar; (LAm)
we have been unable to trace your letter no hemos podido localizar encontrar su carta;or I cannot trace any reference to it no encuentro ninguna referencia a eso
have they managed to trace the fault yet? we are currently trying to trace the whereabouts of large sums of money police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house he went to Ireland to trace his roots
2 (follow trail of) [+person] seguir la pista a
she was finally traced to a house in Soho le siguieron la pista hasta dar con ella en una casa del Soho; they traced the van to a car rental agency averiguaron que la furgoneta era de una agencia de alquiler de automóviles
3 (find source of) [+phone call] averiguar el origen de
a system, which can trace most calls in just 30 seconds
I can trace my family back to Elizabethan times las raíces de mi familia se remontan a la época isabelina
the modern letter `N' can be traced back to Egyptian hieroglyphics
to trace a rumour back to its source averiguar dónde se originó un rumor; seguir la pista de un rumor hasta llegar a su punto de partida
modifier
fluorine is now known to be present in trace amounts in the bones trace amounts of marijuana showed up in the test
trace element (n) oligoelemento; (m)
the best way to get all your trace minerals is to eat a wide variety of foods

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Verb Conjugation for "trace"

Imperative
  • trace
  • you trace
  • he/she traces
  • we trace
  • you trace
  • they trace
Preterite
  • I traced
  • you traced
  • he/she traced
  • we traced
  • you traced
  • they traced
Present Continuous
  • I am tracing
  • you are tracing
  • he/she is tracing
  • we are tracing
  • you are tracing
  • they are tracing
Present Perfect
  • I have traced
  • you have traced
  • he/she has traced
  • we have traced
  • you have traced
  • they have traced
Past Continuous
  • I was tracing
  • you were tracing
  • he/she was tracing
  • we were tracing
  • you were tracing
  • they were tracing
Past Perfect
  • I had traced
  • you had traced
  • he/she had traced
  • we had traced
  • you had traced
  • they had traced
Future
  • I will trace
  • you will trace
  • he/she will trace
  • we will trace
  • you will trace
  • they will trace
Future Perfect
  • I will have traced
  • you will have traced
  • he/she will have traced
  • we will have traced
  • you will have traced
  • they will have traced
Future Continuous
  • I will be tracing
  • you will be tracing
  • he/she will be tracing
  • we will be tracing
  • you will be tracing
  • they will be tracing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been tracing
  • you have been tracing
  • he/she has been tracing
  • we have been tracing
  • you have been tracing
  • they have been tracing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been tracing
  • you will have been tracing
  • he/she will have been tracing
  • we will have been tracing
  • you will have been tracing
  • they will have been tracing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been tracing
  • you had been tracing
  • he/she had been tracing
  • we had been tracing
  • you had been tracing
  • they had been tracing

trazar
transitive verb
1to draw, to trace (línea); to draw (plano, mapa); to plot (ruta)
2(indicar, describir)
  • trazar las líneas generales del proyecto -> to give an outline of the project
  • trazar un paralelismo entre dos cosas -> to draw a parallel between two things
3to draw up (plan, estrategia); to set (objetivo)

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trazar [trah-thar’]
article & verb transitive
1To contrive, to devise, to plan out (planificar), to scheme, to project.
2To trace (en discurso), to mark out.
3To draw the first sketch or plan.
4To contrive (medios), to devise.

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trazar
verbo:transitivo
1 (dibujar) [+línea] to draw; trace; (Arte) to sketch; outline; (Archit) (Técnica) to plan; design;
2 [+fronteras, límites] to mark out; [+itinerario] to plot; [+desarrollo, política] to lay down; mark out
3 (explicar) to outline; describe

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Verb Conjugation for "trazar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo trazo tracé trazaba trazaré trace
Tú trazas trazaste trazabas trazarás traces
Ella/Él/Usted traza trazó trazaba trazará trace
Nosotros trazamos trazamos trazábamos trazaremos tracemos
Vosotros trazáis trazasteis trazabais trazaréis tracéis
Ellos/Ustedes trazan trazaron trazaban trazarán tracen
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