La Palabra Del Día: "pista"
pista ( pees'-tah )
noun ( runway; trail; clue )
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Examples:
1: El piloto está caminando al lado de la pista.
The pilot is walking along the side of the runway.
2: Los investigadores siguieron las pistas que dejó el criminal.
The investigators followed the clues left by the criminal.
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Cuando la policía no pudo encontrar una pista del crimen, el detective famoso podría hallar la verdadera pista.
When the police could not find a clue to the crime, the famous detective could find the right track.
El caracol deja una pista.
The snail left a trail.
El perro de cazo estaba sobre la pista de la zarigüeya pero de algún modo se deslizó lejos.
The dog was on the trail of the opossum but somehow he slipped away.
Lo que en Latinoamérica llamamos una cancha de tenis, llaman una pista de tenis en España.
A tennis court is a "cancha" in Latin America and a "pista" in Spain.
Geocaching es una actividad al aire libre de la diversión en la que utiliza coordenadas GPS para encontrar un contenedor oculto. A veces se puede utilizar una pista si la caché es demasiado difícil de encontrar.
Geocaching is a fun outdoor activity in which you use GPS coordinates to find a hidden container. Sometimes you can use a clue if the the cache is too hard to find.
Cuando era joven me gusta gustaba más correr en las pistas de atletismo que en las calles, porque me parecían que dañarían las coyunturas menos, pero sin embargo, ya he desarrollado artritis en la rodilla izquierda.
When I was young, I liked running on Athletic tracks more than in the streets, because they seemed to me that they would damage the joints less, but nonetheless, I have already developed arthritis in my left knee.
There used to be a very famous film called the 'Pink Panther' about the adventures of a jewel thief who used to like to steal expensive diamonds! He always used to be trailed by a clumsy, accident-prone French detective called Inspector Clouseau!
¡Había una película muy famosa llamaba "La Pantera Rosa" sobre las aventuras de un ladrón de joyas que le gustaba robar diamantes caros! ¡Un detective patoso con propenso a los accidentes, que se llama Inspector Clouseau siempre le seguía la pista!
Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor 
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El rastro de pistas nos llevó a esta pista. Pero, ¿dónde habían ido los modelos de pasarela?
The trail of clues led us to this runway. But where had the runway models gone?
We followed the trail of clues to the barn. That's where the Owens daughter found her birthday present. It was a tiny puppy with a pink ribbon and bow around its neck.
Nosotros seguimos el rastro de pistas al granero. Encuentra donde la hija de Owens su regalo de cumpleaños. Era un pequeño cachorro con una cinta rosa y lazo alrededor de su cuello.
Un problema en los aeropuertos del mundo es que a menudo muchos pajaros están en las pistas especialment gaviotas y palomas. Esto es peligroso para los aviones y por supuesto para los pajaros también. .
A problem in airports around the world is that often many birds are on the runways especially seagulls and pigeons. This is dangerous for the planes and of course for the birds as well.
Me encanta estar en la pista y el primero en usarlo en la madrugada.
I love being on the track and the first to use it in the morning.
The man walked on the runway in front of the plane, intent on reaching the azure beach before sunset.
El hombre caminó en la pista delante del avión, la intención de llegar a la playa azul antes del atardecer.
Dejaron pistas falsas. / They left a false trail.
Dame más pistas. / Give me more clues.
Le he perdido la pista a Manolo. / I’ve lost track of Manolo.
