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"Trail" is a noun which is often translated as "el sendero", and "track" is a noun which is often translated as "la pista". Learn more about the difference between "trail" and "track" below.
trail(
treyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (path)
a. el sendero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Follow the trail to get to the highway.Sigue el sendero para llegar a la carretera.
d. la pista (F) (for skiing)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Before we went skiing every morning, we studied a map with the trails.Todas las mañanas, antes de salir a esquiar, estudiábamos un mapa con las pistas.
2. (trace)
b. la pista (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Even though they have not caught the suspect, police say they are on his trail.Aunque no han alcanzado al sospechoso, la policía dice que está sobre su pista.
3. (wake)
b. el reguero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
World War II left a trail of crimes against humanity in its path.La Segunda Guerra Mundial dejó un reguero de crímenes contra la humanidad a su paso.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to drag)
a. arrastrar
Fran trailed her blanket around everywhere when she was a baby.Fran arrastraba su cobija por todos lados cuando era bebé.
5. (to follow)
b. seguir el rastro
She allowed her eyes to trail the man for only a second.Permitió que sus ojos siguieran el rastro del hombre solo por un segundo.
a. ir a la zaga
The local team trails its rival in the national rankings.El equipo local va a la zaga de su rival en la clasificación nacional.
7. (to dirty)
a. dejar
Take your boots off; you're trailing mud all over the carpet!Quítate las botas; ¡estás dejando lodo por todo el tapete!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (to drag)
a. arrastrar
Zeke's bat trailed behind him as he trudged home after losing the game.El bate de Zeke arrastraba detrás de él mientras caminaba a casa después de perder el partido.
a. ir a la zaga
At halftime our team was still trailing.A medio tiempo nuestro equipo todavía iba a la zaga.
10. (to dangle)
a. colgar
Vines trail from balconies in New Orleans in the summer.Las parras cuelgan de los balcones en Nueva Orleans en el verano.
a. patear
We trailed around my cousin's new plot of land all morning.Pateamos por el nuevo terreno de mi primo toda la mañana.
track(
trahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mark)
a. la pista (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their dogs could follow the track only as far as the Mexican border.Los perros solo pudieron seguir su pista hasta la frontera con México.
2. (awareness)
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
How do you manage to keep track of everything?¿Cómo consigues mantenerte al tanto de todo?
We need to keep track of all the email exchanges.Tenemos que llevar cuenta de toda la correspondencia por email.
3. (path)
a. el camino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were tire marks on the track that led down the mountain.Había huellas de neumáticos en el camino que bajaba de la montaña.
b. el sendero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a narrow track along the river.Había un sendero estrecho a lo largo del río.
4. (sports)
5. (railway)
a. el riel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We recommend a stainless steel track for the shower curtain.Para la cortina de la ducha recomendamos un riel de acero inoxidable.
7. (route)
b. la trayectoria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These countries have evolved along different tracks.Estos países han evolucionado siguiendo trayectorias distintas.
8. (automobile)
b. la vía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The wheelbase affects the load the vehicle poses to the track.La base de las ruedas afecta la carga que el vehículo pone en la vía.
9. (audio)
a. la pista (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Play track 11 and ask your students to answer the listening questions.Pon la pista 11 y pide a los alumnos que respondan a las preguntas de comprensión oral.
a. el grupo de aprendizaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Children are sorted into different tracks according to their level.Se separa a los niños en distintos grupos de aprendizaje según su nivel.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
11. (to follow)
c. seguir la trayectoria de
The astronomers were able to track the comet.Los astrónomos pudieron seguir la trayectoria del cometa.
d. seguir
This technology tracks your eye movements.Esta tecnología sigue los movimientos de los ojos.
e. hacer un seguimiento de
I have a special app to track my expenses.Tengo una app especial para hacer un seguimiento de mis gastos.
12. (to deposit)
a. ir dejando
Get a towel, you're tracking water everywhere!¡Busca una toalla que vas dejando agua por todos sitios!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
13. (on a record)
a. seguir el surco
The needle tracks, and its orientation remains unchanged.La aguja sigue el surco y su orientación permanece inalterada.
