track [træk]
noun
1 (trail) [of animal, person] rastro (m); pista (f); [of vehicle] rastro (m); [of wheel] huellas (f); rodada (f)
to cover one's tracks borrar las huellas
to keep track of sth/sb
they prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista; do you find it hard to keep track of all your bills? ¿le resulta difícil mantenerse al corriente de todas sus facturas?; start keeping track of how much you spend empiece a tomar nota de cuánto gasta
to lose track of sth/sb
I lost all track of time perdí la noción del tiempo por completo; to lose track of what sb is saying perder el hilo de lo que está diciendo algn
to make tracks irse marchando; empezar a irse
it's time we were making tracks es hora de irse marchando or de que empecemos a irnos
to be on sb's track seguirle la pista or el rastro a algn
to stop (dead) in one's tracks pararse en seco
the sound stopped him in his tracks el sonido le hizo pararse en seco
to throw sb off the track despistar a algn
2 (course) [of missile, bullet, satellite] trayectoria (f); [of storm] curso (m)
it will take time to get the economy back on track se tardará un tiempo en volver a encarrilar la economía
to be on the right track ir por buen camino
to be on the wrong track ir por mal camino
4 (Dep) pista (f)
track and field atletismo (m)
track and field events pruebas (f) de atletismo
race track (for horses) hipódromo (m); (for bicycles) velódromo (m); (for cars) autódromo (m); pista (f) or circuito (m) de automovilismo
running track pista (f) de atletismo
to be on a fast track to sth ir rápidamente camino de algo
to have the inside track especially (US) estar en una posición de ventaja
5 (Ferro) vía (f)
double track vía (f) doble
to jump the tracks descarrilar
single track vía (f) única
the wrong side of the tracks especially (US) los barrios bajos
she was born on the wrong side of the tracks nació en los barrios bajos; she's from the wrong side of the tracks proviene de los barrios bajos
transitive verb
modifier
track events (n) (Dep) pruebas (f) en pista
track meet (n) (US) concurso (m) de atletismo
track race (n) carrera (f) en pista
track racing (n) carreras (f) en pista; ciclismo (m) en pista
track record (n) historial (m)
he had a good track record su historial era bueno; it's a company with a poor track record es una empresa con un historial no muy bueno (en materia de ganancias)
track shoes (n) zapatillas (f) para pista de atletismo (claveteadas)