trace

traza, rastro, pizca

Cantidad muy pequeña de algo, a menudo un resto o algo difícil de percibir.

En inglés sencillo: A very small amount of something, often left behind or difficult to notice.

• There was a trace of milk left.
• Tests found traces of chemicals in the water.
• She answered with a trace of a smile.

Cómo se usa: a trace of something (There was a trace of blood on the floor.)

Sinónimos: hint, touch, little bit

Expresiones frecuentes: trace of something, tiny trace, trace amounts

rastreo, rastro

Registro o recorrido seguido que ayuda a localizar a alguien o averiguar el origen de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A record or tracked path that helps find where something came from or where someone is.

• The trace led police to the caller.
• They requested a trace on the phone call.
• A computer trace revealed the message's source.

Cómo se usa: a trace on something (The police put a trace on the call.)

Sinónimos: track, trail

Expresiones frecuentes: trace on something, phone trace, call trace

rastro, huella

Marca que indica que una persona o un animal ha pasado por un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: A mark showing that a person or animal has passed through a place.

• The animal left a trace in the mud.
• Rain washed away every trace of their passage.
• Did you find any traces near the river?

Cómo se usa: trace of someone/something (We found a trace of the fox in the snow.)

Sinónimos: track, mark

Expresiones frecuentes: leave a trace, trace of someone

trazado, registro

Línea que dibuja un aparato al registrar cambios, como los de los latidos del corazón.

En inglés sencillo: A line produced by a machine that records changes in something, such as a heartbeat.

• The trace shows a steady heartbeat.
• Two traces appeared on the monitor.
• The doctor examined the trace for unusual changes.

Sinónimos: tracing, recording

Expresiones frecuentes: heart trace, electrical trace, trace on something

pista

Franja fina de metal que conduce la electricidad en una placa de circuito.

En inglés sencillo: A thin metal path that carries electricity across a circuit board.

• This trace carries the signal.
• A broken trace stopped the board from working.
• The designer made the power traces wider.

Sinónimos: conductive track

Expresiones frecuentes: copper trace, circuit trace, trace width

rastrear

Usar información para descubrir el origen de algo o adónde ha ido alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To use information to discover where something began or where someone or something went.

• Police traced the missing boy.
• We traced the smell to a broken pipe.
• Can you trace your family back three generations?

Cómo se usa: trace something back to something (We can trace the custom back to ancient Rome.); trace someone/something to somewhere (Police traced the car to a nearby town.)

Sinónimos: track, track down

Expresiones frecuentes: trace something back, trace the source, trace someone to

trazar, dibujar

Dibujar una línea o una figura con suavidad y cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: To draw a line or shape gently and carefully.

• She traced a circle in the dust.
• He traced the outline with his finger.
• Trace a light line along the edge.

Sinónimos: draw, sketch

Expresiones frecuentes: trace a line, trace a circle, trace an outline

calcar

Copiar un dibujo siguiendo sus líneas a través de una hoja fina colocada encima.

En inglés sencillo: To copy a picture by drawing over its lines through a thin sheet of paper.

• Trace the picture onto thin paper.
• I traced the map for my project.
• The children are tracing simple shapes.

Sinónimos: copy

Expresiones frecuentes: trace a picture, trace the outline, trace a map