trace

trace, soupçon

Très petite quantité de quelque chose, souvent un reste ou quelque chose de difficile à remarquer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a trace of something (There was a trace of blood on the floor.)

Synonymes : hint, touch, little bit

Expressions courantes : trace of something, tiny trace, trace amounts

traçage, piste

Relevé ou piste permettant de trouver l’origine de quelque chose ou de localiser quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a trace on something (The police put a trace on the call.)

Synonymes : track, trail

Expressions courantes : trace on something, phone trace, call trace

trace

Marque montrant qu’une personne ou un animal est passé à un endroit.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : trace of someone/something (We found a trace of the fox in the snow.)

Synonymes : track, mark

Expressions courantes : leave a trace, trace of someone

tracé, enregistrement

Ligne produite par un appareil qui enregistre des variations, comme celles des battements du cœur.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : tracing, recording

Expressions courantes : heart trace, electrical trace, trace on something

piste conductrice

Fine bande métallique qui conduit l’électricité sur une carte électronique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : conductive track

Expressions courantes : copper trace, circuit trace, trace width

retracer, retrouver

Utiliser des informations pour découvrir l’origine de quelque chose ou retrouver où une personne ou une chose est allée.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : track, track down

Expressions courantes : trace something back, trace the source, trace someone to

tracer, dessiner

Dessiner une ligne ou une forme délicatement et avec soin.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : draw, sketch

Expressions courantes : trace a line, trace a circle, trace an outline

décalquer

Copier un dessin en suivant ses lignes à travers une feuille fine posée dessus.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : copy

Expressions courantes : trace a picture, trace the outline, trace a map