track

chemin, piste, voie

Chemin ou parcours aménagé que suivent des personnes, des animaux ou des véhicules.

En anglais simple : A path or prepared route along which people, animals, or vehicles travel.

• We followed a track through the woods.
• The train stopped beside the damaged track.
• A narrow dirt track leads to the farm.

Synonymes : path, trail, route

Expressions courantes : dirt track, railway track, forest track

piste, morceau, titre

Une chanson ou un court passage sonore dans un album ou un autre enregistrement.

En anglais simple : One song or short piece of sound on an album or other recording.

• This is my favourite track.
• The album has twelve tracks.
• Have you heard the new band's opening track?

Synonymes : song, number

Expressions courantes : opening track, bonus track, title track

suivi

Le fait de savoir où se trouve quelque chose ou comment il évolue en y prêtant attention.

En anglais simple : Knowledge of where something is or how it is changing, usually gained by paying attention.

• I lost track of time.
• She keeps track of all her expenses.
• How do you keep track of so many appointments?

Comment l'utiliser : keep track of someone/something (I use an app to keep track of my spending.); lose track of someone/something (We lost track of each other after leaving school.)

Expressions courantes : keep track of, lose track of

voie, bonne voie

Direction suivie vers un objectif, surtout quand les choses avancent comme prévu.

En anglais simple : A course of progress towards a goal, especially when things are going as planned.

• Our plans are still on track.
• The team is on track to win the championship.
• A short meeting helped us get back on track.

Comment l'utiliser : be on track to do something (We are on track to finish the work by June.); get something back on track (The new manager got the project back on track.)

Expressions courantes : on track, off track, back on track

trace, empreinte

Marque laissée sur une surface par un pied, une roue ou quelque chose qui y passe.

En anglais simple : A mark left on a surface by a foot, wheel, or something else passing over it.

• We saw animal tracks in the snow.
• The car left deep tracks in the mud.
• Can you tell which animal made this track?

Synonymes : print, mark, footprint

Expressions courantes : animal track, tyre track, fresh track

athlétisme

Sport comprenant des courses et souvent des épreuves de saut ou de lancer.

En anglais simple : A sport involving running races and often jumping or throwing events.

• She joined the school track team.
• He competed in track throughout college.
• The track meet was cancelled because of heavy rain.

Synonymes : athletics, track and field

Expressions courantes : track and field, track team, track meet

suivre, surveiller

Observer où va une personne ou une chose, ou comment quelque chose évolue au fil du temps.

En anglais simple : To follow where someone or something goes, or check how something changes over time.

• You can track your parcel online.
• She tracked her progress in a notebook.
• Scientists are tracking the storm as it moves north.

Synonymes : follow, monitor, trace

Expressions courantes : track progress, track a parcel, track someone's movements, track population changes

retrouver, localiser

Trouver quelqu'un ou quelque chose après une recherche attentive ; s'emploie généralement avec « down ».

En anglais simple : To find someone or something after searching carefully, usually used with down.

• I finally tracked down my old teacher.
• Can you track down a copy of this book?
• The police tracked the missing car down.

Comment l'utiliser : track down someone/something (We managed to track down the owner of the lost bag.); track someone/something down (It took us weeks to track him down.)

Synonymes : find, locate, trace

Expressions courantes : track down someone, track something down