track

sentiero, pista, binario

Sentiero o percorso preparato lungo il quale passano persone, animali o veicoli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: path, trail, route

Espressioni comuni: dirt track, railway track, forest track

brano, traccia

Una singola canzone o un breve pezzo sonoro contenuto in un album o un'altra registrazione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: song, number

Espressioni comuni: opening track, bonus track, title track

controllo, monitoraggio

Il sapere dove si trova qualcosa o come cambia, grazie all'attenzione che gli si dedica.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: 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.)

Espressioni comuni: keep track of, lose track of

rotta, strada

Percorso verso un obiettivo, soprattutto quando le cose procedono secondo i piani.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Espressioni comuni: on track, off track, back on track

traccia, impronta

Segno lasciato su una superficie da un piede, una ruota o qualcos'altro che vi passa sopra.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: print, mark, footprint

Espressioni comuni: animal track, tyre track, fresh track

atletica leggera

Sport che comprende gare di corsa e spesso anche prove di salto o lancio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: athletics, track and field

Espressioni comuni: track and field, track team, track meet

seguire, monitorare, tracciare

Seguire gli spostamenti di qualcuno o qualcosa, oppure osservare come qualcosa cambia nel tempo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: follow, monitor, trace

Espressioni comuni: track progress, track a parcel, track someone's movements, track population changes

rintracciare, scovare

Trovare qualcuno o qualcosa dopo una ricerca accurata; di solito si usa con «down».

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: find, locate, trace

Espressioni comuni: track down someone, track something down