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track
(trăk)n.
1.
a. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.
b. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks: an old wagon track through the mountains.
2. A path along which something moves; a course: following the track of an airplane on radar.
3.
a. A course of action; a method of proceeding: on the right track for solving the puzzle.
b. An intended or proper course: putting a stalled project back on track.
4. A succession of ideas; a train of thought.
5. Awareness of something occurring or passing: keeping track of the score; lost all track of time.
6. Sports
a. A course laid out for running or racing.
b. Athletic competition on such a course; track events.
c. Track and field.
7. A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run.
8. tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.
9. Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground.
10. A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus.
11. Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs: academic, vocational, and general tracks.
12.
a. A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded.
b. A distinct selection from an audio or video recording, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work: the title track of an album.
c. One of two or more separate recordings that are combined so as to be replayed simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction: mixed the vocal track and instrumental track.
13. Computers
a. One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk.
b. A set of digital data encoded consecutively on an optical disc.
14. tracks Slang Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use.
v. tracked, track·ing, tracks
v.tr.
1. To follow the tracks of; trail: tracking game through the forest.
2.
a. To leave marks made of (dirt or mud, for example) on a surface: The dog tracked mud on the rug.
b. To leave marks on (a floor, for example) when moving or traversing: You're tracking up my nice clean floor!
3.
a. To observe or monitor the course of (an aircraft, for example), as by radar.
b. To observe the progress of; follow: tracking the company's performance daily.
c. To determine or discover the location or origin of: tracked the money to an offshore account.
4. To equip with a track.
5. To assign (a student) to a curricular track.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To follow a course; travel: The storm is tracking up the coast.
2.
a. To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels.
b. To be in alignment: The gears are not tracking properly.
3.
a. To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle.
b. To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape.
4. To move in relation to a subject being filmed. Used of a camera or camera crew.
track down
Idiom: To pursue until found or captured: tracked him down at the pub.
in (one's) tracks
Exactly where one is standing: stopped him right in his tracks.
[Middle English trak, from Old French trac, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
track′a·ble adj.
track′er n.
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track
(træk)n
1. the mark or trail left by something that has passed by: the track of an animal.
2. any road or path affording passage, esp a rough one
3. (Railways) a rail or pair of parallel rails on which a vehicle, such as a locomotive, runs, esp the rails together with the sleepers, ballast, etc, on a railway
4. a course of action, thought, etc: don't start on that track again!.
5. a line of motion or travel, such as flight
6. (Automotive Engineering) an endless jointed metal band driven by the wheels of a vehicle such as a tank or tractor to enable it to move across rough or muddy ground
7. (General Physics) physics the path of a particle of ionizing radiation as observed in a cloud chamber, bubble chamber, or photographic emulsion
8. (Athletics (Track & Field))
a. a course for running or racing
b. (as modifier): track events.
9. (Athletics (Track & Field))
a. sports performed on a track
b. track and field events as a whole
10. (Electronics) a path on a magnetic recording medium, esp magnetic tape, on which information, such as music or speech, from a single input channel is recorded
11. (Electronics) any of a number of separate sections in the recording on a record, CD, or cassette
12. (Electronics) a metal path that makes the interconnections on an integrated circuit
13. (Automotive Engineering) the distance between the points of contact with the ground of a pair of wheels, such as the front wheels of a motor vehicle or the paired wheels of an aircraft undercarriage
14. (Aeronautics) a hypothetical trace made on the surface of the earth by a point directly below an aircraft in flight
15. keep track of to follow the passage, course, or progress of
16. lose track of to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
17. off the beaten track See beaten4
18. off the track away from what is correct or true
19. on the track of on the scent or trail of; pursuing
20. the right track the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
21. the wrong track the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
vb
22. to follow the trail of (a person, animal, etc)
23. (Astronautics) to follow the flight path of (a satellite, spacecraft, etc) by picking up radio or radar signals transmitted or reflected by it
24. (Railways) railways
a. to provide with a track
b. to run on a track of (a certain width)
25. (Film) (of a camera or camera operator) to follow (a moving object) in any direction while operating
26. (Film) to move (a camera) towards the scene (track in) or away from the scene (track out)
27. to follow a track through (a place): to track the jungles.
28. (Electronics) (intr) (of the pick-up, stylus, etc, of a record player) to follow the groove of a record: the pick-up tracks badly.
[C15: from Old French trac, probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch tracken to pull, Middle Low German trecken; compare Norwegian trakke to trample]
ˈtrackable adj
ˈtracker n
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track
(træk)n.
1. a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
2. a wheel rut.
3. evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed.
4. Usu., tracks. footprints or other marks left by an animal, person, or vehicle.
5. a path made or beaten by or as if by the feet of people or animals; trail.
6. a course or route followed; line of travel.
7. a course of action, conduct, or procedure.
8. a series or sequence of events or ideas.
9. a caterpillar tread.
10.
a. a course laid out for running or racing.
b. the group of sports performed on such a course, as running or hurdling, as distinguished from field events.
c. both track and field events as a whole.
11.
a. a band of recorded sound laid along the length of a magnetic tape.
c. a discrete, separate recording that is combined with other parts of a musical recording to produce the final aural version.
12. the distance between the centers of the treads of either the front or rear wheels of a motor vehicle.
13. one of a number of concentric rings on the surface of a floppy disk, or other computer storage medium, along which data are recorded.
14. tracks, Slang. needle marks on the skin of a drug user caused by habitual injections.
15. a metal strip or rail along which something, as lighting or a curtain, can be mounted or moved.
16. a study program or level of curriculum to which a student is assigned on the basis of aptitude or need; academic course or path.
v.t. 17. to follow or pursue the track, traces, or footprints of.
18. to follow (a track, course, etc.).
19. to leave footprints on (often fol. by up): to track the floor with muddy shoes.
20. to make a trail of footprints with (dirt, snow, or the like).
21. to monitor the course or path of (an aircraft, satellite, star, etc.), as by radar or radio signals.
22. to follow the course of progress of; keep track of.
v.i. 23. to follow or pursue a track or trail.
24. to run in the same track, as the wheels of a vehicle.
25. to be in alignment, as one gearwheel with another.
26. to have a specified span between wheels or runners.
27. to follow the undulations in the grooves of a phonograph record.
28. track down, to pursue until caught or captured; follow.
Idioms: 1. keep track, to remain aware; keep informed.
2. lose track, to fail to keep informed; neglect to keep a record.
3. make tracks, Informal. to hurry.
4. off the track, departing from the objective or the subject at hand; astray.
5. on the track of, in search or pursuit of; close upon.
6. the wrong (or right) side of the tracks, the unfashionable, unacceptable (or fashionable, acceptable) part of a city or other community.
[1425–75; late Middle English trak (n.) < Middle French trac, perhaps < Old Norse trathk trodden spot; compare Norwegian trakke to trample; akin to tread]
track′a•ble, adj.
track`a•bil′i•ty, n.
track′er, n.
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track
- Borrowed from Old French trac, from Middle Dutch trek, "pulling," or trekken, "pull."See also related terms for pulling.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
track
1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.
2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom.
4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target.
5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken.
6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs.
7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.
2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom.
4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target.
5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken.
6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs.
7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Track
a train or linked sequence of thoughts or events, 1681; a series of actions.Examples: track of hills, 1687; of scripture, 1693; of fruitless impertinent thoughts, 1681; of my thoughts, 1793; of dry weather (a spell), 1851.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
track
Past participle: tracked
Gerund: tracking
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| Noun | 1. |  track - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" |
| 2. |  track - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | |
| 3. | track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" | |
| 4. |  track - a course over which races are run cinder track - a racetrack paved with fine cinders course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" dirt track - a racetrack that is not paved racing circuit, circuit - a racetrack for automobile races speedway - a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack velodrome - a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse | |
| 5. |  track - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" | |
| 6. |  track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the groundbelt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys half track - a track that goes around only rear wheels tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks | |
| 7. | track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 8. |  track - a groove on a phonograph recording | |
| 9. |  track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive | |
| 10. |  track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough oneportage - overland track between navigable waterways trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | |
| 11. |  track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a tracktrack and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams | |
| Verb | 1. |  track - carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house" |
| 2. |  track - observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" | |
| 3. |  track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" | |
| 4. |  track - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"tramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks" stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random ford - cross a river where it's shallow bridge - cross over on a bridge jaywalk - cross the road at a red light go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean" | |
| 5. |  track - make tracks upon |
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track
noun
1. path, way, road, route, trail, pathway, footpath We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
2. course, line, path, orbit, trajectory, flight path following the track of a hurricane
3. running track, course, circuit (Brit.), racecourse the athletics track
plural noun
verb
keep track of something or someone keep up with, follow, monitor, watch, keep an eye on, keep in touch with, keep up to date with It's hard to keep track of time here.
lose track of something or someone lose, lose sight of, misplace It's so easy to lose track of who's playing who and when.
on track on course, on time, on target, on schedule He believes the talks are still on track.
stop something or someone in its or their tracks bring to a standstill, freeze, petrify, transfix, immobilize, stop someone dead, rivet to the spot His remark stopped me in my tracks
track something or someone or down find, catch, capture, apprehend, discover, expose, trace, unearth, dig up, hunt down, sniff out, bring to light, ferret out, run to earth or ground They are doing all they can to track down terrorists.
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track
noun2. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive:
2. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:
track down
To pursue and locate:
Idiom: run to earth.
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Translations
أثَرخَط السِّكَّه الحَديديَّهمَسَارمَسْلَكمَسْلَك السِّباق، حَلبَة السِّباق
dráhastopovattraťvystopovatdráhový
banebane-følgehjulsporskinne
ääniraitajalanjälkijäljittääjälkikenttä
staza
pályatest
brautfar, spor, slóîjárnbrautarsporrekja slóîstígur, vegslóîi
小道
통로
bėgiaibėgimo takasiš po žemių iškastinesektinesidomėti
celiņš, trasedzīt pēdasizsekotpēdasskrejceļš
dráhový
izsleditiperonploščadprogasled
spår
หนทาง
đường mòn
track
[træk]A. N
1. (= trail) [of animal, person] → rastro m, pista f; [of vehicle] → rastro m; [of wheel] → huellas fpl, 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 (fig) → 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 (fig) → despistar a algn
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 (fig) → 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 (fig) → 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
see also one-track
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
see also one-track
4. (Sport) → pista f
track and field → atletismo m
track and field events → pruebas fpl 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 (esp US) → estar en una posición de ventaja
track and field → atletismo m
track and field events → pruebas fpl 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 (esp US) → estar en una posición de ventaja
5. (Rail) → vía f
double track → vía f doble
to jump the tracks → descarrilar
single track → vía f única
the wrong side of the tracks (esp 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
double track → vía f doble
to jump the tracks → descarrilar
single track → vía f única
the wrong side of the tracks (esp 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
6. (Aut) (on tank, tractor) → oruga f; (between wheels) → ancho m de vía (Tech) (distancia entre los puntos de contacto con el suelo de dos ruedas paralelas)
8. (Comput) → pista f
10. (for curtains) → riel m
11. (US) (Educ) (= stream) agrupamiento de alumnos según su capacidad
B. VT
1. (= follow) [+ animal] → seguir las huellas de, seguir el rastro de; [+ person, vehicle] → seguir la pista a; [+ satellite, missile] → seguir la trayectoria de, rastrear
the camera was tracking his movements → la cámara seguía sus movimientos
the camera was tracking his movements → la cámara seguía sus movimientos
D. CPD track events NPL (Sport) → pruebas fpl en pista
track meet N (US) → concurso m de atletismo
track race N → carrera f en pista
track racing N → carreras fpl 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 NPL → zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo (claveteadas)
track meet N (US) → concurso m de atletismo
track race N → carrera f en pista
track racing N → carreras fpl 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 NPL → zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo (claveteadas)
track down VT + ADV (= locate) [+ suspect, document, information] → localizar, ubicar (LAm); [+ missing person] → averiguar el paradero de, localizar
we eventually tracked him down in the library → finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca
scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection → los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección
eventually I tracked down a copy of the novel → finalmente localicé un ejemplar de la novela
we eventually tracked him down in the library → finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca
scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection → los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección
eventually I tracked down a copy of the novel → finalmente localicé un ejemplar de la novela
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track
[ˈtræk] n
(= path) → piste f
[suspect, animal, vehicle] → piste f
They followed his track → Ils ont suivi sa piste.
to be on the track of sb/sth → être sur la piste de qn/qch, être sur les traces de qn/qch
the tracks of an animal → les traces d'un animal
They followed the tracks for miles → Ils ont suivi les traces pendant des kilomètres.
tyre tracks → des traces de pneus
They followed his track → Ils ont suivi sa piste.
to be on the track of sb/sth → être sur la piste de qn/qch, être sur les traces de qn/qch
the tracks of an animal → les traces d'un animal
They followed the tracks for miles → Ils ont suivi les traces pendant des kilomètres.
tyre tracks → des traces de pneus
[trajectory] → trajectoire f
(for trains) → voie f
(= recorded item) → plage f (= song) → titre m
This is my favourite track → C'est mon titre préféré.
That's Sonny Rollins singing on that track → C'est Sonny Rollins qui chante sur ce titre.
track 1 → plage 1
This is my favourite track → C'est mon titre préféré.
That's Sonny Rollins singing on that track → C'est Sonny Rollins qui chante sur ce titre.
track 1 → plage 1
(= record, count) to keep track of sth → suivre qch
to lose track → s'y perdre
to lose track of time → perdre la notion du temps
I began to lose track of time → Je commençais à perdre la notion du temps.
to lose track → s'y perdre
to lose track of time → perdre la notion du temps
I began to lose track of time → Je commençais à perdre la notion du temps.
to cover one's tracks → dissimuler ses traces
on track → en bonne voie
to be on track for → être en bonne voie pour
We're on track to finish by the deadline → Nous sommes en bonne voie pour terminer à temps.
to be on track for → être en bonne voie pour
We're on track to finish by the deadline → Nous sommes en bonne voie pour terminer à temps.
to stop sth in its tracks → interrompre qch brusquement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
track
n
(= trail) → Fährte f, → Spur f; (of tyres) → (Fahr)spur f; to be on somebody’s track → jdm auf der Spur sein; you can’t expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them → du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst; to keep track of somebody/something (= watch, follow) → jdn/etw im Auge behalten; (= keep up to date with) → über jdn/etw auf dem Laufenden bleiben; I can’t keep track of his movements or of him → ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält; how do you keep track of the time without a watch? → wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?; I can’t keep track of your girlfriends → du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf); no-one can keep track of the situation → niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage; to lose track of somebody/something (= lose count of, be confused about) → über Leute/etw den Überblick verlieren; (= not be up to date with) → über jdn/etw nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein; we lost track of time → wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet; he lost track of what he was saying → er hat den Faden verloren; I lost track of what he was saying → ich habe nicht (mehr) mitbekommen, was er gesagt hat
(fig) we must be making tracks (inf) → wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) → or auf den Weg machen; to make tracks for home → sich auf den Nachhauseweg machen; he made tracks for London → er ging/fuhr nach London; he stopped dead in his tracks → er blieb abrupt stehen; to stop something (dead) in its tracks → etw abrupt zum Stillstand bringen; to stop somebody (dead) in his/her tracks → jdn abrupt zum Stillstand bringen; to cover (up) one’s tracks → seine Spuren verwischen
(= path) → Weg m, → Pfad m; to throw somebody off the track (fig) → jdn aus der Bahn bringen or werfen; to be on track (fig) → auf Kurs sein; to be on the right track (fig) → auf der richtigen Spur sein; to be on the wrong track (fig) → auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf); to get the economy back on track → die Wirtschaft wieder auf Kurs bringen
(Rail) → Gleise pl; (US: = platform) → Bahnsteig m; a new section of track → eine neue (Gleis)strecke; the track to Paisley → die (Bahn)strecke nach Paisley; “keep off the track” → „Betreten der Gleise verboten“; two miles of new track → zwei Meilen neuer Gleise or Schienen; to leave the track(s) → entgleisen; double/single track line → zwei-/eingleisige Strecke; to be born on the wrong side of the tracks (US fig) → aus niedrigem Milieu stammen
(Sport) → Rennbahn f; (Athletics) → Bahn f; (Motorsport) → Piste f, → Bahn f; (= circuit) → Rennstrecke f; (Cycling) → Radrennbahn f
(also caterpillar track) → Raupenkette f
(Aut, between wheels) → Spur(weite) f
vt
(= follow) person, animal → verfolgen; movements → folgen (+dat); (Comput) → nachverfolgen; (Space) rocket → die Flugbahn (+gen) → verfolgen; track changes (Comput: command) → Änderungen nachverfolgen
(US) the children tracked dirt all over the carpet → die Kinder hinterließen überall auf dem Teppich Schmutzspuren
track
:track and field
n → Leichtathletik f
track-and-field
adj → Leichtathletik-; track events → Leichtathletikwettbewerbe pl
track athletics
n sing → Laufdisziplinen pl
trackball
n (Comput, in laptop) → Trackball m; (in mouse) → Rollkugel f
track
:track maintenance
n (Rail) → Streckenwartung f
track meeting, (US) track meet
n → Leichtathletikwettbewerb or -wettkampf m
track racing
track record
n (fig) what’s his track? → was hat er vorzuweisen?; to have a good/poor track → gute/schlechte Leistungen vorweisen können; he’s got a pretty good track → er hat einiges vorzuweisen; they’ve got an abysmal track for delivering on schedule → sie stehen nicht gerade im Ruf, pünktlich zu liefern
track rod
n → Spurstange f
track shoe
n → Rennschuh m
tracksuit
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track
[træk]1. n
a. (mark, of person, animal) → orma, traccia, impronta; (of vehicle) → solco; (of ship) → scia
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
b. (path) → sentiero; (of comet, rocket) → traiettoria; (of suspect, animal) → pista, tracce fpl
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
c. (Sport) → pista
d. (Rail) → binario, rotaie fpl
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
e. (Mus) (on tape) → pista
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
f. (Comput) → pista
2. vt (person, animal) → seguire le tracce di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
track
(trӕk) noun1. a mark left, especially a footprint etc. They followed the lion's tracks.
2. a path or rough road. a mountain track.
3. (also ˈracetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race. a running track; (also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.
4. a railway line.
verb to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left. They tracked the wolf to its lair.
ˈtrack-suit noun a warm suit worn by athletes etc when exercising, or before and after performing.
in one's tracks where one stands or is. He stopped dead in his tracks.
keep/lose track of (not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of). I've lost track of what is happening.
make tracks (for) to depart, or set off (towards). We ought to be making tracks (for home).
track down to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found. I managed to track down an old copy of the book.
ˈtracker dog noun a dog that is trained to find people, drugs, explosives etc.
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track
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