trace

• اسم يدل على كمية صغيرة جدًا أو أثر أو علامة تدل على وجود شيء أو حضوره السابق.

A noun referring to a very small amount, mark, or sign of something that indicates its former presence or existence.

1. Small amount or signB1formal

   A very small quantity or indication of something that is left behind.

   أثر

   • There was a trace of sadness in her voice.
   • The police found traces of paint at the crime scene.
   • He detected a trace of sarcasm in her comment.

   المرادفاتbithintindicationremnantshredsignsuggestiontingetouchvestige

   الأضدادabundanceexcessmassplenitudeplentyprofusion

2. Path or markB1formal

   A mark, object, or sign that shows the existence or passing of something.

   أثر

   • The hikers followed the trace through the forest.
   • The car left traces of mud on the driveway.
   • Archaeologists discovered traces of an ancient settlement.

   المرادفاتevidencehintindicationmarkremnantresiduesigntokentracktrailvestige

3. Drawing or copyingB2formal

   A copy or outline made by tracing over a design or image.

   نسخة أو مخطط

   • She made a trace of the map using tracing paper.
   • The artist created a trace of the original sketch.
   • He used a lightbox to produce an accurate trace of the diagram.

   المرادفاتcopydraftoutlinereproductionsketchtracing

   الأضدادoriginal

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تتبّع مسار شيء أو أصله أو تطوّره، أو اكتشافه بالبحث والتحرّي، أو رسم خطوطه أو حدوده.

A verb used to indicate the act of following, discovering, or outlining the course, origin, or development of something.

1. Find or discoverB1formal

   To find someone or something that has disappeared or been lost.

   العثور على

   • The police traced the missing child to a nearby town.
   • They traced the source of the leak to a faulty pipe.
   • She traced her family roots back to the 18th century.

   المرادفاتdiscoverfindhunt downlocatetrack downunearth

   الأضدادforgetlosemisplacemissoverlook

2. Copy or drawA2formal

   To copy a drawing, pattern, or outline by drawing over it on a transparent sheet.

   النسخ أو الرسم

   • He traced the map onto a piece of tracing paper.
   • The child traced the letters of the alphabet.
   • She traced the outline of the flower with a pencil.

   المرادفاتcopydraftdrawduplicateoutlinereproducesketch

3. Follow the courseB2formal

   To follow the path or development of something over time.

   تتبع مسار

   • The historian traced the evolution of democracy.
   • We can trace the river's course on this map.
   • The study traces the changes in climate over the last century.

   المرادفاتchartdelineatefollowmapoutlinetrack