tracing

• Sustantivo que designa la acción o el resultado de copiar un dibujo, mapa o diseño calcándolo sobre un papel transparente, o el proceso de seguir el rastro o la trayectoria de algo.

A noun referring to the act or result of copying a drawing, map, or design by following its lines on a transparent sheet placed over it, or the process of tracking something.

1. B1formal

   A copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing it onto a transparent sheet.

   calco

   • The architect made a tracing of the original blueprint.
   • She used tracing paper to create an exact tracing of the map.
   • The artist kept the tracing as a reference for the final painting.

   Sinónimoscopyduplicatereproductiontracetransparency

2. Investigation or searchB2formal

   The act of investigating or searching for the origin or development of something.

   rastreo, indagación

   • The police are tracing the source of the illegal funds.
   • The tracing of the disease's spread took several months.
   • Historians are tracing the origins of the ancient manuscript.

   Sinónimosdetectionexplorationhuntinquiryinvestigationprobepursuitresearchsearchtracking

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de seguir, descubrir o delinear el curso, origen o desarrollo de algo, o de copiar un dibujo siguiendo sus líneas.

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.

   Localizar o encontrar (algo perdido o desaparecido)

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdiscoverfindhunt downlocatetrack downunearth

   Antónimosforgetlosemisplacemissoverlook

2. Copy or drawA2formal

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

   calcar

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscopydraftdrawduplicateoutlinereproducesketch

3. Follow the courseB2formal

   To follow the path or development of something over time.

   Seguir el curso

   • 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.

   Sinónimoschartdelineatefollowmapoutlinetrack