tracing

• Substantivo que designa a ação ou o resultado de copiar um desenho, mapa ou projeto contornando suas linhas sobre uma folha transparente colocada por cima, ou o processo de rastrear, seguir ou acompanhar 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.

   Cópia decalcada

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscopyduplicatereproductiontracetransparency

2. Investigation or searchB2formal

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

   Rastreamento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdetectionexplorationhuntinquiryinvestigationprobepursuitresearchsearchtracking

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de rastrear, detectar, seguir o curso, a origem ou o desenvolvimento de algo, ou de delinear um contorno.

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.

   Encontrar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdiscoverfindhunt downlocatetrack downunearth

   Antônimosforgetlosemisplacemissoverlook

2. Copy or drawA2formal

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

   Copiar ou desenhar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscopydraftdrawduplicateoutlinereproducesketch

3. Follow the courseB2formal

   To follow the path or development of something over time.

   Rastrear

   • 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.

   Sinônimoschartdelineatefollowmapoutlinetrack