English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “trail”

trail (treɪl Pronunciation for trail

Translations

noun

  1. (= wake)
    1. [of dust, smoke] estela feminine
    2. [of blood] reguero masculine
    3. [of comet, meteor] cola feminine
     ⇒ the hurricane left a trail of destruction el huracán dejó una estela de estragos ⇒ the murderer left a trail of clues el asesino dejó un reguero de pistas ⇒ he left a trail of wet footprints all through the house dejó pisadas húmedas por toda la casa
  2. (= track)
    1. (left by animal, person) rastro masculine, pista feminine
     ⇒ to be on sb's trail seguir la pista a algn ⇒ the police are hard or hot on his trail la policía le sigue de cerca or está sobre su pista ⇒ to pick up sb's trail dar con algn ⇒ we managed to throw or put them off our trail conseguimos despistarlos
  3. (= path) camino masculine, sendero masculine ⇒ tourist trail ruta feminine turística
see also blaze2, naturemodifier

transitive verb

  1. (= drag) arrastrar ⇒ he was trailing his schoolbag behind him iba arrastrando la cartera (de la escuela) ⇒ the jeep trailed clouds of dust behind it el jeep iba dejando nubes de polvo a su paso ⇒ to trail one's fingers in or through the water hacer surcos en el agua con los dedos
  2. (= deposit) ⇒ the children trailed dirt all over the carpet los niños iban dejando suciedad por toda la moqueta
  3. (= track)
    1. [+ animal, person] seguir la pista a, seguir el rastro a
    2. [+ suspect] seguir de cerca
     ⇒ two detectives were trailing him dos detectives le seguían de cerca
  4. (= lag behind) ir rezagado con respecto a, ir a la zaga de ⇒ the President trails his opponent in opinion polls el Presidente va rezagado con respecto a or va a la zaga de su adversario en las encuestas de opinión ⇒ they are trailing the leaders by just two points los líderes solo les llevan or sacan dos puntos de ventaja

intransitive verb

  1. (= drag) arrastrarse ⇒ your coat is trailing in the mud se te está arrastrando or vas arrastrando el abrigo por el barro ⇒ she walked with her skirt trailing on the ground andaba arrastrando la falda por el suelo
  2. (= dangle, spread) ⇒ plants trail from balconies las plantas cuelgan de los balcones ⇒ wires trailing across the floor are dangerous los cables sueltos por el suelo son peligrosos
  3. (= trudge) ⇒ I spent the afternoon trailing around the shops pasé la tarde pateándome las tiendas ⇒ we trailed home again in the rain a duras penas y lloviendo nos hicimos el camino de vuelta a casa ⇒ her husband trailed along behind su marido iba detrás arrastrando los pies
  4. (= lag behind) ir rezagado, ir a la zaga ⇒ to trail (far) behind sb quedar (muy) a la zaga de algn, ir (muy) rezagado con respecto a algn ⇒ he's trailing in the polls va por detrás or a la zaga en las encuestas ⇒ they were trailing 2-0 at half-time en el descanso iban perdiendo dos a cero

Compounds

Similar Words

= path, track, route, way, course, road, pathway, footpath, beaten track, singletrack
= tracks, path, mark, marks, wake, trace, scent, footsteps, footprints, spoor
= wake, stream, tail, slipstream
= scent, track, spoor
= follow, track, chase, pursue, dog, hunt, shadow, trace, tail, hound, stalk, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, run to ground
= lag, follow, drift, wander, linger, trudge, fall behind, plod, meander, amble, loiter, straggle, traipse, dawdle, hang back, tag along, bring up the rear, drag yourself
= lose, be down, be behind, fall behind, lag behind, drop behind
= advertise, announce, preview, hype, publicise

'trail' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: rastro
  • Chinese: > 崎岖小路乡间或林中的> 崎岖嶇小路
  • European Spanish: sendero
  • French: piste
  • German: Spur
  • Italian: pista
  • Japanese: 踏み分け道
  • Korean: 산길
  • Portuguese: rasto
  • Spanish: sendero
  • Brazilian Portuguese: seguir a pista de
  • Chinese: > 跟踪乡间或林中的> 跟踪<TRAD>蹤</TRAD>嶇小路
  • European Spanish: seguir la pista
  • French: pister
  • German: folgen
  • Italian: seguire le piste di
  • Japanese: こっそり跡をつける
  • Korean: >추적하다자취를 따라서
  • Portuguese: seguir a pista de
  • Spanish: seguir la pista

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