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pister

to track

verb pees-TEH Rare

Also means

to trail (a person or animal)

Usage Note

Pister comes from piste ('track, trail') and means to follow someone's tracks or trail, used in hunting, surveillance, and detective contexts. Se faire pister means 'to be tracked'. It is more physical and concrete than surveiller (to monitor) and more active than suivre (to follow).

Examples

"La police a pisté le suspect pendant trois jours."

Natural Translation

The police tracked the suspect for three days.

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