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trace

trace, mark, track

noun TRAHS Less Common
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Usage Note

Trace covers a physical mark or footprint (des traces de pas, footprints), a remaining sign (des traces de violence, signs of violence), and a trail to follow. The verb tracer means 'to trace' or 'to draw.' The phrase sans laisser de trace means 'without leaving a trace.'

Examples

"Il n'y a aucune trace de lui."

Natural Translation

There is no trace of him.

Literal Translation

There it there-is no trace of him.

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