trail

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
2. (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
3. (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
4. (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
5. (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
6. (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
7. (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
8. To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
9. To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
10. To create a trail in.
11. To travel by following or creating trails.
12. To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
13. (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.

Noun

1. The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
2. A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
3. A route or circuit generally.
4. A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
5. A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
6. The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.

Concepts

piste

sentier

🛣️

trace

traîner

chemin

🛣️

suivre

traces

empreinte

pister

impression

ramper

route

🛣️

crosse

se traîner

traînée

sentier pour piétons

annoncer

sentier pedestre

cours

entraîner

filer

glisser

poursuivre

tirer

train

🚋

traîne

trainer

trottoir

voie

lé

Synonymes

path

🛣️

track

road

🛣️

trace

drag

follow

way

pathway

spoor

pull

train

🚋

tow

footpath

street

chase

footprint

👣

vestige

pursue

tracks

dog

🐕

scent

crawl

shadow

chase after

hunt

course

tail

draw

go after

tag

shack

mean

wake

method

channel

mark

imprint

sign

sleuth

lane

route

clue

delay

retrace

print

footstep

passage

footprints

👣

creep

fingerprint

Traductions

sendero

sentiero

🛣️

spoor

senda

traccia

rastro

caminho

🛣️

camino

pista

Pfad

🛣️

μονοπάτι

huella

👣

Weg

🛣️

pad

🛣️

trocha

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tɹeɪl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: trailen

Appartenant à latin: trahere

In summary

From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).

Phrases

The trail has been constructed along a section of the former Wonthaggi line .

Le sentier a été construit le long d'une section de la première ligne Wonthaggi.