trace
Extremely small or insignificantExtremely small or insignificant (of an amount or quantity).
» The police looked everywhere and couldn't find any trace of Tom.
Die Polizei schaute überall und konnte keine Spur von Tom finden.
Полиция смотрела везде и не смогла найти ни единого следа Тома.
Поліція шукала скрізь, але не змогла знайти жодного сліду Тома.
Meaning
1 sensesExtremely small or insignificant (of an amount or quantity).
Examples
175 sentencesThe police looked everywhere and couldn't find any trace of Tom.
Поліція шукала скрізь, але не змогла знайти жодного сліду Тома. — deniko
ruПолиция смотрела везде и не смогла найти ни единого следа Тома. — corvard
deDie Polizei schaute überall und konnte keine Spur von Tom finden. — Espi
He disappeared without a trace.
Він зник без сліду. — zinova
ruОн бесследно исчез. — kobylkin
deEr ist spurlos verschwunden. — MUIRIEL
Tom disappeared without a trace.
Том зник без сліду. — deniko
ruТом пропал бесследно. — Balamax
deTom verschwand spurlos. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom disappeared without leaving a trace.
ruТом исчез, не оставив и следа. — marafon
deTom ist spurlos verschwunden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has disappeared without a trace.
ruТом бесследно исчез. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), fromFrom Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), from the verb (see below).
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Forms
more trace, most trace/tracest| Comparative | more trace Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most trace / tracest Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form