rastrear

v.

1 to search, to comb (bosque, zona).

Pedro rastreó el bosque Peter combed the forest.

2 to track.

María rastreó al lobo Mary tracked the wolf.

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rastrear

► verbo transitivo

1 (seguir el rastro) to trail, track, trace

2 (río) to drag, dredge

3 (para pescar) to trawl

4 (zona) to comb, search

5 (averiguar) to find out

► verbo intransitivo

1 AGRICULTURA to rake

2 AVIACIÓN to fly very low

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verb

to track

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1. VT

1) (=buscar) to track, trail; [+ satélite] to track; [+ río] to drag

rastrear el monte — to comb the woods

rastrear los archivos — to trawl through the files

2) [+ minas] to sweep

3) (Pesca) to trawl

2. VI

1) (Agr) to rake, harrow

2) (Pesca) to trawl

3) (Aer) to skim the ground, fly very low

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verbo transitivo

a) <zona> to comb

b) <persona/satélite> to track

c) <río/lago> pescadores to trawl; la policía to drag, dredge

d) <causas/orígenes> to trace

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= hound, track down, trace.

Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

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verbo transitivo

a) <zona> to comb

b) <persona/satélite> to track

c) <río/lago> pescadores to trawl; la policía to drag, dredge

d) <causas/orígenes> to trace

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= hound, track down, trace.

Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

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rastrear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹zona› to search, comb

2 ‹persona› to track, trail

3 ‹río/lago› «pescadores» to trawl; «policías» to drag, dredge

4 ‹satélite› to track

5 ‹causas/orígenes› to trace

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rastrear (conjugate rastrear) verbo transitivo

a) ‹zona› to comb

b) ‹persona/satélite› to track

c) ‹río/lago› [pescadores] to trawl;

[policías] to drag, dredge
rastrear verbo transitivo
1 (seguir la pista a una persona, un animal) to trail, track
2 (una zona) to comb
3 (los orígenes, las raíces, una pista) to search for
'rastrear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
husmear
English:
drag
- scour
- sweep
- track
- trail

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rastrear vt

1. [bosque, zona] to search, to comb;

los submarinistas rastrearon el canal en busca del cuerpo divers dredged the canal in search of the body

2. [persona, información] to track

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rastrear

I v/t

1 persona track

2 bosque, zona comb

II v/i rake

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rastrear vt

1) : to track, to trace

2) : to comb, to search

3) : to trawl