retrace
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re·trace
(rē-trās′)tr.v. re·traced, re·trac·ing, re·trac·es
To trace again or back: retraced their steps.
re·trace′a·ble adj.
re·trace′ment n.
re·trac′er n.
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retrace
(rɪˈtreɪs)vb (tr)
1. to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc) again: we retraced the route we took last summer.
2. to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
3. to go over (a story, account, etc) from the beginning
reˈtraceable adj
reˈtracement n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re-trace
(riˈtreɪs)v.t. -traced, -trac•ing.
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
[1750–60]
re•trace
(rɪˈtreɪs)v.t. -traced, -trac•ing.
1. to trace backward; go back over: to retrace one's steps.
2. to go back over with the memory.
3. to go over again with the sight or attention.
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retrace
Past participle: retraced
Gerund: retracing
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| Verb | 1. |  retrace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
| 2. | retrace - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" etymologise, etymologize - construct the history of words |
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Translations
vrátit sevrátit se stejnou cestou
gå samme vej tilbage
palata takaisin samaa reittiä
vratiti se istim putem
visszamegy
rekja til baka
たどりなおす
되돌아가다
grįžti atgal
griezties atpakaļ
spåra tillbaka
ย้อนรอยเดิม
geldiği yoldan geri gitmekiz sürmek
thoái lui
retrace
[riːˈtreɪs] VT [+ path] → desandar; [+ sb's journey etc] → seguir las huellas de; (in memory) → recordar, ir recordando, rememorarto retrace one's steps (lit, fig) → desandar lo andado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
retrace
[rɪˈtreɪs] vt [+ developments, sb's movements] → reconstituer; [+ route, journey, path] → reconstituerto retrace one's steps (lit) → revenir sur ses pas
I retraced my steps → Je suis revenu sur mes pas. (fig)
So, let's retrace our steps → Alors, récapitulons.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
retrace
vt past, argumentation → zurückverfolgen; development also → nachgehen (+dat), → nachvollziehen; to retrace one’s path or steps → denselben Weg zurückgehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
retrace
[rɪˈtreɪs] vt → ripercorrere; (recall) → ricostruireto retrace one's steps → (ri)tornare sui propri passi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
retrace
(riˈtreis) verb to go back along (a path etc) one has just come along. She lost her keys somewhere on the way to the station, and had to retrace her steps/journey until she found them.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
retrace
→ يَعُودُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَى vrátit se stejnou cestou gå samme vej tilbage zurückverfolgen ακολουθώ ίχνη desandar palata takaisin samaa reittiä retracer vratiti se istim putem ripercorrere たどりなおす 되돌아가다 herleiden gå tilbake samme vei odtworzyć przeszłość refazer o mesmo caminho, voltar pelo mesmo caminho возвращаться по своим следам spåra tillbaka ย้อนรอยเดิม iz sürmek thoái lui 折回Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009