trace
verb
1 verb locate TRANSITIVEtar ar aimsigh verb the Gardaí traced the car fuair na Gardaí an carrthey're trying to trace the owner tá siad ag iarraidh a fháil amach cé ar leis éthey were traced to a garage nearby thángthas orthu i ngaráiste in aice láimhe 2 verb also TELECOM find origin of TRANSITIVErianaigh verb I traced my family as far back as 1750 rianaigh mé mo theaghlach siar chomh fada le 1750you can trace the problem back to his appointment is féidir lorg na faidhbe a leanúint ar ais chuig an uair a ceapadh éthe call was traced to his phone rianaíodh an glao go dtí a ghuthánTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb describe development of sth TRANSITIVErianaigh verb ríomh verb cuir síos ar it traces the history of chocolate rianaíonn sé stair na seacláide 4 verb copy image etc TRANSITIVErianaigh verb 5 verb follow or form line TRANSITIVErianaigh verb her finger traced the pattern on the tablecloth bhí a méar ag rianú an phatrúin ar an éadach boirdhe traced out letters in the sand rianaigh sé litreacha sa ghaineamh 6 verb follow route TRANSITIVElean verb a path traces the stream tá cosán feadh an tsrutháinhe traced his way back rinne sé a bhealach ar ais
noun
7 noun remains of sthrian masc1 lorg masc1 iarsma masc4 hardly any trace of the house remains is ar éigean atá aon rian den teach fágthathere are traces of Old Norse in Irish tá rian den tSean-Lochlainnis le fáil sa Ghaeilgethey didn't leave any trace behind them níor fhág siad aon lorg ina ndiaidhthey've disappeared without a trace níl tásc ná tuairisc orthu, níl dé ná deatach orthu 8 noun very small amountrian masc1 it may contain traces of nuts d'fhéadfadh rian cnónna a bheith annit had microscopic traces of blood on it bhí rianta bídeacha fola air 9 noun hint of qualitybeagáinín masc4 iarracht bheagrian beagI detected a trace of jealousy there bhraith mé beagáinín den éad ann, d'airigh mé go raibh imir den éad annthere was a trace of arrogance in his attitude bhí rian beag den sotal ina mheonshe said it without a trace of bitterness dúirt sí é gan aon searbhas 10 noun line, patternrian masc1 lorg masc1 11 noun TELECOM trackerrianú masc to put a trace on sb's phone rianú a dhéanamh ar ghuthán duine 12 noun HORSE strap on harnesstarrac masc1