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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespiste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pist
"Nous avons suivi la piste dans la forêt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than paved.
"We followed a narrow dirt track through the dense forest."
- 1
To follow the trail or movements of someone or something, typically in order to find them.
"The hunters used footprints in the snow to track the deer."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'trac' (meaning the footprint or trace of a horse), originating in the late 15th century. It is likely of Germanic origin, closely related to Old Norse and Middle Low German terms for a course or path.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Track" is said worldwide
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piste
Transliteration: pist
"Nous avons suivi la piste dans la forêt."
Pfad
Transliteration: pfad
"Wir gingen auf einem schmalen Pfad."
sentiero
Transliteration: senˈtjɛro
"Il sentiero conduce alla cima della montagna."
sendero
Transliteration: senˈdeɾo
"El sendero estaba rodeado de árboles."
trilha
Transliteration: ˈtɾiʎɐ
"Eles seguiram a trilha até a cachoeira."
रास्ता
Transliteration: raasta
"हम जंगल के एक संकरे रास्ते पर चले।"
小路
Transliteration: xiǎolù
"这条小路通往山顶。"
길
Transliteration: gil
"우리는 산길을 따라 걸었다."
小道
Transliteration: kodō
"私たちは森の中の小道を歩いた。"
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