🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Sentiero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: senˈtjɛ.ro

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trail/treɪl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Abbiamo seguito il sentiero attraverso la foresta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A path or track made for walking, hiking, or riding.

    "We followed the trail through the forest to reach the waterfall."
As verb
  1. 1

    To follow or pursue someone or something.

    "The detective decided to trail the suspect discreetly."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'trail' originates from the Middle English term 'trailen', which means to drag or pull along. It is derived from the Old French 'trailer', which has roots in the Latin 'tractus', meaning 'to pull'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to a path or track made by the passage of people or animals.

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