🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Trilha

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtɾi.ʎɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trail/treɪl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Seguimos a trilha pela floresta até a cachoeira."

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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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'trail' originates from the Middle English term 'trailen', meaning to drag or pull, which itself comes from the Old French 'trailer', derived from the Latin 'tractus', meaning to drag or draw. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to a path or track left by something that has passed.

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