tracing
word · lemma: trace
Definition
Tracing is the act of copying a picture by drawing over its lines, or the process of following and finding something or someone.
Usage & Nuances
'Tracing' is common in art (making 'tracing paper' copies) and also in technical or investigative contexts ('contact tracing', 'tracing a phone call'). The meaning depends on the context: copying by drawing, or following/finding something.
Spanish: calco - rastreo (seguimiento)Portuguese (BR): cópia (por traçado) - rastreamentoPortuguese (PT): cópia (por traçado) - rastreioChinese (Simplified): 描摹 - 跟踪Chinese (Traditional): 描摹 - 追踪Hindi: नक़ल बनाना (चित्र) - पता लगाना (अनुसरण)Arabic: تتبع - عمل نسخة بالرسم فوقBengali: ট্রেসিং - অনুসরণ - নকশা কপিRussian: трассировка - отслеживание - копирование (по контуру)Japanese: トレース - なぞり描き - 追跡Vietnamese: tô lại - theo dõiKorean: 트레이싱 - 따라그리기 - 추적Turkish: kopyalama (çizerek) - iz sürmeUrdu: نقل کرنا (خاکہ وغیرہ) - سراغ لگاناIndonesian: menjiplak - penelusuran
Example Sentences
She made a tracing of the bird drawing.
basic
The detective is tracing the phone call origin.
basic
Children enjoy tracing shapes with pencils.
basic
They're doing tracing to figure out who she met last week.
natural
My little brother's drawing is just a tracing, but he worked really hard on it.
natural
The app offers a fun tracing activity to learn letters.
natural