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retrace

/rɪˈtreɪs/

retraceverb

retraced

Past Simple

retraced

Past Participle

retracing

Gerund

/rɪˈtreɪs/

Translations

повторить

She retraced the route she took yesterday.

Она повторила маршрут, который прошла вчера.

восстанавливать

He tried to retrace his steps to find the lost keys.

Он попытался восстановить свои шаги, чтобы найти потерянные ключи.

отследить

The detective retraced the suspect's movements.

Детектив отследил передвижения подозреваемого.

Additional translations

вернуться по следам

обратиться обратно

переосмыслить прошедшее

Definitions

To go back over a path or route that has already been traveled.

After realizing she had left her keys at the cafe, she had to retrace her steps to find them.

To go back over something in memory or thought.

He tried to retrace the events of the day to figure out where he had lost his wallet.

To trace again or anew.

The artist decided to retrace the outline of the drawing to make it more prominent.

Synonyms

retrace one's steps

retrack

follow back

go back over

revisit

retracenoun

retraces

/rɪˈtreɪs/

/riˈtreɪs/

Technical term primarily in electronics referring to the return movement of a scanning beam.

Definitions

The rapid backward movement of a scanning beam or signal to its starting position, especially in cathode-ray tubes or similar display devices.

The monitor is blanked during the vertical retrace to prevent visible flicker.

Synonyms

backward route

return journey