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rastro

trace

noun RRAHS-troh Rare

Also means

trail

Usage Note

Rastro can mean a physical trail or scent (el rastro del zorro = 'the fox's trail'), a faint remaining trace (sin rastro = 'without a trace'), or a flea market — specifically El Rastro, Madrid's famous Sunday open-air market. The verb rastrear means 'to track' or 'to scan'. The phrase perder el rastro means 'to lose track of someone'.

Examples

"La policía siguió el rastro del sospechoso."

Natural Translation

The police followed the suspect's trail.

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