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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrail
/treɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A path or track made for walking, hiking, or riding.
"We followed the trail through the forest to reach the waterfall."
- 1
To follow or pursue someone or something.
"The detective decided to trail the suspect discreetly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'trailren', from Old French 'traheiler', ultimately from Latin 'trahere' meaning 'to draw or pull'. Historically evolving from an act of dragging to the track or path left behind by people, animals, or vehicles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trail" is said worldwide
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Sentier
Transliteration: sɑ̃.tje
"Nous avons suivi le sentier à travers la forêt."
Pfad
Transliteration: pfat
"Wir sind dem Pfad zum Wasserfall gefolgt."
Sentiero
Transliteration: senˈtjɛ.ro
"Abbiamo seguito il sentiero attraverso la foresta."
Sendero
Transliteration: senˈde.ɾo
"Seguimos el sendero hacia la cascada."
Trilha
Transliteration: ˈtɾi.ʎɐ
"Seguimos a trilha pela floresta até a cachoeira."
पगडंडी
Transliteration: pagḍanḍī
"हम झरने तक पहुँचने के लिए पगडंडी पर चले।"
小径
Transliteration: xiǎojìng
"我们沿着小径走到瀑布。"
오솔길
Transliteration: osolgil
"우리는 폭포까지 오솔길을 따라갔다."
小道
Transliteration: komichi
"私たちは滝に向かって小道を歩きました。"
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