Translation
to draw, to trace, to mark out
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Word origin
From Old French tracier, from Vulgar Latin tractiare, from Latin tractus ('a drawing, a pulling'). English 'trace' comes from the same French verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tractus
- English cognates
- trace, track
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | trace | traçais | traçai | tracerai | tracerais |
| tu | traces | traçais | traças | traceras | tracerais |
| il/elle | trace | traçait | traça | tracera | tracerait |
| nous | traçons | tracions | traçâmes | tracerons | tracerions |
| vous | tracez | traciez | traçâtes | tracerez | traceriez |
| ils/elles | tracent | traçaient | tracèrent | traceront | traceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | trace | traçasse |
| tu | traces | traçasses |
| il/elle | trace | traçât |
| nous | tracions | traçassions |
| vous | traciez | traçassiez |
| ils/elles | tracent | traçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | trace |
| nous | traçons |
| vous | tracez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- traçant
- Past participle
- tracé · tracée · tracés · tracées
Examples
.
Draw a straight line with your ruler.
future .
The workers marked out the plan of the future road.
.
He forged his own path without looking back.
.
The police managed to trace where the call came from.
compas.
She draws a perfect circle with a compass.
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