rastro

/ˈrastɾo/, [ˈras.t̪ɾo]

trace, trail


Noun rastro m (plural rastros)

  1. sign, trace, vestige, scent
  2. trail, spoor (i.e., marked indication to track and follow)
    un rastro de sangre
    a trail of blood
  3. flea market, public market (especially El Rastro in Madrid)
  4. offshoot, layer
  5. rake
  6. slaughterhouse

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No dejen ningún rastro.

    Don't leave any traces.

  • El rastro se ha enfriado.

    The trail has gone cold.

  • El niño desapareció de un día para otro sin dejar rastro.

    The boy disappeared overnight without a trace.

  • La policía buscó por todas partes y no pudo encontrar ningún rastro de Tom.

    The police looked everywhere and couldn't find any trace of Tom.

  • Él desapareció sin dejar rastro.

    He's disappeared without a trace.

  • El ladrón huyó sin dejar rastro.

    The thief fled without leaving any traces.

  • Desapareció sin dejar rastro.

    He disappeared without a trace.

  • Tom desapareció sin dejar rastro.

    Tom disappeared without a trace.

  • El cometa deja detrás un rastro de luz a la vez que se mueve.

    The comet leaves a trail of light behind it as it moves.

  • Seguimos el rastro del criminal.

    We followed the tracks of the criminal.

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