rastrear /rˌastɾeˈaɾ/ · verb · CEFR B2. Spanish translation of "trace".

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Source term
trace
Translation
rastrear
CEFR Level
B2
Part of speech
verb
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Dictionary form rastrear
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How to use it in a sentence
Pattern
Subject + helper/modal + rastrear
Examples
Quiere rastrear la historia de su familia hasta el siglo XVII.
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Example Sentences

La policía está intentando localizar al dueño de la cartera perdida.

English: Police are trying to trace the owner of the lost wallet.

B2 · Adaptation And Handling

Quiere rastrear la historia de su familia hasta el siglo XVII.

English: She wants to trace her family history back to the seventeenth century.

B2 · Adaptation And Handling

Los ingenieros utilizaron equipos especiales para localizar la fuente de la fuga.

English: Engineers used special equipment to trace the source of the leak.

B2 · Adaptation And Handling

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