track

S1 W1

BrE /træk/ AmE /træk/

noun, verb en → es

past tracked pp tracked ing tracking

1 PATH/WAY [countable] A2

a path or road, especially one used by trains or animals

camino, vía

  • railway track

Collocations train tracks · animal track

  • The train was on the wrong track.

    El tren estaba en la vía equivocada.

2 FOLLOW [transitive] B1

to follow someone or something carefully to find out where they go or what they do

seguir, rastrear

  • track sb/sth

Collocations track a suspect · track an animal

  • The police are tracking the movements of the suspect.

    La policía está rastreando los movimientos del sospechoso.

3 RECORD [transitive] B1

to record information about something as it happens or develops over time

seguir, registrar

  • track sth

Collocations track progress · track expenses

  • We need to track our spending more carefully.

    Necesitamos seguir nuestros gastos con más cuidado.

4 MUSIC [countable] B1

a song on a music album or CD

canción, pista de música

  • play the track

Collocations favorite track · new track

  • This is my favorite track on the album.

    Esta es mi canción favorita en el álbum.

5 SPORT [countable] B1

a path or road used for running races, especially in a stadium

pista de atletismo

  • running track

Collocations track and field · athletic track

  • The runners were warming up on the track.

    Los corredores se estaban calentando en la pista de atletismo.

6 MUSIC [transitive] B2

to record music in a studio

grabar música

  • track sth

Collocations track a song · track an album

  • The band is tracking their new album.

    La banda está grabando su nuevo álbum.

7 FOLLOW [intransitive] B2

to follow a course or path, especially in a race

seguir un camino

  • track along

Collocations track the coastline · track through the forest

  • The hikers tracked along the river.

    Los excursionistas siguieron el camino junto al río.

8 SPORT [intransitive] B2

to compete in running races, especially on a track

correr en pista

  • track

Collocations track athlete · track and field

  • She started track in high school.

    Ella comenzó a correr en pista en la secundaria.

Phrasal verbs

track down FIND B2

encontrar, rastrear

  • They tracked down the missing child.

    Encontraron al niño desaparecido.

track back RETURN B2

retroceder, volver atrás

  • The car had to track back because of the accident.

    El auto tuvo que retroceder debido al accidente.

track in BRING IN B2

traer dentro, arrastrar

  • The kids tracked mud into the house.

    Los niños trajeron lodo a la casa.

track out REMOVE B2

quitar, sacar

  • They tracked out the old carpet.

    Sacaron la alfombra vieja.

track through PERSIST B2

perseverar, continuar a través de

  • She tracked through the difficult project.

    Ella perseveró en el proyecto difícil.

Idioms

keep track of B2

seguir, llevar un registro de

  • It's important to keep track of your expenses.

    Es importante seguir tus gastos.

lose track of time B2

perder la noción del tiempo

  • I lost track of time while reading the book.

    Perdí la noción del tiempo mientras leía el libro.

lose track of someone B2

perder de vista a alguien, perder contacto con alguien

  • I lost track of my old friend.

    Perdí el contacto con mi viejo amigo.