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rintracciare

to trace, to track down

verb reen-traht-CHAH-reh Rare

Also means

to locate, to find

Usage Note

Rintracciare means to locate someone or something after searching: non riesco a rintracciarlo (I can't get hold of him). It is common with people (tracking someone down by phone) and objects (locating a document). Compound form of tracciare with the intensifying rin- prefix. Auxiliary is avere.

Examples

"La polizia ha rintracciato il sospettato."

Natural Translation

The police tracked down the suspect.

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