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traccia

trace

noun TRAHT-chah Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

track

Usage Note

Traccia is a faint mark, clue or outline left behind; the plural is tracce (the -cia loses its -i). Note seguire le tracce ('to follow the tracks') and non c'è traccia di... ('there's no sign of...').

Examples

"Non c'era traccia del ladro."

Natural Translation

There was no trace of the thief.

Literal Translation

Not there-was trace of-the thief.

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