Fährte — meaning in English

English meaning

• scent noun A distinctive smell.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

Fährte is used for these senses in English:

• scent (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
• strain (obsolete) The track of a deer.

scent — full definition

1. noun A distinctive smell.
2. noun A trail of smell left by an animal or person that can be followed.
3. verb To detect something by smell.

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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