nachspüren — meaning in English

English meaning

• sleuth noun A detective, especially a skilled one who investigates crimes or mysteries.
• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

nachspüren is used for these senses in English:

• sleuth (intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
• trace An act of tracing.

sleuth — full definition

1. noun A detective, especially a skilled one who investigates crimes or mysteries.
2. verb To investigate or try to solve a mystery.

trace — full definition

1. noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
2. noun A very small quantity of something.
3. verb To find the origin or path of something by following evidence.
4. verb To copy a drawing by following its lines through thin, see-through paper.

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