vestígio — meaning in English

English meaning

• element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
• vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

vestígio is used for these senses in English:

• trace A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
• vestige A mark left on the earth by a foot.
• vestige (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

element — full definition

1. noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
2. noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
3. noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.

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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