tracer

draw

t ʁ a . s e
verb Uncommon #20,368
draw Often used for drawing lines or outlines (e.g., tracing a shape, drawing a route).
FR: Je vais tracer une ligne droite sur la feuille.
EN: I am going to draw a straight line on the sheet of paper.
Conjugation of tracer
tracer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First trace
Second tracez
Third trace
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First trace
Third trace
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second trace tracez
Past

Pourriez-vous tracer une carte pour moi?

Could you draw a map for me?

Pourrais-tu tracer une carte pour moi?

Could you draw a map for me?

Tu devrais tracer ta propre voie.

You should carve out your own path.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Nous devons tracer une ligne quelque part.

We have to draw a line somewhere.

À la police, vous pouvez tracer un appel et le localiser, non?

You can trace a call and locate the person using the police services, right?

— The Host (2006)

Il est difficile de tracer un cercle sans compas.

It is difficult to draw a circle without a compass.

Il faut tracer la ligne quelque part.

You have to draw the line somewhere.

Je t'ai pas dit, y a Cris qui veut tracer à São Paulo.

I didn't tell you, Cris wants to head off to São Paulo.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Pourriez-vous me tracer une carte?

Could you draw me a map?

Elle l'a regardé tracer un dessin.

She watched him draw a picture.

Tracer un appel?

Trace a call?

— The Host (2006)

Ils vont le tracer.

They’re going to track him down.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Tu as mal, mais faut tracer.

You're in pain, but you have to keep going.

— Anaconda (2025)

, le téléphone, c’est la première chose qu’ils vont tracer.

Hey, the phone is the first thing they're going to trace.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Non, ils vont le tracer.

No, they’re going to trace it.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Il est en train de tracer des lignes.

He is drawing lines.

Laissez-le tracer sa route.

Let him follow his own path.

Ils sont prêts à tracer son téléphone s'il rappelle.

They're ready to trace his phone if he calls back.

— Scream 7 (2026)

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