 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | sports to groom sth. [piste] | 93 etw.Akk. spuren [Skipiste] | |
| to prepare | 77 spuren [Skipiste] | |
| to toe the line [fig.] [conform, obey] | spuren [ugs.] [gehorchen] | |
| to do as one is told | spuren [ugs.] [tun, was angeordnet, erwartet wird] | |
| Nouns |
| traces | 639 Spuren {pl} | |
| tracks | 330 Spuren {pl} | |
| vestiges | 326 Spuren {pl} | |
| ruts | 110 Spuren {pl} [bes. Wagenspuren] | |
| imprint {sg} [lasting effect] | 94 Spuren {pl} [nachhaltige Auswirkungen] | |
| trails | 67 Spuren {pl} | |
| spoors | 5 Spuren {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| intertrack {adj} | zwischen Spuren | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to leave marks | Spuren hinterlassen [blaue Flecken etc.] | |
| to preserve traces | Spuren sichern | |
| audio to overdub tracks | Spuren überschneiden [übereinanderlegen, hinzufügen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| archaeo. archaeological traces | archäologische Spuren {pl} | |
| law DNA evidence {sg} | DNA-Spuren {pl} | |
| law DNA evidence {sg} | DNS-Spuren {pl} | |
| law DNA traces | DNS-Spuren {pl} | |
| recent traces | frische Spuren {pl} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to erase all traces | alle Spuren verwischen | |
| to follow in sb.'s footsteps [fig.] | auf jds. Spuren wandeln [fig.] | |
| to make a dent in sth. [idiom] [to leave marks, e.g. in society, in the universe] | in etw.Dat. Spuren hinterlassen [z. B. in der Gesellschaft, im Universum] | |
| to leave positive marks | positive Spuren hinterlassen | |
| idiom to leave one's mark | seine Spuren hinterlassen | |
| to cover one's tracks [also fig.] | seine Spuren verwischen [auch fig.] | |
| to bear traces of sth. | Spuren von etw.Dat. tragen | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| vestiges of the past | Spuren {pl} der Vergangenheit | |
| cut marks | Spuren {pl} von Schnittverletzungen | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| FoodInd. May contain traces of sth. [e.g. of peanuts] | Kann Spuren von etw.Dat. enthalten. [z. B. von Erdnüssen] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to tell on / upon sb. [significantly weaken, tire, worry, etc. sb.] | (seine) Spuren hinterlassen bei jdm. [auch fig.] [sich auswirken, z. B. Belastung, Anstrengung etc.] | |
| to mark sth. up [to mar with marks] | auf etw. (hässliche) Spuren hinterlassen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| the ravages of time | die Spuren {pl} der Zeit | |
| no signs of civilisation [Br.] | keine Spuren {pl} von Zivilisation | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to make a mark on sth. | seine Spuren an / in / auf etw. hinterlassen | |
| to revert to ancestral traits | zu den Spuren der Ahnen zurückkehren | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man [Charles Lamont] | Auf Sherlock Holmes' Spuren | |
| film F The Iroquois Trail [Phil Karlson] | Auf Winnetous Spuren | |
| film F Blow Out [Brian De Palma] | Blow Out – Der Tod löscht alle Spuren | |
| lit. F Shattered [K. R. Dwyer] | Die Spuren | |
| lit. F Twelve Red Herrings [Jeffrey Archer] | Falsche Spuren | |
| film F Silver on the Sage [Lesley Selander] | Geheimnisvolle Spuren | |
| film F Infamous [Douglas McGrath] | Kaltes Blut – Auf den Spuren von Truman Capote | |
| lit. F Paper Towns [John Green] | Margos Spuren | |
| film F Three Godfathers [John Ford] | Spuren im Sand | |
