track down

retrouver

Trouver quelqu’un ou quelque chose après l’avoir cherché attentivement.

En anglais simple : To find someone or something after looking carefully for them.

• We tracked down the missing dog.
• She finally tracked down her old teacher.
• Can you track that book down for me?

Comment l'utiliser : track someone/something down (We tracked the owner down through old records.)

Synonymes : find, locate

Expressions courantes : track down someone, track down a suspect

suivre en descendant

Suivre quelqu’un ou quelque chose sur un trajet qui descend vers un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : To follow someone or something along a route leading to a lower place.

• We tracked the deer down the hill.
• She tracked him down the mountain through fresh snow.
• They will track the fox down the slope.

Comment l'utiliser : track someone/something down + route (The hunter tracked the deer down the hillside.)

Synonymes : follow

Expressions courantes : track down a mountain, track down a slope