track down | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tohuntfor orlocate; tosearchfor; tofind.I need totrack downa computer so I can check my e-mails.2014October 27,Taylor Swift,Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in1989 (Taylor's Version)‎[1], performed byTaylor Swift, published 27 October 2023:Baby, I know places we won't be found, andThey'll be chasing their tails trying totrackusdown; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seetrack,‎down.She'lltrackhimdownthe mountain and catch him before long.The hurricanetracked downpast the cape before blowing east.The cameramantrackedthe planedownso we have a recording of the crash.

Examples:

EN: It is necessary to take all measures to track down the perpetrators and the tractor.
ES: Hay que tomar todas las medidas, poner en marcha el tractor y buscar a los culpables.
EN: I track down saps that have reason to keep out of the papers.
ES: Cazo a aquellos que intentan evitar los periódicos.
EN: It feels great to track down murderers like these... and find the remedy to finish off the beasts.
ES: Qué sentimiento tan exaltante, amigo, echar a esos asesinos y encontrar el medio de quitar a esos bichillos su forma de dañar.
EN: - Sir. - Go to the construction camp and track down the raiders.
ES: - Vaya al campamento y siga a los asaltantes.
EN: The more expert they get the more difficult they're going to be to track down.
ES: Cuanto más expertos se hagan, más difícil será atraparlos.
EN: "Third: As many searches as I've made," "I haven't been able to track down neither the rider or the twins."
ES: A pesar de las pesquisas realizadas nunca logré encontrar ni a las amazonas ni a los gemelos".
EN: I'll help you track down them coyotes, partner.
ES: Te ayudaré a encontrar a esos coyotes.
EN: And what if you track down these men and kill them?
ES: ¿Y qué pasa si los matan?
EN: Not hard to track down, either.
ES: No es difícil de rastrear.
EN: The FBI has ordered an all-out search to track down the Dillinger mob who are responsible for this brutal crime.
ES: El FBI ordenó una búsqueda exhaustiva para rastrear a la banda Dillinger que es responsable de este crimen brutal.
EN: Well, heaven knows I'm only the sort of beagle that the Boston Star sends out... to track down a bit of news here and there.
ES: Dios sabe que sólo soy el tipo de sabueso que el Boston Star enviaría... para rastrear información aquí y allá.
EN: Yes. You said that Helms had engaged you to track down a pair of rare Bibles and that you had turned one over to him.
ES: Sí, dijo que Helms se comprometió con usted en que localizaría un par de Biblias raras y que usted le entregaría una a él.
EN: We'd also have to track down the other car.
ES: También habrá que encontrar el rastro del segundo coche.
EN: Yeah, but they're gonna be mighty easy to track down.
ES: Sí, pero va a ser fácil rastrearlos.
EN: Eight weddings in three months before I could track down the Royal Romanov necklace on its trail from bridegroom to bridegroom.
ES: Ocho bodas en tres meses. Hasta que por fin encontré el collar de los Romanoff. siguiendo su pista de noviazgo en noviazgo.

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