track down

track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) localizar, dar con, encontrar, averiguar el paradero
v + o + adv, v + adv + o (trace) \<\<criminal/lost object\>\> localizar*, encontrar*; \<\<missing person\>\> averiguar* el paradero de, dar* con

to try to track down the cause of the problem — tratar de averiguar la causa del problema

VT + ADV (=locate) [+ suspect, document, information] localizar, ubicar (LAm); [+ missing person] averiguar el paradero de, localizar

we eventually tracked him down in the library — finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca

scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection — los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección

eventually I tracked down a copy of the novel — finalmente localicé un ejemplar de la novela

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o (trace) \<\<criminal/lost object\>\> localizar*, encontrar*; \<\<missing person\>\> averiguar* el paradero de, dar* con

to try to track down the cause of the problem — tratar de averiguar la causa del problema


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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