What does rastreo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rastreo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rastreo in Spanish.

The word rastreo in Spanish means search, follow a trail, drag, locate, contact tracing, contact tracking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rastreo

search

nombre masculino (seguir un rastro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía efectuará un rastreo en la zona donde se perdió el niño.
The police will conduct a search in the area where the child went missing.

follow a trail

verbo transitivo (seguir el rastro) (scent)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La policía usó perros para rastrear al niño desaparecido.
The police used dogs to follow the trail of the missing child.

drag

verbo transitivo (llevar a la rastra)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El barco rastreaba la red a lo largo del fondo del mar.
The boat dragged the net along the bottom of the sea.

locate

verbo transitivo (averiguar, buscar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hay que rastrear el paradero del niño desaparecido.
We need to locate the whereabouts of the missing child.

contact tracing, contact tracking

locución nominal femenina (buscar posibles contagios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trazabilidad de contactos es esencial para contener un brote de infección.
Contact tracing (or: tracking) is essential to contain an outbreak of infections.

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