あしあと【足跡】  (ashiato) | |
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| 1 〔足の跡〕 a footprint; a footmark; a spoor;  a track. |
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|  烏の足跡 ⇒からす1 |
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| ・恐竜の足跡の化石 a fossilized footprint of a dinosaur |
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| ・猫の足跡 a cat's footprint(s) |
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| ・雪男の足跡 the footprints of  a yeti [an Abominable Snowman]. |
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| 畳の上に泥棒の泥だらけの足跡があった. The burglar left muddy footprints on the tatami mat flooring. |
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| ・現場に残された足跡が容疑者の靴底の模様と一致した. The footprints left at the scene matched the pattern on the soles of the suspect's shoes. |
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| ・死体のそばに熊の足跡が多数発見された. A lot of bear pawprints were found near the dead body. |
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| こんなところに足跡をつけた奴はだれだ! Who's the moron [idiot] who left his footprints here?! |
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| ・私は猫が足跡をつけてよごした廊下を拭いた. I wiped the cat's dirty footprints off the hallway floor. |
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| 捜査員は現場から殺人犯のものと思われる足跡3 個を採取した. A member of the crime squad found three footprints at the scene of the crime believed to be those of the murderer. |
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| 2 〔行方･足どり〕 a trail. |
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| 警察は逃走中の犯人の足跡を追った. The police followed the trail of the fugitive [runaway] criminal. |
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| 3 〔業績･そくせき〕 a mark. [⇒そくせき1] |
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| 4 【電算】 〔書き込み〕 a message; a post; a note. |
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| 足跡を残す leave [post] a message [note]; make a post. |
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