deutschdictionary
verb
(TO FIND OR LOCATE SOMETHING)
The police are trying to track down the suspect. - Die Polizei versucht, den Verdächtigen aufzuspüren.
(TO DISCOVER OR IDENTIFY SOMETHING)
It is difficult to detect the error in the system. - Es ist schwierig, den Fehler im System aufzuspüren.
(TO FOLLOW OR TRACK THE PATH OF SOMETHING)
The investigators were able to trace the origin of the money. - Die Ermittler konnten die Herkunft des Geldes aufspüren.