without a trace

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Definition of without a trace - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

disappeardisappearing completely with no evidence left

The thief vanished without a trace.

disappeared

vanished

absenceleaving no sign or indication behind

The documents were destroyed without a trace.

imperceptibly

invisibly

unnoticeably

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Expressions with without a trace

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disappear without a trace

vanish completely leaving no evidence

The magician made the rabbit disappear without a trace.

sink without a trace

fail suddenly and completely

The new product sank without a trace after its launch.

vanish without a trace

disappear completely leaving no evidence

The magician made the rabbit vanish without a trace.

Expressions with trace

trace out

draw or sketch something

She traced out the design on paper.

trace down

find something or someone after a search

The detective managed to trace down the suspect.

leave no trace

not leave any evidence of presence or actions

The spy left no trace after the mission.

sink without trace

fail to attract any attention or success

His new book sank without trace after its release.

without leaving a trace

adv.

in a way that leaves no evidence behind

The thief vanished without leaving a trace.

no trace of

complete lack of any sign or evidence of something

There was no trace of the missing keys anywhere.

Terms with without a trace included in their meaning

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disappear in smoke

magic

vanish completely without leaving a trace

disappear into thin air

disappearance

vanish completely without a trace

into thin air

adv.

disappearance

without leaving a trace

melt into thin air

disappearance

disappear completely without a trace

up in smoke

adv.

disappearance

vanished without a trace

dissolve into thin air

vanish

disappear completely without a trace

evaporate

science

disappear without a trace

go with the wind

disappearance

disappear or vanish without a trace

Examples of without a trace in a sentence

The magician made the coin vanish without a trace.
The thief vanished without a trace after the heist.
The ship disappeared without a trace in the storm.

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French:sans laisser de traces, sans laisser de trace, ...
German:spurlos, ...
Italian:senza traccia, ...
Spanish:sin dejar huella, sin rastro, ...
Portuguese:sem deixar rasto, sem vestígios, ...
Chinese:无影无踪, 不留痕迹, ...
Japanese:跡形もなく, 痕跡を残さずに, ...
Arabic:دُون أَي أَثَر, دُونَ أَثَر, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא עֲקֵבוֹת, בְּלִי לְהַשְׁאִיר עַקֵּבוֹת, ...
Russian:бесследно, без остатка, ...
Ukrainian:безслідно, без залишку, ...
Hindi:बिना कोई निशान छोड़े, बिना कोई सबूत छोड़े, ...
Bengali:কোনো চিহ্ন না রেখে, কোনও চিহ্ন ছাড়াই, ...
Catalan:sense deixar rastre, sense cap indici, ...
Czech:beze stopy, bez stopy, ...
Danish:uden spor, helt uden spor, ...
Dutch:zonder spoor, spoorloos, ...
Greek:χωρίς ίχνος, χωρίς κανένα ίχνος, ...
Hungarian:nyomtalanul, ...
Khmer:ដោយគ្មានស្លាកស្នាម, ដោយគ្មានដាន, ...
Korean:흔적 없이, 아무 흔적도 없이, ...
Persian:بدون هیچ ردی, بدون هیچ اثری, ...
Polish:bez śladu, nie pozostawiając śladu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem deixar rastro, ...
Romanian:fără urmă, fără a lăsa urme, ...
Swedish:utan ett spår, utan att lämna något spår, ...
Thai:อย่างไร้ร่องรอย, โดยไม่ทิ้งร่องรอย, ...
Turkish:iz bırakmadan, iz bırakmaksızın, ...
Vietnamese:không để lại dấu vết, không còn dấu vết, ...

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