piste
Meanings
Noun
1. track or trail (left by an animal or person)
2. track (road or other similar beaten path)
3. lead, hint (e.g. in a police investigation) (figurative, figuratively)
4. runway (aviation)
5. track (on a recording) (music)
6. racecourse
7. ring in a circus
8. floor (various activities such as dancing, skating, or fencing)
9. piste (skiing)
Examples22
Une piste automobile dans le désert.
A car track in the desert.
La police est sur la piste d’un complot.
The police are following a lead in a conspiracy.
piste de ski
ski piste, ski slope, ski trail
piste de luge
sled or sledge track
Vous êtes sur la bonne piste.
You're on the right track.
La police a-t-elle des pistes ?
Do the police have any leads?