-
1 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) előre tolakodik, nem várja ki a sorát -
2 lead
főszerep, vezető szerep, mérőón, ólom, tápcsatorna to lead: elöl megy, ólommal zár, késztet, ólommal tölt* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vezet, irányít2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vezet3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) vezet vmire4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) vezet5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) vmilyen életet él2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vezetés2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) elsőség3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vezetőszerep4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vezet vmennyivel5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) póráz6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) nyom7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) főszerep•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) ólom2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit•- leaden
См. также в других словарях:
ahead — adverb 1 IN FRONT OF in front of someone or something by a short distance: He kept his gaze fixed on the car ahead. (+ of): Tim pointed to a tree ahead of them. | up ahead: We could see the lights of Las Vegas up ahead.27. 2 FORWARD if someone or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ahead — I [[t]əhe̱d[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, ahead is used in phrasal verbs such as get ahead , go ahead , and press ahead .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, n ADV, ADV with cl Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look … English dictionary
ahead of — {prep.} 1. In a position of advantage or power over. * /He studies all the time, because he wants to stay ahead of his classmates./ 2. In front of; before. * /The troop leader walked a few feet ahead of the boys./ 3. Earlier than; previous to,… … Dictionary of American idioms
ahead of — {prep.} 1. In a position of advantage or power over. * /He studies all the time, because he wants to stay ahead of his classmates./ 2. In front of; before. * /The troop leader walked a few feet ahead of the boys./ 3. Earlier than; previous to,… … Dictionary of American idioms
ahead\ of — prep. 1. In a position of advantage or power over. He studies all the time, because he wants to stay ahead of his classmates. 2. In front of; before. The troop leader walked a few feet ahead of the boys. 3. Earlier than; previous to, before.… … Словарь американских идиом
ahead of — 1 Blanche went ahead of the others: IN FRONT OF, before. 2 we have a demanding trip ahead of us: IN STORE FOR, waiting for. 3 two months ahead of schedule: IN ADVANCE OF, before, earlier than. 4 in terms of these amenities, Britain is ahead of… … Useful english dictionary
The Open Boat — 1st US edition of The Open Boat, illustrated by Will H. Bradley The Open Boat is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of… … Wikipedia
The Mole (U.S. Season 3) — Infobox tvseason season name = Celebrity Mole: Hawaii caption = show name = The Mole dvd release date = March 23, 2004 dvd format = country = USA network = ABC first aired = January 8, 2003 last aired = February 12, 2003 num episodes = 6 prev… … Wikipedia
ahead of — 1) Blanche went ahead of the others Syn: in front of, before 2) we have a demanding trip ahead of us Syn: in store for, waiting for 3) two months ahead of schedule Syn: in advance of, before … Thesaurus of popular words
The Mole (Australia season 4) — The Mole in Paradise Country of origin Australia No. of episodes 10 Broadcast … Wikipedia
The War of the Worlds (radio) — The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air . It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on October 30, 1938 and aired over the WABC Radio network. Directed and narrated… … Wikipedia