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I [liːd] led vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (conduct) condurrehe is easily led — si lascia facilmente convincere or influenzare
2) (be the leader of: government) essere a capo di, (party) essere alla guida or a capo di, (expedition, movement) guidare, (revolution) capeggiare, (team) capitanare, (league, procession) essere in testa a, (orchestra) Brit essere il primo violino di, Am dirigereto lead the field — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia nel campo
3) (life, existence) condurre4) (induce) indurre, portareto lead sb to believe that... — far credere a qn che...
it led me to the conclusion that... — mi ha portato alla conclusione che...
2. vi1) (go in front) andare avanti, Cards essere di mano2) (in match, race) essere in testa3) (street, corridor) portare4)to lead to — portare aone thing led to another... — una cosa tira l'altra...
3. n1) (front position) posizione f di testa, (distance, time ahead) vantaggioto be in the lead Sport — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia
to be in the lead by 5 points to 4 — condurre or essere in testa per 5 a 4
to take the lead Sport — passare in testa, fig prendere l'iniziativa
it's your lead Cards — sei tu di mano
2) Elec filo (elettrico)3) (for dog) guinzaglio4) (clue) indizio, pista5) Theatre parte f or ruolo principalemale/female lead — protagonista m/f maschile/femminile
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22 pointer point·er n
['pɔɪntə(r)]1) (indicator) lancetta, (stick) bacchetta2) (dog) pointer m invto give sb some pointers on... — consigliare qn su...
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23 red herring
nome (distraction) depistaggio m.* * *1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) (pista falsa)2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) (pista falsa)* * *nfig falsa pista* * *nome (distraction) depistaggio m.
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clue — [kly] n. f. ÉTYM. 1956; mot provençal, de même origine que cluse. ❖ ♦ Géogr. et régional (rare). Cluse en canyon. || Les clues de Haute Provence … Encyclopédie Universelle
Clue — clue, cluse, cluso nf enceinte fermée par des rochers escarpés; gorge fermée; passage resserré … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France
Clue — trademark the US name for the game ↑Cluedo … Dictionary of contemporary English