conduce l'azienda da dieci anni

lead

( accompagnare) take

veicolo drive

azienda run

acque, gas carry, take

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condurre v.tr.

1 ( guidare) to lead*, to guide, to conduct; ( un veicolo) to drive*: condurre qlcu. per mano, to lead s.o. by the hand; condurre un'auto, to drive a car; condurre l'esercito alla vittoria, to lead the army on to victory; condurre qlcu. passo a passo al successo, to lead s.o. steadily towards success // condurre a buon fine, to bring to a successful conclusion // condurre la partita, la gara, to lead the match, the race; condurre la classifica, to be classed first, ( di disco) to be number one, ( di libro) to be top of the best-sellers' list

2 ( gestire) to run*; to manage, to conduct: conduce l'azienda da dieci anni, he's been running the company for ten years; l'affare è stato condotto male, bene, the deal was negotiated unskilfully, skilfully; condurre le trattative, to conduct negotiations; condurre un dibattito, to conduct a debate

3 ( accompagnare, portare) to take*, to bring*: un autobus privato conduce i bambini a scuola, a private bus takes the children to school; ti ci condurrò io in auto, I'll take you there by car

4 ( eseguire, effettuare) to carry out, to conduct: condurre delle ricerche, to carry out researches; condurre un sondaggio ( di opinione), to conduct an opinion poll; l governo intende condurre una politica di riforme, the government intends to carry out a policy of reform

5 ( indurre, spingere) to drive*, to lead*: condurre alla rovina qlcu., qlco., to lead s.o., sthg. to ruin; condurre qlcu. alla disperazione, to drive s.o. to despair

6 ( vivere) to lead*: condurre una doppia vita, to lead a double life; condurre una vita miserevole, to lead a miserable life

7 (fis.) to conduct

8 ( tracciare) to draw*: condurre la perpendicolare di A e B, to draw a perpendicular line from A to B

◆ v. intr. to lead*: tutte le strade conducono a Roma, all roads lead to Rome.

◘ condursi v.rifl.

1 ( agire) to act, to behave: condurre bene, to behave (well)

2 (non com.) ( giungere, spingersi) to get*, to go*.

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1. [kon'durre]

1) (persona: accompagnare) to take, (guidare) to lead

2) (azienda, affari) to run, manage, (trattative) to hold, conduct, (orchestra) to conduct

3) (automobile) to drive, (aereo) to pilot, (barca) to steer

4) (trasportare: acqua, gas) to convey

5) Fis to conduct

2. vr (condursi)

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verbo transitivo

1) (accompagnare) to guide, to lead* [ persona]; to accompany, to lead* [gruppo, visitatori]; (in automobile) to drive* [ persona] (a to)

2) (portare) to take* [ persona]

3) (guidare) to drive* [automobile, autobus, treno]

4) (essere a capo di) to direct, to manage, to run* [azienda, reparto]

5) (trascorrere)

6) el. fis. to conduct [ elettricità]

7) (eseguire) to conduct [esperimento, ricerca, indagine]

8) sport (essere in vantaggio) to lead* [ gara]

9) rad. telev. (presentare) to host, to anchor AE

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (portare)

verbo pronominale condursi to behave

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condurre

/kon'durre/ [13]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (accompagnare) to guide, to lead* [ persona]; to accompany, to lead* [gruppo, visitatori]; (in automobile) to drive* [ persona] (a to)

 2 (portare) to take* [ persona]; condurre qcs. a buon fine fig. to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion; condurre qcn. alla follia fig. to drive sb. to madness

 3 (guidare) to drive* [automobile, autobus, treno]

 4 (essere a capo di) to direct, to manage, to run* [azienda, reparto]; condurre il dibattito to lead the debate

 5 (trascorrere) condurre una vita onesta to live o lead an honest life

 6 el. fis. to conduct [ elettricità]

 7 (eseguire) to conduct [esperimento, ricerca, indagine]

 8 sport (essere in vantaggio) to lead* [ gara]

 9 rad. telev. (presentare) to host, to anchor AE

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) (portare) condurre a [sentiero, strada, scala] to go o take o lead to [casa, mare, fiume]

III condursi verbo pronominale

 to behave.