it led to a change in his attitude

lead¹ [li:d]

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1. noun

2. adjective

3. transitive verb

4. intransitive verb

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp led

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1. noun

   a. (Sport) to be in the lead (in match) mener ; (in race, league) être en tête

• to take the lead (in race) prendre la tête ; (in match, league) mener

• to have a three-point lead avoir trois points d'avance

• to have a two-minute/ten-metre lead over sb avoir deux minutes/dix mètres d'avance sur qn

   b. ( = initiative) to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn

• to give the lead montrer le chemin

• to give sb a lead montrer l'exemple à qn

• to take the lead in doing sth être le premier à faire qch

   c. ( = clue) piste f

• the police have a lead la police tient une piste

• the fingerprints gave them a lead les empreintes les ont mis sur la piste

   d. (in play, film) rôle m principal

• to play the lead tenir le rôle principal

• to sing the lead chanter le rôle principal

• male/female lead premier rôle m masculin/féminin

• juvenile lead jeune premier m

   e. ( = leash) laisse f

• dogs must be kept on a lead les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse

   f. ( = electrical flex) fil m

   g. ( = news article) article m à la une ; ( = editorial) éditorial m

• the financial crisis is the lead in this morning's papers ( = headlines) la crise financière fait les gros titres des journaux ce matin

2. adjective

• lead guitarist première guitare f

• lead vocalist (chanteur m ) leader m (chanteuse f ) leader f

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = show the way to) [+ person, horse] conduire (to à ) ; [+ procession, parade] être à la tête de

• to lead sb in/out/across faire entrer/sortir/traverser qn

• to lead sb into a room faire entrer qn dans une pièce

• the guide led them through the courtyard le guide leur a fait traverser la cour

• this leads me to an important point cela m'amène à un point important

► to lead the way ( = go ahead) aller devant ; ( = show the way) montrer le chemin

• he led the way to the garage il nous (or les etc) a menés jusqu'au garage

• will you lead the way? passez devant, nous vous suivons

   b. ( = be leader of) [+ government, team] être à la tête de ; [+ regiment] commander

   c. ( = be ahead of) they were leading us by 10 metres ils avaient une avance de 10 mètres sur nous

• to lead the field être en tête

• our country leads the world in textiles notre pays est le leader mondial dans le textile

   d. [+ life, existence] mener

• they lead a simple life ils mènent une vie simple

   e. ( = induce, bring) amener

• I am led to the conclusion that... je suis amené à conclure que...

► to lead sb to do sth

• he led me to believe that he would help me il m'a amené à croire qu'il m'aiderait

• what led you to think that? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à penser ça ?

4. intransitive verb

   a. ( = be ahead) (in match) mener ; (in race) être en tête

• which horse is leading? quel est le cheval en tête ?

• to lead by half a length/three points avoir une demi-longueur/trois points d'avance

• to lead by four goals to three mener (par) quatre buts à trois

   b. ( = go ahead) aller devant ; ( = show the way) montrer le chemin

• you lead, I'll follow passez devant, je vous suis

   c. [dancer] mener

   d. [road, corridor, door] mener (to à)

• where is all this leading? (trend, events) où cela va-t-il nous mener ? ; (questions, reasoning) où veut-il (or voulez-vous etc) en venir ?

• the streets that lead into/from the square les rues qui débouchent sur/partent de la place

   e. ► to lead to

• it led to war cela a conduit à la guerre

• it led to his arrest cela a abouti à son arrestation

• it led to nothing ça n'a mené à rien

• it led to a change in his attitude cela a provoqué un changement dans son attitude

• one thing led to another and we... une chose en amenant une autre, nous...

5. compounds

► lead-in noun entrée f en matière

► lead-up noun préparation f ( to sth de qch)

6. Phrasal Verbs

► lead away separable transitive verb emmener

• he was led away by the soldiers il a été emmené par les soldats

• they led him away to the cells ils l'ont conduit en cellule► lead back separable transitive verb ramener

• they led us back to the office ils nous ont ramenés au bureau► lead off

1. intransitive verb

( = begin) commencer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[corridor, path] partir de

• a passage leading off the foyer un couloir qui part du foyer

• the rooms which lead off the corridor les pièces qui donnent sur le couloir

3. separable transitive verb

= lead away► lead on

1. intransitive verb

( = lead the way) marcher devant

2. separable transitive verb

( = tease) taquiner ; ( = fool) duper ; ( = raise hopes in) donner de faux espoirs à ; (sexually) allumer (inf)► lead up intransitive verb

   a. [path] conduire

• this road leads up to the castle cette route mène au château

• this staircase leads up to the roof cet escalier donne accès au toit

   b. ( = precede) précéder

• the years that led up to the war les années qui ont précédé la guerre

• the events that led up to the revolution les événements qui ont conduit à la révolution

   c. ( = lead on) what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir ?

lead² [led]

1. noun

   a. ( = metal) plomb m

• they pumped him full of lead (inf) ils l'ont criblé de balles

   b. [of pencil] mine f

2. adjective

[object, weight] en plomb

3. compounds

► lead-free adjective sans plomb

► lead pencil noun crayon m à papier

► lead poisoning noun saturnisme m

► lead replacement petrol noun ≈ super m

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1) ( winning position)

2) ( amount by which one is winning) avance f ( over sur)

3) ( initiative)

4) ( clue) piste f

5) Theatre, Cinema ( rôle) rôle m principal

6) ( in newspaper)

7) Electricity ( wire) fil m

8) GB ( for dog) laisse f

noun modifier [ guitarist, guitar] premier/-ière (before n); [ role, singer] principal

transitive verb (prét, pp led)

1) (guide, escort) mener, conduire [person] ( to something à quelque chose; to somebody auprès de quelqu'un; out of hors de; through à travers)

2) ( bring) [path, sign, smell] mener [person] (to à)

3) ( be leader of) mener [army, team, attack, strike, procession]; diriger [orchestra, research]

4) Sport, Commerce ( be ahead of) avoir une avance sur [rival, team]

5) (conduct, have) mener [active life]

intransitive verb (prét, pp led)

1) (go, be directed)

2) ( result in)

3) ( be ahead) [runner, car, company] être en tête; [team, side] mener

4) ( go first) (in walk, procession) aller devant; (in action, discussion) prendre l'initiative

5) ( in dancing) conduire

6) ( in newspaper)

7) ( in boxing)

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- lead on

- lead up to

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1) ( metal) plomb m

2) (colloq) fig ( bullets) pruneaux (colloq) mpl

3) (also black lead) ( graphite) mine f de plomb; ( in pencil) mine f

4) ( of window) (baguette f de) plomb m

5) GB ( for roofing) couverture f de plomb [U]

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SUBJECT AREA: Recording

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He graduated from the Dover Academy (Delaware) in 1882 and was apprenticed in a machine-repair firm in Philadelphia and studied in evening classes at the Spring Garden Institute. In 1888 he took employment in a small Philadelphia machine shop owned by Andrew Scull, specializing in repair and bookbinding machinery. After travels in the western part of the US, in 1891 he became a partner in Scull \& Johnson, Manufacturing Machinists, and established a further company, the New Jersey Wire Stitching Machine Company. He bought out Andrew Scull's interest in October 1894 (the last instalment being paid in 1897) and became an independent general machinist. In 1896 he had perfected a spring motor for the Berliner flat-disc gramophone, and he started experimenting with a more direct method of recording in a spiral groove: that of cutting in wax. Co-operation with Berliner eventually led to the incorporation of the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901. The innumerable court cases stemming from the fact that so many patents for various elements in sound recording and reproduction were in very many hands were brought to an end in 1903 when Johnson was material in establishing cross-licencing agreements between Victor, Columbia Graphophone and Edison to create what is known as a patent pool. Early on, Johnson had a thorough experience in all matters concerning the development and manufacture of both gramophones and records. He made and patented many major contributions in all these fields, and his approach was very business-like in that the contribution to cost of each part or process was always a decisive factor in his designs. This attitude was material in his consulting work for the sister company, the Gramophone Company, in London before it set up its own factories in 1910. He had quickly learned the advantages of advertising and of providing customers with durable equipment and records. This motivation was so strong that Johnson set up a research programme for determining the cause of wear in records. It turned out to depend on groove profile, and from 1911 one particular profile was adhered to and processes for transforming the grooves of valuable earlier records were developed. Without precise measuring instruments, he used the durability as the determining factor. Johnson withdrew more and more to the role of manager, and the Victor Talking Machine Company gained such a position in the market that the US anti-trust legislation was used against it. However, a generation change in the Board of Directors and certain erroneous decisions as to product line started a decline, and in February 1926 Johnson withdrew on extended sick leave: these changes led to the eventual sale of Victor. However, Victor survived due to the advent of radio and the electrification of replay equipment and became a part of Radio Corporation of America. In retirement Johnson took up various activities in the arts and sciences and financially supported several projects; his private yacht was used in 1933 in work with the Smithsonian Institution on a deep-sea hydrographie and fauna-collecting expedition near Puerto Rico.

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