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1 lead
I 1. [liːd]to be in the lead to have the lead essere in testa o al primo posto; to go into the lead to take the lead — passare in testa, assumere il comando
2) (amount by which one is winning) vantaggio m. ( over su)3) (initiative)to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn
4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale6) giorn.7) el. (wire) filo m.8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.9) (in cards)2. II 1. [liːd]1) (guide, escort) guidare, condurre [ person] (to sth. a qcs.; to sb. da qcn.)to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.
to lead sb. across the road — fare attraversare la strada a qcn
2) (bring) [path, sign] portare (to a), guidare (to da, verso); [ smell] guidare [ person] (to da, verso)3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa
5) (cause, influence)to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare
6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. led)1) (go, be directed)to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a
2) (result in)to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]
one thing led to another, and we... — da cosa nacque cosa, e noi
3) (be ahead) [ company] essere in testa; [runner, car, team] condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare6) giorn.to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]
7) (in boxing)8) (in cards) essere di mano•- lead off- lead on••III 1. [led]to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa
1) (metal) piombo m.2) colloq. fig. (bullets) piombo m.3) (anche blacklead) (graphite) grafite f.; (in pencil) mina f.4) mar. (for sounding) piombo m., scandaglio m.5) BE (for roofing) piombo m.2.lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo
••to fill o pump sb. full of lead colloq. riempire qcn. di piombo; to get the lead out AE colloq. (stop loafing) darsi una mossa; (speed up) liberarsi della zavorra; to go over AE o down BE like a lead balloon — colloq. fallire miseramente
* * *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!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.)3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.)5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.)2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.)2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.)3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.)4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.)6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?)•- 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?)2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.)•- leaden* * *lead (1) /lɛd/n.4 (tipogr.) interlinea5 [u] (fig.) piombo; proiettili● ( slang) lead balloon, fiasco (fig.); fallimento □ (elettr.) lead-covered cable, cavo sotto piombo □ (fam. USA) lead foot (o lead-footed driver), automobilista che ha il piede pesante ( sull'acceleratore) □ (chim., ecc.) lead-free, senza piombo: lead-free petrol, benzina senza piombo; benzina verde □ (miner.) lead glance, galena □ lead grey, (color) plumbeo: The sky turned a lead grey, il cielo si fece plumbeo □ (naut.) lead line, scandaglio a sagola □ lead paint, minio □ (med.) lead paralysis, paralisi saturnina □ lead pencil, matita ( di grafite) □ ( slang USA) lead-pipe cinch, fatto inevitabile; certezza assoluta □ lead piping, tubazione di piombo □ (med.) lead poisoning, avvelenamento da piombo; saturnismo □ lead seal, piombino ( per sigillare) □ lead shot, pallini di piombo □ lead wool, lana di piombo ( per condutture dell'acqua) □ (naut.) to cast (o to heave) the lead, gettare lo scandaglio □ ( slang) to have lead in one's pencil, esser pieno di vigore sessuale □ ( slang) to put lead in sb. 's pencil, dare la carica a q. □ (fam. ingl.) to swing the lead, oziare, battere la fiacca; darsi malato, marcare visita.♦ lead (2) /li:d/n.1 [u] comando; guida; posizione di testa; primo posto; avanguardia: We will follow your lead, ci lasceremo guidare da te; ti verremo dietro; to be in the lead, essere all'avanguardia; ( in una gara o classifica) essere in testa, essere al comando, condurre; Burns pulled out to an early lead, Burns passò ben presto in testa; ( sport) to gain the lead, portarsi in testa; prendere il comando; passare in vantaggio; to take the lead, prendere l'iniziativa; prendere il comando; ( in una gara o classifica) portarsi in testa; Asia has taken the lead in car production, l'Asia è diventata la prima produttrice al mondo di automobili; to lose the lead, perdere il comando, ( in una gara o classifica) perdere il primo posto (o la prima posizione)2 ( anche polit.) vantaggio: He has a good lead over the other candidates, ha un buon vantaggio sugli altri candidati3 suggerimento; indizio; pista, traccia: to give sb. a lead in solving a problem, dare a q. un suggerimento per la soluzione d'un problema; to follow (up) various leads, seguire varie piste5 (teatr., cinem.) parte principale; primo attore, prima attrice: to play the lead, avere il ruolo principale: DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I thought that George Harrington was perfect for the lead role, penso che George Harrington fosse perfetto nel ruolo di protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-6 ( a carte) mano: Whose lead is it?, chi è di mano?; Your lead!, la mano è tua!; sta a te!; sei di mano tu!18 (pl.) (autom., elettr.) collegamenti; fili● lead-in, introduzione; ( radio, TV) filo dell'antenna, discesa d'antenna □ ( basket) lead official, primo arbitro □ (equit.) lead rope, longia, longina ( corda per guidare un cavallo a mano) □ (mecc.) lead-screw, madrevite □ (mus.) lead singer, voce principale ( di un gruppo musicale) □ lead time, intervallo tra l'inizio e la fine di un processo di produzione □ (mus.) lead violin, primo violino □ (mus.) lead vocals, voce solista; prima voce □ ( sport) to give sb. the lead, mandare in vantaggio q. □ to give sb. a lead, fare strada a, instradare q. □ ( a carte) return lead, rimessa ( di carta dello stesso seme).(to) lead (1) /lɛd/A v. t.1 piombare; impiombare; rivestire di piombo3 (tipogr.) interlineareB v. i.( della canna d'arma da fuoco) incrostarsi di piombo.♦ (to) lead (2) /li:d/(pass. e p. p. led)A v. t.1 condurre, essere alla testa di; guidare ( anche nella danza): to lead the demonstration, essere alla testa dei dimostranti; to lead a blind man, guidare un cieco; The captain led his team onto the field, il capitano era alla testa della squadra quando entrarono in campo3 condurre, portare (a): This road will lead you to the country house, questa strada ti condurrà (o ti porterà) alla villa6 convincere; persuadere; indurre; portare (fig.): His embarrassment led me to believe he was lying, il suo imbarazzo mi ha indotto (o mi ha portato) a credere che mentisse7 essere il primo di; essere in testa a: Saudi Arabia leads the world in oil production, l'Arabia Saudita è il primo paese del mondo per produzione del petrolio9 (mus.) dirigere: to lead an orchestra [a band, a chorus], dirigere un'orchestra [una banda, un coro]10 ( a carte) giocare (o calare) come prima carta; aprire il gioco con: to lead the ace of hearts, calare l'asso di cuori (in apertura di gioco)15 ( sport) passare in avanti, prolungare la palla (o il disco) per ( un compagno); fare un suggerimento aB v. i.1 essere in testa; fare strada; essere in vantaggio; ( sport) condurre: (autom.) Which car is leading?, quale macchina è in testa (o conduce)?2 – to lead to, condurre a; portare a: All roads lead to Rome, tutte le strade portano a Roma; This situation could lead to war, questa situazione potrebbe portare alla guerra3 ( boxe) saggiare l'avversario; partire (fig.): Never lead with your right, non partire mai di destro!6 (elettr.) essere in anticipo● to lead sb. by the hand, condurre q. per mano □ to lead sb. by the nose, tenere q. al guinzaglio; tenere il piede sul collo a q. □ to lead sb. captive, far prigioniero q. □ to lead the dance, aprire le danze □ to lead a double life, avere una doppia vita □ to lead the fashion, dettare la moda □ ( sport) to lead from the start, prendere subito il comando ( della corsa) □ (fam.) to lead sb. a hard life, rendere la vita difficile a q.; tormentare q. □ (fig.) to lead sb. a merry (o a pretty) dance, menare q. per il naso; portare a spasso q. (fig.) □ to lead a parade, aprire una sfilata □ ( sport) to lead the race, condurre (la corsa); aprire la corsa; essere in testa □ to lead the way, fare strada; (fig.) prendere l'iniziativa □ to lead with one's chin, ( boxe) cominciare l'incontro con il mento scoperto; (fig.) gettarsi ( in una discussione, ecc.) a capofitto; esporsi; scoprirsi; essere avventato □ led horse, cavallo condotto a mano; cavallo di riserva □ (prov.) One thing leads to another, da cosa nasce cosa.* * *I 1. [liːd]to be in the lead to have the lead essere in testa o al primo posto; to go into the lead to take the lead — passare in testa, assumere il comando
2) (amount by which one is winning) vantaggio m. ( over su)3) (initiative)to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn
4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale6) giorn.7) el. (wire) filo m.8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.9) (in cards)2. II 1. [liːd]1) (guide, escort) guidare, condurre [ person] (to sth. a qcs.; to sb. da qcn.)to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.
to lead sb. across the road — fare attraversare la strada a qcn
2) (bring) [path, sign] portare (to a), guidare (to da, verso); [ smell] guidare [ person] (to da, verso)3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa
5) (cause, influence)to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare
6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. led)1) (go, be directed)to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a
2) (result in)to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]
one thing led to another, and we... — da cosa nacque cosa, e noi
3) (be ahead) [ company] essere in testa; [runner, car, team] condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare6) giorn.to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]
7) (in boxing)8) (in cards) essere di mano•- lead off- lead on••III 1. [led]to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa
1) (metal) piombo m.2) colloq. fig. (bullets) piombo m.3) (anche blacklead) (graphite) grafite f.; (in pencil) mina f.4) mar. (for sounding) piombo m., scandaglio m.5) BE (for roofing) piombo m.2.lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo
••to fill o pump sb. full of lead colloq. riempire qcn. di piombo; to get the lead out AE colloq. (stop loafing) darsi una mossa; (speed up) liberarsi della zavorra; to go over AE o down BE like a lead balloon — colloq. fallire miseramente
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2 clip
I [klɪp]1) (in surgery, on clipboard) pinza f.; (for paper) graffetta f., clip f.; (on pen, earring) clip f.; (for hair) molletta f., fermaglio m.; (jewellery) fermaglio m., clip f.2) el. (for wire) morsetto m.3) mil. (anche cartridge clip) pacchetto m. di caricamentoII 1. [klɪp]1) (by hooking) agganciare [pen, microphone]; (by securing) puntare [ brooch]2) BE bucare [ ticket]2.verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (by hooking) [pen, etc.] agganciarsi; (by fastening) [lamp, etc.] fissarsiIII [klɪp]1) (wool) tosatura f.2) telev. cinem. clip m., spezzone m. ( from di)••IV [klɪp]to give sb. a clip on the ear — colloq. dare uno scappellotto a qcn
1) (cut) spuntare, potare [ hedge]; tagliare [nails, hair, moustache]; tosare [dog, sheep]; tarpare [ wing]2) (hit) colpire••to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn
* * *I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.)2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.)2. noun1) (an act of clipping.)2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.)3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.)2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).)* * *I [klɪp]1. nCine sequenza2. vt(cut: gen) tagliare, (sheep, dog) tosare, (hedge) potare, tagliare, (ticket) forare, (article from newspaper) ritagliareII [klɪp]1. n(paperclip) graffetta, (Brit: bulldog clip) fermafogli m inv, (hair clip) molletta, (brooch) spilla, fermaglio, (holding hose etc) anello d'attacco2. vt(also: clip together) (papers) attaccare (con una graffetta)•- clip on* * *clip (1) /klɪp/n.1 clip; graffa; graffetta; grappa; fascetta; fermaglio; molletta: cable clip, fascetta fermacavo ( di bicicletta, ecc.); hair clip, molletta per capelli; forcina; paper clip, graffetta; clip3 (mil.) caricatore; nastro● clip fastener, bottone automatico □ (elettr.) clip lead, cavetto a pinza.clip (2) /klɪp/n.6 (cinem.) inserto filmato; clip: DIALOGO → - Discussing sport- Here's a clip of the crash, ecco un clip dell'incidente; (TV) film clip, filmato; (mus.) video clip, videoclip; video7 (al pl.) tosatrice; macchinetta (fam.)● (comput.) clip art, clip art □ ( slang USA) clip artist, imbroglione; truffatore; bidonista (pop.); baro □ ( slang) clip joint, locale con prezzi esagerati; locale dove pelano □ (fam. USA) at a clip, alla volta; per volta.(to) clip (1) /klɪp/A v. t.fermare con una graffa (o con un fermaglio, con una clip); attaccare ( insieme); graffare: Please, clip these sheets together, per favore, attacca insieme questi fogliB v. i.(to) clip (2) /klɪp/A v. t.2 tosare: to clip sheep [a hedge], tosare pecore [una siepe]5 ( nella pronuncia) troncare: to clip one's g's, troncare i gerundi ( pronunciando goin', speakin', per going, speaking)7 (fam.) dare una sberla (o uno scappellotto, un colpo) a: to clip sb. round the ear, dare uno scappellotto a q.8 ( slang) imbrogliare; spogliare (q. del suo denaro); pelare (fam.); tosare (fam.): Don't go to that shop: they'll clip you, non andare in quel negozio: ti pelanoB v. i.(seguito da avv. o compl.) muoversi rapidamente; filare; sfrecciare● to clip sb. 's claws, mozzare gli artigli a q. □ to clip coupons, staccare tagliandi; (fin.) staccare cedole □ to clip sb. 's wings, tarpare le ali a q.* * *I [klɪp]1) (in surgery, on clipboard) pinza f.; (for paper) graffetta f., clip f.; (on pen, earring) clip f.; (for hair) molletta f., fermaglio m.; (jewellery) fermaglio m., clip f.2) el. (for wire) morsetto m.3) mil. (anche cartridge clip) pacchetto m. di caricamentoII 1. [klɪp]1) (by hooking) agganciare [pen, microphone]; (by securing) puntare [ brooch]2) BE bucare [ ticket]2.verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (by hooking) [pen, etc.] agganciarsi; (by fastening) [lamp, etc.] fissarsiIII [klɪp]1) (wool) tosatura f.2) telev. cinem. clip m., spezzone m. ( from di)••IV [klɪp]to give sb. a clip on the ear — colloq. dare uno scappellotto a qcn
1) (cut) spuntare, potare [ hedge]; tagliare [nails, hair, moustache]; tosare [dog, sheep]; tarpare [ wing]2) (hit) colpire••to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn
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