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1 lead
I [liːd] past tense, past participle led [led]1. verb1) to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction:يَقودYou led us to believe that we would be paid!
2) to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course:يوصِلُA small path leads through the woods.
3) ( with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs:يُؤَدّي، يُسَبِّبThe heavy rain led to serious floods.
4) to be first (in):يسير في المُقَدِّمَهHe is still leading in the competition.
5) to live (a certain kind of life):يعيشُShe leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.
2. noun1) the front place or position:المَركِز الأوَّل، المُقَدِّمَهHe has taken over the lead in the race.
2) the state of being first:ريادَه، المكان الأوَّلWe have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.
3) the act of leading:قِيادَهWe all followed his lead.
4) the amount by which one is ahead of others:سَبْقHe has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).
رَسَن للكلاب، حِزام جِلْديAll dogs must be kept on a lead.
مَعلوماتThe police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.
الدَّوْر الرَّئيسي II [led] nounWho plays the lead in that film?
1) ( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal:مَعْدَن الرَّصاصAre these pipes made of lead or copper?
2) the part of a pencil that leaves a mark:رصاص قَلَم الرَّصاصThe lead of my pencil has broken.
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lead a dog's life — {v. phr.}, {informal} To live a hard life, work hard, and be treated unkindly. * /A new college student of long ago led a dog s life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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lead a dog's life — live a hard life, work hard and be treated unkindly He says that he has been leading a dog s life since he started his new job … Idioms and examples
lead a dog's life — lead an easy life, live a life of leisure … English contemporary dictionary
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life — See: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BIG AS LIFE, CAT HAS NINE LIVES, CHARMED LIFE, COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE, FACTS OF LIFE, FOR DEAR LIFE, FOR THE LIFE OF ONE, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, NIGHT LIFE, NOT ON YOUR LIFE OR ONE S LIFE, TAKE ONE S LIFE IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
life — See: between life and death, big as life, cat has nine lives, charmed life, come alive or come to life, facts of life, for dear life, for the life of one, lead a dog s life, night life, not on your life or not on one s life, take one s life in… … Словарь американских идиом
dog — See: EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, GO TO THE DOGS, HOT DOG, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE, RAIN CATS AND DOGS … Dictionary of American idioms
