-
1 lead
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!) (pri)peljati2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga•- 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?) svinec2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina•- leaden* * *I [led]nounchemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnikBritish English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simuliratias dull as lead — zabit, neumenII [led]1.transitive verbzaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;2.intransitive verb nauticalmeriti globino s svinčnicoIII [li:d]nounvodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugiunder s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom kogato be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditito take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kajto give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) predfiguratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu kogato give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovaticards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barveIV [li:d]1.transitive verbvoditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);2.intransitive verbbiti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred komto lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti plesto lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nosto lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nosthis led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjelto lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenjeto lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norcafiguratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodoto lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženitisport to lead by points — voditi po točkahAmerican to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvoScottish juridically to lead evidence — pričatiparliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadevefiguratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodihe is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti
См. также в других словарях:
miserable — mis|er|a|ble [ mız(ə)rəbl ] adjective * 1. ) extremely unhappy or uncomfortable: He looked cold and miserable in the rain. Their evening together had been a miserable failure. a ) a miserable situation or period is one that makes you feel very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
miserable */ — UK [ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) extremely unhappy or uncomfortable He looked cold and miserable in the rain. Their evening together had been a miserable failure. a) a miserable situation or period is one that makes you feel very unhappy The … English dictionary
miserable — [ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l] adj 1) extremely unhappy He looked cold and miserable.[/ex] 2) making you feel very unhappy The weather was miserable.[/ex] 3) a miserable amount of something is very small and not enough miserably adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
miserable — mis|e|ra|ble [ˈmızərəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin miserabilis, from miser; MISER] 1.) extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated ▪ I ve been so miserable since Patrick left me. ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
miserable — [[t]mɪ̱zərəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are miserable, you are very unhappy. I took a series of badly paid secretarial jobs which made me really miserable... She went to bed, miserable and depressed. Derived words: miserably… … English dictionary
miserable — adjective 1 extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated: You re making my life miserable! | There s nothing like a bad cold to make you feel miserable. | You look miserable. What s up? 2 always unhappy,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amount to a hill of beans — to be of little importance. You are making yourself miserable over something that amounts to a hill of beans … New idioms dictionary
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now — Infobox Single Name = Heaven Knows I m Miserable Now Artist = The Smiths from Album = Hatful of Hollow Released = May 21 1984 Format = Recorded = Early 1984 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 3:35 Label = Rough Trade Writer = Johnny Marr Morrissey … Wikipedia
measly miserable paltry — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Google bomb — Google bombing here causes the search query miserable failure to be associated with George W. Bush and Michael Moore The terms Google bomb and Googlewashing refer to practices, such as creating large numbers of links, that cause a web page to… … Wikipedia