seal+of+a+company

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

to increase one's lead — aumentare il proprio vantaggio (by di)

to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.

to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa

to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a

to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]

to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]

to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa

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

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

to increase one's lead — aumentare il proprio vantaggio (by di)

to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.

to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa

to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a

to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]

to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]

to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa

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

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

to be or hang in the balance (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

his life hung in the balance — sein Leben hing an einem dünnen or seidenen Faden

sense of balance — Gleichgewichtssinn m

to throw sb off ( his) balance — jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

on the balance of probabilities... — wenn man die Möglichkeiten gegeneinander abwägt,...

balance of terror — Gleichgewicht nt des Schreckens

to strike the right balance between old and new/import and export — den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen Alt und Neu finden/das richtige Verhältnis von Import zu Export finden

on balance (fig) — alles in allem

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz f

balance in hand (Comm) — Kassen(be)stand m

balance carried forward — Saldovortrag or -übertrag m

balance due (Banking) — Debetsaldo m, Soll nt; (Comm) Rechnungsbetrag m

or favor (US) — Saldoguthaben nt

balance of payments/trade — Zahlungs-/Handelsbilanz f

to pay off the balance — den Rest bezahlen; (Banking) den Saldo begleichen

my father has promised to make up the balance — mein Vater hat versprochen, die Differenz zu (be)zahlen

to balance sth against sth — etw einer Sache (dat) gegenüberstellen

with a ball balancing on its nose — mit einem Ball, den er auf der Nase balancierte