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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!) viesť; priviesť2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) viesť3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) spôsobiť4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) byť na čele5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viesť2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vedenie2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prvenstvo3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) príklad4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) náskok5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) vôdzka, remeň6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) tip (na)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hlavná úloha•- 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?) olovo; olovený2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) tuha•- leaden* * *• vedenie• vodit• viest• vodcovstvo• zac(ín)at• žit• sonda• šnúra (i elektro)• sužovat• spravovat• tuha• tip• príklad• presviedcat• predbiehat• hlavná hloha (div.)• iniciatíva• byt v cele• byt prvý• prvenstvo• remienok• ovplyvnovat• pohnút• pokyn• olovnica• olovo
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tip one's hand — phrasal : to show one s hand the Justice department wouldn t tip its hand by saying what its next move … would be Newsweek * * * informal reveal one s intentions inadvertently … Useful english dictionary
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tip one's mitt — phrasal see tip one s hand … New Collegiate Dictionary
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tip — tip1 [tip] n. [ME tippe, akin to MLowG tip, point, top, Ger zipf in zipfel, an end, tip, prob. < IE base * dumb , tail > Avestan duma , tail] 1. the pointed, tapering, or rounded end or top of something long and slim 2. something attached… … English World dictionary
To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
