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to lead sb to believe

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1 to lead somebody to believe something

to lead somebody to believe something

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2 believe

believe

A vtr

1 ( accept as true) croire [evidence, statement, fact, person] ; believe (you) me! croyez-moi! believe it or not croyez-le ou pas ; would you believe it? le croiriez-vous? ; I'll believe it when I see it je le croirai quand je le verrai ; it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire ; I can't believe (that) he did that je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela ; I can believe that of her! ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle! ; don't you believe it! n'en croyez rien! ; I don't believe you! ce n'est pas vrai! ; I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire ; I don't believe a word of it! je n'en crois pas un mot! ; if he's to be believed à l'en croire ; I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul ; I can't believe my luck! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ; she could hardly ou scarcely believe her eyes elle en croyait à peine ses yeux ;

2 (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer ; I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison ; Mr Smith, I believe? M. Smith, je crois? ; it is believed that on croit or estime que ; he is believed to be dead on le croit mort ; she is believed to be a spy on pense que c'est une espionne ; to believe sth to be true/false croire or estimer que qch est vrai/faux ; to have reason to believe that avoir des raisons de croire que ; I have every reason to believe that j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que ; to let sb believe (that) laisser croire à qn que ; to lead sb to believe (that) faire croire à qn que ; to give sb to believe (that) donner à qn des raisons de croire que ; I believe so je crois que oui ; I believe not je crois que non.

B vi

1 (have confidence, trust) to believe in croire à ; [promises, discipline, exercise etc] ; to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn ; to believe in doing croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire ; I believe in taking a cold shower every morning je crois qu'il est bon de prendre une douche froide tous les matins ; to fight for what one believes in lutter pour ce en quoi on croit or pour ses convictions ; you have to believe in what you do il faut croire à or avoir foi dans ce qu'on fait ;

2 Relig avoir la foi ; to believe in God/reincarnation croire en Dieu/à la réincarnation ; to believe in ghosts croire aux fantômes.

C v refl to believe oneself to be se croire ; he believes himself to be really clever il se croit vraiment intelligent.

Idiom

seeing is believing il faut le voir pour le croire.

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3 lead

lead

1. lead [led] n

1) no pl ( metal) Blei nt;

to be as heavy as \lead schwer wie Blei sein;

to contain \lead bleihaltig sein

2) ( pencil filling) Mine f

3) no pl ( graphite) Graphit m

4) no pl ( bullets) Blei nt veraltet, Kugeln fpl;

hand over the money or I'll fill you full of \lead! Geld her oder ich werd' dich mit Blei vollpumpen! (sl)

5) ( Brit) ( strips of lead)

\leads pl ( in windows) Bleifassung f; ( on roofs) Bleiplatten fpl

6) naut Lot nt fachspr

PHRASES:

to have \lead in one's pencil ein steifes Rohr haben (sl, vulg)

to get the \lead out sich akk beeilen;

to swing the \lead ( Brit) (fam: pretend to be sick) krankfeiern ( fam) ( pretend to be incapable of work) sich akk drücken ( fam) n

modifier (bullet, crystal, pipe, weight) Blei-

PHRASES:

to go down like a \lead balloon überhaupt nicht ankommen ( fam)

2. lead [li:d] n

1) theat, film Hauptrolle f;

to get/play the \lead [in sth] [in etw dat] die Hauptrolle bekommen/spielen

2) usu sing (guiding, example) Beispiel nt;

to follow sb's \lead jds Beispiel folgen

3) usu sing ( guiding in dance) Führung f kein pl;

to give a strong \lead gut führen;

to follow sb's \lead sich akk von jdm führen lassen

4) no pl ( front position) Führung f;

to be in the \lead führend sein; sports in Führung liegen;

to go [or move] into the \lead die Führung übernehmen; sports sich akk an die Spitze setzen;

to have/ hold/take [over] the \lead die Führung haben/verteidigen/übernehmen;

to lose one's \lead die Führung verlieren

5) ( position in advance) Vorsprung m

6) ( clue) Hinweis m;

to get a \lead on sth einen Hinweis auf etw akk bekommen

7) ( connecting wire) Kabel nt

8) (Brit, Aus) ( rope for pet) Leine f;

to be on a \lead angeleint sein;

to keep an animal on a \lead ein Tier an der Leine halten;

to let an animal off the \lead ein Tier von der Leine [o frei laufen] lassen;

to be [let] off the \lead (fig, hum) sturmfreie Bude haben ( fam) vt <led, led>

1) ( be in charge of)

to \lead sb/ sth jdn/etw führen;

she led the party to victory sie führte die Partei zum Sieg;

to \lead a delegation/ an expedition eine Delegation/eine Expedition leiten;

to \lead a discussion/ an inquiry eine Diskussion/Ermittlungen leiten;

to \lead sb in prayer jdm vorbeten

2) ( guide)

to \lead sb/ sth jdn/etw führen;

to \lead sb into/ over/ through sth jdn in/über/durch etw akk führen;

to \lead sb to sth jdn zu etw dat führen;

to \lead sb astray jdn auf Abwege führen

3) ( go in advance)

to \lead the way vorangehen;

to \lead the way in sth ( fig) bei etw dat an der Spitze stehen

4) ( cause to have)

to \lead sb [in]to problems jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen;

5) (pej: cause to do)

to \lead sb to do sth jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun;

to \lead sb to believe that... jdn glauben lassen, dass...

6) econ, sports ( be ahead of)

to \lead sb jdn anführen;

to \lead the field/ the pack das Feld/die Gruppe anführen;

to \lead the world weltweit führend sein

7) ( spend)

to \lead a life of luxury ein Leben im Luxus führen;

to \lead a cat-and-dog life wie Hund und Katze leben;

to \lead a charmed life ( be very lucky in life) ein glückliches Leben führen;

( be guarded from above) einen Schutzengel haben;

to \lead a hectic/ quiet life ein hektisches/ruhiges Leben führen;

the life she \leads is very relaxed sie führt ein sehr bequemes Leben

PHRASES:

to \lead sb a merry dance ( fam) sein Spiel mit jdm treiben;

to \lead sb up [or down] the garden path ( fam) jdn an der Nase herumführen [o hinters Licht führen];

to \lead sb by the nose ( fam) jdn unter seiner Fuchtel haben ( fam) vi <led, led>

1) ( be in charge) die Leitung innehaben

2) ( be guide) vorangehen;

where she \leads, others will follow sie ist eine starke Führungspersönlichkeit;

to \lead from the front ( fig) den Ton angeben

3) ( guide woman dancer) führen

4) ( be directed towards)

to \lead somewhere irgendwohin führen;

the track \leads across the fields der Pfad führt über die Felder;

this passage \leads into the servants' quarters dieser Gang führt zu den Wohnräumen der Bediensteten;

the door \leads onto a wide shady terrace die Tür geht auf eine große, schattige Terrasse hinaus

5) ( implicate)

to \lead to sth auf etw akk hinweisen;

everything \leads to this conclusion alles legt diese Schlussfolgerung nahe

6) (cause to develop, happen)

to \lead to sth zu etw dat führen;

this is bound to \lead to trouble das muss zwangsläufig zu Schwierigkeiten führen;

all this talk is \leading nowhere all dieses Gerede führt zu [o ( fam) bringt] nichts;

where's it all going to \lead? wo soll das alles noch hinführen?

7) ( be in the lead) führen; sports in Führung liegen;

to \lead by 10 points mit 10 Punkten in Führung liegen

PHRASES:

to \lead with one's chin ( fam) das Schicksal herausfordern;

all roads \lead to Rome (\lead to Rome) alle Wege führen nach Rom ( prov)

English-German students dictionary > lead
4 lead

I noun
1) (metal) Blei, das

go down like a lead balloon — mit Pauken und Trompeten durchfallen (ugs.); [Rede, Vorschlag usw.:] überhaupt nicht ankommen

2) (in pencil) [Bleistift]mine, die
II 1. transitive verb,
led

1) führen

lead somebody by the hand — jemanden an der Hand führen

lead somebody by the nose — (fig.) jemanden nach seiner Pfeife tanzen lassen

lead somebody into trouble — (fig.) jemandem Ärger einbringen

this is leading us nowhere — (fig.) das führt zu nichts

2) (fig.): (influence, induce)

lead somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

be easily led — sich leicht beeinflussen lassen

that leads me to believe that... — das lässt mich glauben, dass...

he led me to suppose/believe that... — er gab mir Grund zu der Annahme/er machte mich glauben, dass...

3) führen [Leben]

lead a life of misery/a miserable existence — ein erbärmliches Dasein führen/eine kümmerliche Existenz fristen

4) (be first in) anführen

lead the world in electrical engineering — auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik in der ganzen Welt führend sein

Smith led Jones by several yards/seconds — (Sport) Smith hatte mehrere Yards/Sekunden Vorsprung vor Jones

5) (direct, be head of) anführen [Bewegung, Abordnung]; leiten [Diskussion, Veranstaltung, Ensemble]; [Dirigent:] leiten [Orchester, Chor]; [Konzertmeister:] führen [Orchester]

lead a party — Vorsitzender/Vorsitzende einer Partei sein
2. intransitive verb,
led

1) [Straße usw., Tür:] führen

lead to the town/to the sea — zur Stadt/ans Meer führen

lead to confusion — Verwirrung stiften

one thing led to another — es kam eins zum anderen

2) (be first) führen; (go in front) vorangehen; (fig.): (be leader) an der Spitze stehen

lead by 3 metres — mit 3 Metern in Führung liegen; 3 Meter Vorsprung haben

lead in the race — das Rennen anführen
3. noun
1) (precedent) Beispiel, das; (clue) Anhaltspunkt, der

follow somebody's lead, take one's lead from somebody — jemandes Beispiel (Dat.) folgen

2) (first place) Führung, die

be in the lead — in Führung liegen; an der Spitze liegen

move or go into the lead, take the lead — sich an die Spitze setzen; in Führung gehen

3) (amount, distance) Vorsprung, der

4) (on dog etc.) Leine, die

on a lead — an der Leine

put a dog on the lead — einen Hund anleinen

5) (Electr.) Kabel, das; Leitung, die

6) (Theatre) Hauptrolle, die; (player) Hauptdarsteller, der/-darstellerin, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42119/lead_away">lead away

- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to

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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) führen

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) führen

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) führen

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) anführen

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) führen
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) die Führung

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) die Führung

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) die Führung

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) der Vorsprung

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) die Leine

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) der Hinweis

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) die Hauptrolle

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) das Blei

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) die Mine

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lead¹

[led]

I. n

1. no pl (metal) Blei nt

to be as heavy as \lead schwer wie Blei sein

to contain \lead bleihaltig sein

2. (pencil filling) Mine f

3. no pl (graphite) Grafit m

4. no pl (bullets) Blei nt veraltet, Kugeln pl

5. BRIT (strips of lead)

▪ \leads pl (in windows) Bleifassung f; (on roofs) Bleiplatten pl

6. NAUT Lot nt fachspr

7.

▶ to have \lead in one's pencil ein steifes Rohr haben sl vulg

▶ to get the \lead out sich akk beeilen

▶ to swing the \lead BRIT ( fam: pretend to be sick) krankfeiern fam; (pretend to be incapable of work) sich akk drücken fam, schwänzen SCHWEIZ fam

II. n modifier (bullet, crystal, pipe, weight) Blei-

\lead accumulator Bleiakkumulator m

▶ to go down like a \lead balloon überhaupt nicht ankommen fam

lead²

[li:d]

I. n

1. THEAT, FILM Hauptrolle f

to get/play the \lead [in sth] [in etw dat] die Hauptrolle bekommen/spielen

2. usu sing (guiding, example) Beispiel nt

to follow sb's \lead jds Beispiel folgen

3. usu sing (guiding in dance) Führung f kein pl

to give a strong \lead gut führen

to follow sb's \lead sich akk von jdm führen lassen

4. no pl (front position) Führung f

▪ to be in the \lead führend sein; SPORT in Führung liegen

to go [or move] into the \lead die Führung übernehmen; SPORT sich akk an die Spitze setzen

to have/hold/take [over] the \lead die Führung haben/verteidigen/übernehmen

to lose one's \lead die Führung verlieren

5. (position in advance) Vorsprung m

6. (clue) Hinweis m

to get a \lead on sth einen Hinweis auf etw akk bekommen

7. (connecting wire) Kabel nt

8. BRIT, AUS (rope for pet) Leine f

▪ to be on a \lead angeleint sein

to keep an animal on a \lead ein Tier an der Leine halten

to let an animal off the \lead ein Tier von der Leine lassen, ein Tier frei laufen lassen

to be [let] off the \lead ( fig hum) sturmfreie Bude haben fam

9. TYPO Durchschuss m

II. vt

<led, led>

1. (be in charge of)

▪ to \lead sb/sth jdn/etw führen

she led the party to victory sie führte die Partei zum Sieg

to \lead a delegation/an expedition eine Delegation/eine Expedition leiten

to \lead a discussion/an inquiry eine Diskussion/Ermittlungen leiten

to \lead sb in prayer jdm vorbeten

2. (guide)

▪ to \lead sb/sth jdn/etw führen

▪ to \lead sb into/over/through sth jdn in/über/durch etw akk führen

▪ to \lead sb to sth jdn zu etw dat führen

to \lead sb astray jdn auf Abwege führen

3. (go in advance)

to \lead the way vorangehen

to \lead the way in sth ( fig) bei etw dat an der Spitze stehen

4. (cause to have)

to \lead sb [in]to problems jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen

5. ( pej: cause to do)

▪ to \lead sb to do sth jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun

to \lead sb to believe that... jdn glauben lassen, dass...

6. ECON, SPORT (be ahead of)

▪ to \lead sb jdn anführen

to \lead the field/the pack das Feld/die Gruppe anführen

to \lead the world weltweit führend sein

7. (spend)

to \lead a life of luxury ein Leben im Luxus führen

to \lead a cat-and-dog life wie Hund und Katze leben

to \lead a charmed life (be very lucky in life) ein glückliches Leben führen; (be guarded from above) einen Schutzengel haben

to \lead a hectic/quiet life ein hektisches/ruhiges Leben führen

the life she \leads is very relaxed sie führt ein sehr bequemes Leben

8. (influence)

▪ to \lead sb witness jdn beeinflussen

9.

▶ to \lead sb up [or down] the garden path ( fam) jdn an der Nase herumführen [o hinters Licht führen]

▶ to \lead sb a merry dance ( fam) sein Spiel mit jdm treiben

▶ to \lead sb by the nose ( fam) jdn unter seiner Fuchtel haben fam

III. vi

<led, led>

1. (be in charge) die Leitung innehaben

2. (be guide) vorangehen

where she \leads, others will follow sie ist eine starke Führungspersönlichkeit

to \lead from the front ( fig) den Ton angeben

3. (guide woman dancer) führen

4. (be directed towards)

▪ to \lead somewhere irgendwohin führen

the track \leads across the fields der Pfad führt über die Felder

this passage \leads into the servants' quarters dieser Gang führt zu den Wohnräumen der Bediensteten

the door \leads onto a wide shady terrace die Tür geht auf eine große, schattige Terrasse hinaus

5. (implicate)

▪ to \lead to sth auf etw akk hinweisen

everything \leads to this conclusion alles legt diese Schlussfolgerung nahe

6. (cause to develop, happen)

▪ to \lead to sth zu etw dat führen

this is bound to \lead to trouble das muss zwangsläufig zu Schwierigkeiten führen

all this talk is \leading nowhere all dieses Gerede führt zu [o fam bringt] nichts

where's it all going to \lead? wo soll das alles noch hinführen?

7. (be in the lead) führen; SPORT in Führung liegen

to \lead by 10 points mit 10 Punkten in Führung liegen

8. LAW in einem Prozess auftreten

to \lead for the prosecution die Anklage[verhandlung] eröffnen

9.

▶ to \lead with one's chin ( fam) das Schicksal herausfordern

▶ all roads \lead to Rome ( saying) alle Wege führen nach Rom prov

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I [led]
1. n

1) (= metal) Blei nt

they pumped him full of lead (inf) — sie pumpten ihn mit Blei voll (inf)

2) (in pencil) Grafit nt, Graphit nt; (= single lead) Mine f

that'll put lead in your pencil (inf) — das wird dir die Glieder stärken (inf)

3) (NAUT) Lot nt

4) pl (on roof) Bleiplatten pl; (in window) Bleifassung f

2. vt
(= weight with lead) mit Blei beschweren II [liːd] vb: pret, ptp led
1. n

1) (= front position) Spitzenposition f; (= leading position, SPORT) Führung f, Spitze f; (in league etc) Tabellenspitze f

to be in the lead — führend sein, in Führung liegen; (Sport) in Führung or vorn liegen, führen

to take the lead, to move into the lead — in Führung gehen, die Führung übernehmen; (in league) Tabellenführer werden

this set gives him the lead —

this match gives them the lead in the league — mit diesem Spiel gehen sie in der Liga in Führung

he took the lead from the German runner — er übernahm die Führung vor dem deutschen Läufer

Japan took the lead from Germany in exports — Japan verdrängte Deutschland auf dem Exportmarkt von der Spitze

2) (= distance, time ahead) Vorsprung m

to have two minutes' lead over sb — zwei Minuten Vorsprung vor jdm haben

3) (= example) Beispiel nt

to give sb a lead — jdm etw vormachen

to take the lead, to show a lead — mit gutem Beispiel vorangehen

4) (= clue) Indiz nt, Anhaltspunkt m; (in guessing etc) Hinweis m, Tipp m

the police have a lead — die Polizei hat eine Spur

it gave the police a lead — das brachte die Polizei auf die Spur

5) (CARDS)

it's my lead — ich fange an

6) (THEAT) (= part) Hauptrolle f; (= person) Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f)

to sing the lead — die Titelpartie or die tragende Partie singen

7) (= leash) Leine f

on a lead — an der Leine

8) (ELEC) Leitung(skabel nt) f, Kabel nt; (from separate source) Zuleitung f (form)

2. vt

1) (= conduct) person, animal führen; water leiten

to lead sb in/out etc — jdn hinein-/hinaus- etc führen

that road will lead you back to the station — auf dieser Straße kommen Sie zum Bahnhof zurück

to lead the way (lit, fig) — vorangehen; ( fig

all this talk is leading us nowhere — dieses ganze Gerede bringt uns nicht weiter

the argument led us round in circles — unsere Argumentation drehte sich im Kreis

2) (= be the leader of, direct) (an)führen; expedition, team leiten; regiment führen; movement, revolution anführen; conversation bestimmen; orchestra (conductor) leiten; (first violin) führen

to lead a government — an der Spitze einer Regierung stehen, Regierungschef sein

to lead a party — Parteivorsitzender sein, den Parteivorsitz führen

3) (= be first in) anführen

they led us by 30 seconds — sie lagen mit 30 Sekunden vor uns (dat)

Britain leads the world in textiles — Großbritannien ist auf dem Gebiet der Textilproduktion führend in der Welt

4) card ausspielen

5) life führen

to lead a life of luxury/deception — ein Luxusleben/betrügerisches Leben führen

6) (= influence) beeinflussen

to lead sb to do sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

to lead a witness — einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin beeinflussen

what led him to change his mind? — wie kam er dazu, seine Meinung zu ändern?

to lead sb to believe that... — jdm den Eindruck vermitteln, dass..., jdn glauben machen, dass... (geh)

I am led to believe that... —

to lead sb into error — jdn irreleiten or fehlleiten

to lead sb into trouble — jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen

he is easily led — er lässt sich leicht beeinflussen

this led me to the conclusion that... — daraus schloss ich, dass...

I am led to the conclusion that... —

what leads you to think that? — woraus schließen Sie das?

7) wire, flex legen, entlangführen

3. vi

1) (= go in front) vorangehen; (in race) in Führung liegen

to lead by 10 metres — einen Vorsprung von 10 Metern haben, mit 10 Metern in Führung liegen

he easily leads — er liegt klar in Führung

he always follows where his brother leads — er macht alles nach, was sein Bruder macht

the "Times" led with a story about the financial crisis —

he leads with his right (Boxing) — er ist Rechtsausleger

2) (= be a leader also in dancing) führen

he had shown the ability to lead — er hat gezeigt, dass er Führungsqualitäten besitzt

3) (CARDS) ausspielen (with sth etw)

who leads? — wer spielt aus?, wer fängt an?

4) (street etc) führen, gehen

it leads into that room — es führt zu diesem Raum

this road leads nowhere — diese Straße führt nirgendwohin or geht nicht weiter

5) (= result in, cause) führen (to zu)

all this talk is leading nowhere — dieses ganze Gerede führt zu nichts

remarks like that could lead to trouble — solche Bemerkungen können unangenehme Folgen haben

what will all these strikes lead to? — wo sollen all diese Streiks hinführen?

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lead¹ [liːd]

A s

1. Führung f:

a) Leitung f:

under sb’s lead

b) führende Stelle, Spitze f:

be in the lead an der Spitze stehen, führend sein, SPORT etc in Führung oder vorn(e) liegen, führen;

give one’s team the lead SPORT seine Mannschaft in Führung bringen;

have the lead die Führung innehaben, SPORT etc in Führung oder vorn(e) liegen, führen;

shoot one’s team into the lead SPORT seine Mannschaft in Führung schießen;

take the lead

a) auch SPORT die Führung übernehmen, sich an die Spitze setzen ( beide:

from vor dat),

b) die Initiative ergreifen,

c) vorangehen, neue Wege weisen

2. Vorsprung m ( over vor dat) ( auch SPORT):

a one minute’s ( oder one-minute) lead eine Minute Vorsprung;

have a big lead einen großen Vorsprung haben, hoch führen;

have a two-goal lead mit zwei Toren führen;

have the lead over einen Vorsprung vor der Konkurrenz haben, voraus sein (dat)

3. Boxen: (eine Schlagserie) einleitender Schlag

4. Vorbild n, Beispiel n:

follow sb’s lead jemandes Beispiel folgen;

give sb a lead jemandem ein gutes Beispiel geben, jemandem mit gutem Beispiel vorangehen

5. a) Hinweis m, Wink m

b) Anhaltspunkt m

c) Spur f:

give sb a lead jemandem einen Hinweis oder Anhaltspunkt geben; jemanden auf die Spur bringen

6. THEAT etc

a) Hauptrolle f

b) Hauptdarsteller(in)

7. Kartenspiel:

a) Vorhand f

b) zuerst ausgespielte Karte oder Farbe:

your lead! Sie spielen aus!

8. Journalismus:

a) Vorspann m (eines Zeitungsartikels)

b) Aufmacher m:

the scandal was the lead in the papers der Skandal wurde von den Zeitungen groß herausgestellt

9. TECH Steigung f, Ganghöhe f (eines Gewindes)

10. ELEK

a) (Zu)Leitung f

b) Leiter m, Leitungsdraht m

c) (Phasen) Voreilung f

11. (Mühl) Kanal m

12. Wasserrinne f (in einem Eisfeld)

13. (Hunde) Leine f:

keep on the lead an der Leine führen oder halten

14. MIL Vorhalt m

B adj Leit…, Führungs…, Haupt…

C v/t prät und pperf led [led]

1. führen, leiten, jemandem den Weg zeigen:

lead the way vorangehen, den Weg zeigen; → garden path, nose Bes Redew

2. führen, bringen:

this road will lead you to town; → temptation

3. bewegen, verleiten, -führen ( alle:

to zu), dahin bringen, veranlassen ( beide:

to do zu tun):

this led me to believe that … dies veranlasste mich zu glauben, dass …;

what led you to think so? was brachte Sie zu dieser Ansicht?

4. a) (an)führen, leiten, an der Spitze stehen von, SPORT führen vor (dat) oder gegen (by mit):

lead an army eine Armee führen oder befehligen;

lead the field SPORT das Feld anführen;

lead the table SPORT die Tabelle anführen, an der Tabellenspitze stehen;

lead sb by 20 seconds SPORT einen Vorsprung von 20 Sekunden vor jemandem haben

b) eine Untersuchung etc leiten

5. a) besonders US ein Orchester leiten, dirigieren

b) besonders Br die erste Geige spielen oder Konzertmeister sein in (dat) oder bei

6. ein behagliches etc Leben führen

7. jemandem etwas bereiten: → dance C 1, dog Bes Redew

8. einen Zeugen durch Suggestivfragen lenken

9. eine Karte, Farbe etc aus-, anspielen

10. Boxen: einen Schlag führen

D v/i

1. führen:

a) vorangehen, den Weg weisen (auch fig)

b) die erste oder leitende Stelle einnehmen, Führer sein

c) SPORT an der Spitze oder in Führung liegen:

lead by points nach Punkten führen

2. führen (Straße, Gang etc):

lead into münden in (akk);

lead off abgehen von;

lead to fig führen zu, zur Folge haben; → Rome A

3. Boxen: (zu schlagen) beginnen:

lead with the left

4. lead with (Journalismus) etwas als Aufmacher bringen

5. lead with → C 9

lead² [led]

A s

1. CHEM Blei n:

(as) heavy as lead bleischwer, schwer wie Blei (Sack, Füße etc); → balloon A 1

2. SCHIFF Senkblei n, Lot n:

cast ( oder heave) the lead das Lot auswerfen, loten;

swing the lead Br sl sich (vor oder von der Arbeit) drücken, besonders krankmachen, krankfeiern umg

3. Blei n, Kugeln pl (Geschosse)

4. CHEM Grafit m, Reißblei n

5. (Bleistift) Mine f:

put lead in sb’s pencil umg hum jemandes Manneskraft stärken

6. TYPO Durchschuss m

7. Fensterblei n, Bleifassung f

8. pl Br

a) bleierne Dachplatten pl

b) (flaches) Bleidach

9. → white lead

B v/t

1. verbleien:

leaded verbleit, (Benzin auch) bleihaltig

2. a) mit Blei füllen

b) mit Blei beschweren

3. Fensterglas in Blei fassen:

leaded window Bleiglasfenster n;

leaded lights pl Bleiverglasung f

4. TYPO durchschießen

C v/i SCHIFF loten

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I noun
1) (metal) Blei, das

go down like a lead balloon — mit Pauken und Trompeten durchfallen (ugs.); [Rede, Vorschlag usw.:] überhaupt nicht ankommen

2) (in pencil) [Bleistift]mine, die
II 1. transitive verb,
led

1) führen

lead somebody by the hand — jemanden an der Hand führen

lead somebody by the nose — (fig.) jemanden nach seiner Pfeife tanzen lassen

lead somebody into trouble — (fig.) jemandem Ärger einbringen

this is leading us nowhere — (fig.) das führt zu nichts

2) (fig.): (influence, induce)

lead somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

be easily led — sich leicht beeinflussen lassen

that leads me to believe that... — das lässt mich glauben, dass...

he led me to suppose/believe that... — er gab mir Grund zu der Annahme/er machte mich glauben, dass...

3) führen [Leben]

lead a life of misery/a miserable existence — ein erbärmliches Dasein führen/eine kümmerliche Existenz fristen

4) (be first in) anführen

lead the world in electrical engineering — auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik in der ganzen Welt führend sein

Smith led Jones by several yards/seconds — (Sport) Smith hatte mehrere Yards/Sekunden Vorsprung vor Jones

5) (direct, be head of) anführen [Bewegung, Abordnung]; leiten [Diskussion, Veranstaltung, Ensemble]; [Dirigent:] leiten [Orchester, Chor]; [Konzertmeister:] führen [Orchester]

lead a party — Vorsitzender/Vorsitzende einer Partei sein
2. intransitive verb,
led

1) [Straße usw., Tür:] führen

lead to the town/to the sea — zur Stadt/ans Meer führen

lead to confusion — Verwirrung stiften

one thing led to another — es kam eins zum anderen

2) (be first) führen; (go in front) vorangehen; (fig.): (be leader) an der Spitze stehen

lead by 3 metres — mit 3 Metern in Führung liegen; 3 Meter Vorsprung haben

lead in the race — das Rennen anführen
3. noun
1) (precedent) Beispiel, das; (clue) Anhaltspunkt, der

follow somebody's lead, take one's lead from somebody — jemandes Beispiel (Dat.) folgen

2) (first place) Führung, die

be in the lead — in Führung liegen; an der Spitze liegen

move or go into the lead, take the lead — sich an die Spitze setzen; in Führung gehen

3) (amount, distance) Vorsprung, der

4) (on dog etc.) Leine, die

on a lead — an der Leine

put a dog on the lead — einen Hund anleinen

5) (Electr.) Kabel, das; Leitung, die

6) (Theatre) Hauptrolle, die; (player) Hauptdarsteller, der/-darstellerin, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- lead away

- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to

* * *

(editorial) n.

Leitartikel m. n.

Blei nur sing. n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: led)

= anführen v.

führen v.

leiten v.

vorangehen v.

English-german dictionary > lead
5 lead

I
1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) llevar, conducir

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) llevar

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) ocasionar

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) liderar

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) llevar

2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) delantera

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderato

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) liderazgo

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) ventaja

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) correa

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) primer papel, papel principal, papel protagonista

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way
II led noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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- leaden

lead¹ n

1. mina

the lead in pencils is usually made of graphite la mina de los lápices suele ser de grafito

2. plomo

lead is a very heavy metal el plomo es un metal muy pesado

Se pronuncia led

lead² n

1. ventaja

the Russian swimmer has a lead of 8 metres el nadador ruso ya lleva una ventaja de 8 metros

2. delantera

who's in the lead? ¿quién lleva la delantera? / ¿quién va ganando?

3. papel principal

he's got the lead in the play le han dado el papel principal en la obra

4. correa

where's the dog's lead? ¿dónde está la correa del perro?

5. cable eléctrico

this lead isn't long enough este cable no es suficientemente largo

Se pronuncia más o menos lid, con una i larga

lead³ vb

1. llevar / conducir

the guide led us to the ruins el guía nos llevó a las ruinas

where does this path lead? ¿adónde conduce este sendero?

2. dirigir / liderar

I shall lead the expedition yo seré el líder de la expedición

3. ir primero / ganar / llevar la delantera

at the moment Induráin is leading the race por el momento va ganando la carrera Induráin

to lead a... life llevar una vida...

she led a very lonely life llevaba una vida muy solitaria

El pasado y participio pasado de lead es led; se pronuncia más o menos lid, con una i larga

lead

tr[led]

noun

1 (metal) plomo

2 (in pencil) mina

3 slang (bullets) plomo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to swing the lead familiar hacer el vago

lead poisoning saturnismo

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lead

tr[liːd]

transitive verb (pt & pp lead tr[led])

1 (guide) llevar, conducir

■ our tour guide led the way to the cathedral la guía nos llevó a la catedral

2 (be leader of) liderar, dirigir

3 (be first in) ocupar el primer puesto en

4 (influence) llevar

■ he is easily led se deja llevar fácilmente

5 (life) llevar

■ I lead a very busy life llevo una vida muy ajetreada

6 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (orchestra) ser el primer violín de

7 (us mus) dirigir

8 (cards) salir con

intransitive verb

1 (road) conducir, llevar (to, a)

■ this path leads to the beach este sendero lleva a la playa

■ this could lead to the president's resignation esto podría llevar a la dimisión del presidente

2 (command) tener el mando

3 (go first) ir primero,-a; (in race) llevar la delantera

4 (cards) salir

noun

1 (front position) delantera

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL liderato (difference) ventaja

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL primer papel nombre masculino

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (for dog) correa

5 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cable nombre masculino

6 (clue) pista

7 (cards) mano nombre femenino

■ it's my lead es mi turno

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in the lead ir en cabeza

to follow somebody's lead seguir el ejemplo de alguien

to lead a dog's life llevar una vida de perros

to lead somebody to believe something llevar a alguien a creer algo

to lead the way enseñar el camino

to take the lead (in race) tomar la delantera 2 (in score) adelantarse en el marcador

lead time tiempo de planificación y producción

lead ['li:d] vt, led ['lɛd] ; leading

1) guide: conducir, llevar, guiar

2) direct: dirigir

3) head: encabezar, ir al frente de

4)

to lead to : resultar en, llevar a

it only leads to trouble: sólo resulta en problemas

lead n

: delantera f, primer lugar m

to take the lead: tomar la delantera

lead ['lɛd] n

1) : plomo m (metal)

2) : mina f (de lápiz)

3)

lead poisoning : saturnismo m

lead (UK)

n.

• cable (Electricidad) s.m. (Typography)

n.

• regleta s.f.

adj.

• de plomo adj.

n.

• avance s.m.

• delantera s.f.

• liderato s.m.

• mando s.m.

• plomo (Química) s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: led) = acaudillar v.

• adiestrar v.

• aportar v.

• capitanear v.

• carear v.

• comandar v.

• conducir v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• gobernar v.

• guiar v.

• mandar v.

v.

• emplomar v.

I
1) noun

Sense I

2) led

u ( metal) plomo m

as heavy as lead: my feet felt as heavy as lead los pies me pesaban como (un) plomo; (before n) lead crystal cristal m ( que contiene óxido de plomo y es muy preciado); lead poisoning — intoxicación f por plomo; ( chronic disease) saturnismo m

3) c u ( in pencil) mina f; (before n)

lead pencil — lápiz m (de mina)

Sense II

4) liːd

( in competition) (no pl)

to be in/hold the lead — llevar/conservar la delantera

to move into the lead, to take the lead — tomar la delantera

she has a lead of 20 meters/points over her nearest rival — le lleva 20 metros/puntos de ventaja a su rival más cercano

5) (example, leadership) (no pl) ejemplo m

to give a lead — dar* (el) ejemplo

to follow o take somebody's lead — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien

to take the lead in doing something — tomar la iniciativa en hacer algo

6) c ( clue) pista f

7) c

a) ( for dog) (BrE) correa f, traílla f

dogs must be kept on a lead at all times — prohibido dejar a los perros sueltos

b) ( Elec) cable m

8) c

a) ( main role) papel m principal

the male/female lead — ( role) el papel principal masculino/femenino; ( person) el primer actor/la primera actriz

b) ( Mus) solista mf

to sing/play (the) lead — ser* la voz/el músico solista; (before n) <guitar, singer> principal

9) c ( cards) (no pl)

it was her lead — salía ella, ella era mano

II
1. liːd
(past & past p led) transitive verb

1)

a) (guide, conduct) \<\<person/animal\>\> llevar, guiar*

to lead somebody TO something/somebody — conducir* or llevar a alguien a algo/ante alguien

they were led to safety by firemen — los bomberos los pusieron a salvo

to lead somebody away/off — llevarse a alguien

lead the way! — ve tú delante or (esp AmL) adelante!

b) (to a particular state, course of action)

to lead somebody into temptation — hacer* caer a alguien en la tentación

to lead somebody TO something/+ INF: this led me to the conclusion that... esto me hizo llegar a la conclusión de que...; what led you to resign? ¿qué te llevó a dimitir?; I was led to believe that... — me dieron a entender que...

c) ( influence)

he's easily led — se deja llevar fácilmente

2) (head, have charge of) \<\<discussion\>\> conducir*; \<\<orchestra\>\> ( conduct) (AmE) dirigir*; ( play first violin in) (BrE) ser* el primer violín de

the expedition was led by Smith — la expedición iba al mando de Smith

3)

a) ( be at front of) \<\<parade/attack\>\> encabezar*, ir* al frente de

b) (in race, competition) \<\<opponent\>\> aventajar

they led the opposing team by ten points — aventajaban al equipo contrario por diez puntos, le llevaban diez puntos de ventaja al equipo contrario

to lead the field — ( Sport) ir* en cabeza or a la cabeza, llevar la delantera

they lead the world in this kind of technology — son los líderes mundiales en este tipo de tecnología

4) \<\<life\>\> llevar

5) ( play) \<\<trumps/hearts\>\> salir* con

2.

vi

1)

to lead TO something — \<\<road/path/steps\>\> llevar or conducir* or dar* a algo; \<\<door\>\> dar* a algo

this discussion isn't leading anywhere — esta discusión no conduce a nada

six streets lead off the square — de la plaza salen seis calles

2)

a) (be, act as leader)

you lead, we'll follow — ve delante or (esp AmL) adelante, que te seguimos

b) (in race, competition) \<\<competitor\>\> ir* a la cabeza, puntear (AmL)

they are leading by three goals — van ganando por tres goles

3)

a) ( Journ)

`The Times' leads with the budget deficit — `The Times' dedica su artículo de fondo al déficit presupuestario

b) ( in cards) salir*, ser* mano

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lead on

- lead to

- lead up to

I [led]
1.

N (=metal) plomo m ; (in pencil) mina f ; (Naut) sonda f, escandallo m

my limbs felt like lead or as heavy as lead — los brazos y las piernas me pesaban como plomo

they filled him full of lead * — lo acribillaron a balazos

- swing the lead

2.

CPD de plomo

lead acetate N — acetato m de plomo

lead crystal N — cristal m (que contiene óxido de plomo)

lead oxide N — óxido m de plomo

lead paint N — pintura f a base de plomo

lead pencil N — lápiz m

lead pipe N — tubería f de plomo

lead poisoning N — saturnismo m, plumbismo m, intoxicación f por el plomo

lead replacement petrol N — (gasolina f) súper f aditiva, (gasolina f) súper f con aditivos

lead shot N — perdigonada f

lead weight N — peso m plomo

II [liːd] (vb: pt, pp led)
1. N

1) (=leading position) (Sport) delantera f, cabeza f ; (=distance, time, points ahead) ventaja f

• to be in the lead — (gen) ir a la or en cabeza, ir primero; (Sport) llevar la delantera; (in league) ocupar el primer puesto

• to have two minutes' lead over sb — llevar a algn una ventaja de dos minutos

to have a lead of half a length — tener medio cuerpo de ventaja

• to take the lead — (Sport) tomar la delantera; (=take the initiative) tomar la iniciativa

2) (=example) ejemplo m

• to follow sb's lead — seguir el ejemplo de algn

• to give sb a lead — guiar a algn, dar el ejemplo a algn, mostrar el camino a algn

3) (=clue) pista f, indicación f

the police have a lead — la policía tiene una pista

• to follow up a lead — seguir or investigar una pista

4) (Theat) papel m principal; (in opera) voz f cantante; (=person) primer actor m, primera actriz f

• to play the lead — tener el papel principal

• to sing the lead — llevar la voz cantante

• with Greta Garbo in the lead — con Greta Garbo en el primer papel

5) (=leash) cuerda f, traílla f, correa f (LAm)

• dogs must be kept on a lead — los perros deben llevarse con traílla

6) (Elec) cable m

7) (Cards)

whose lead is it? — ¿quién sale?, ¿quién es mano?

it's my lead — soy mano, salgo yo

it's your lead — tú eres mano, sales tú

• if the lead is in hearts — si la salida es a corazones

8) (Press) primer párrafo m, entrada f

2. VT

1) (=conduct) llevar, conducir

• to lead sb to a table — conducir a algn a una mesa

kindly lead me to him — haga el favor de conducirme a su presencia or de llevarme donde está

they led him into the king's presence — lo condujeron ante el rey

what led you to Venice? — ¿qué te llevó a Venecia?, ¿con qué motivo fuiste a Venecia?

this road leads you back to Jaca — por este camino se vuelve a Jaca

this leads me to an important point — esto me lleva a un punto importante

• this discussion is leading us nowhere — esta discusión no nos lleva a ninguna parte

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) mostrar el camino, dar el ejemplo

2) (=be the leader of) [+ government] dirigir, encabezar; [+ party] encabezar, ser jefe de; [+ expedition, regiment] mandar; [+ discussion] conducir; [+ team] capitanear; [+ league] ir a la or en cabeza de, encabezar, ocupar el primer puesto en; [+ procession] ir a la or en cabeza de, encabezar; [+ orchestra] (Brit) ser el primer violín en; (US) dirigir

3) (=be first in)

• to lead the field — (Sport) ir a la cabeza, llevar la delantera

they lead the field in this area of research — son los líderes en este campo de la investigación

• Britain led the world in textiles — Inglaterra era el líder mundial en la industria textil

4) (=be in front of) [+ opponent] aventajar

• Roberts leads Brown by four games to one — Roberts le aventaja a Brown por cuatro juegos a uno

they led us by 30 seconds — nos llevaban una ventaja de 30 segundos

5) [+ life, existence] llevar

• to lead a busy life — llevar una vida muy ajetreada

to lead a full life — llevar or tener una vida muy activa, llevar or tener una vida llena de actividades

to lead sb a miserable life — amargar la vida a algn
dance 1., 1), life 1., 3)
6) (=influence)

to lead sb to do sth — llevar or inducir or mover a algn a hacer algo

• we were led to believe that... — nos hicieron creer que...

• what led you to this conclusion? — ¿qué te hizo llegar a esta conclusión?

• he is easily led — es muy sugestionable

• to lead sb into error — inducir a algn a error

3. VI

1) (=go in front) ir primero

2) (in match, race) llevar la delantera

he is leading by an hour/ten metres — lleva una hora/diez metros de ventaja

3) (Cards) ser mano, salir

you lead — sales tú, tú eres mano

she led with the three of clubs — salió con el tres de tréboles

4) (=be in control) estar al mando

we need someone who knows how to lead — necesitamos una persona que sepa estar al mando or que tenga dotes de mando

5)

• to lead to — [street, corridor] conducir a; [door] dar a

this street leads to the station — esta calle conduce a la estación, por esta calle se va a la estación

this street leads to the main square — esta calle sale a or desemboca en la plaza principal

this road leads back to Burgos — por este camino se vuelve a Burgos

6) (=result in)

• to lead to — llevar a

it led to his arrest — llevó a su detención

all my enquiries led nowhere — mis indagaciones no llevaron a nada

it led to war — condujo a la guerra

it led to a change — produjo un cambio

one thing led to another... — una cosa nos/los etc llevó a otra...

it all leads back to the butler — todo nos lleva de nuevo al mayordomo (como sospechoso)

4.

CPD

lead singer N — cantante mf

lead story N — reportaje m principal

lead time N — plazo m de entrega

- lead along

- lead away

- lead in

- lead off

- lead on

- lead out

- lead up to

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I
1) noun

Sense I

2) [led]

u ( metal) plomo m

as heavy as lead: my feet felt as heavy as lead los pies me pesaban como (un) plomo; (before n) lead crystal cristal m ( que contiene óxido de plomo y es muy preciado); lead poisoning — intoxicación f por plomo; ( chronic disease) saturnismo m

3) c u ( in pencil) mina f; (before n)

lead pencil — lápiz m (de mina)

Sense II

4) [liːd]

( in competition) (no pl)

to be in/hold the lead — llevar/conservar la delantera

to move into the lead, to take the lead — tomar la delantera

she has a lead of 20 meters/points over her nearest rival — le lleva 20 metros/puntos de ventaja a su rival más cercano

5) (example, leadership) (no pl) ejemplo m

to give a lead — dar* (el) ejemplo

to follow o take somebody's lead — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien

to take the lead in doing something — tomar la iniciativa en hacer algo

6) c ( clue) pista f

7) c

a) ( for dog) (BrE) correa f, traílla f

dogs must be kept on a lead at all times — prohibido dejar a los perros sueltos

b) ( Elec) cable m

8) c

a) ( main role) papel m principal

the male/female lead — ( role) el papel principal masculino/femenino; ( person) el primer actor/la primera actriz

b) ( Mus) solista mf

to sing/play (the) lead — ser* la voz/el músico solista; (before n) <guitar, singer> principal

9) c ( cards) (no pl)

it was her lead — salía ella, ella era mano

II
1. [liːd]
(past & past p led) transitive verb

1)

a) (guide, conduct) \<\<person/animal\>\> llevar, guiar*

to lead somebody TO something/somebody — conducir* or llevar a alguien a algo/ante alguien

they were led to safety by firemen — los bomberos los pusieron a salvo

to lead somebody away/off — llevarse a alguien

lead the way! — ve tú delante or (esp AmL) adelante!

b) (to a particular state, course of action)

to lead somebody into temptation — hacer* caer a alguien en la tentación

to lead somebody TO something/+ INF: this led me to the conclusion that... esto me hizo llegar a la conclusión de que...; what led you to resign? ¿qué te llevó a dimitir?; I was led to believe that... — me dieron a entender que...

c) ( influence)

he's easily led — se deja llevar fácilmente

2) (head, have charge of) \<\<discussion\>\> conducir*; \<\<orchestra\>\> ( conduct) (AmE) dirigir*; ( play first violin in) (BrE) ser* el primer violín de

the expedition was led by Smith — la expedición iba al mando de Smith

3)

a) ( be at front of) \<\<parade/attack\>\> encabezar*, ir* al frente de

b) (in race, competition) \<\<opponent\>\> aventajar

they led the opposing team by ten points — aventajaban al equipo contrario por diez puntos, le llevaban diez puntos de ventaja al equipo contrario

to lead the field — ( Sport) ir* en cabeza or a la cabeza, llevar la delantera

they lead the world in this kind of technology — son los líderes mundiales en este tipo de tecnología

4) \<\<life\>\> llevar

5) ( play) \<\<trumps/hearts\>\> salir* con

2.

vi

1)

to lead TO something — \<\<road/path/steps\>\> llevar or conducir* or dar* a algo; \<\<door\>\> dar* a algo

this discussion isn't leading anywhere — esta discusión no conduce a nada

six streets lead off the square — de la plaza salen seis calles

2)

a) (be, act as leader)

you lead, we'll follow — ve delante or (esp AmL) adelante, que te seguimos

b) (in race, competition) \<\<competitor\>\> ir* a la cabeza, puntear (AmL)

they are leading by three goals — van ganando por tres goles

3)

a) ( Journ)

`The Times' leads with the budget deficit — `The Times' dedica su artículo de fondo al déficit presupuestario

b) ( in cards) salir*, ser* mano

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lead on

- lead to

- lead up to

English-spanish dictionary > lead
6 lead

I.

lead

A n

1 (winning position in race, game, poll, quiz) to be in the lead, to have the lead être en tête ; to go into the lead, to take the lead passer en tête ; this gave him the lead ceci lui a permis de passer en tête ; to move into an early lead passer rapidement en tête ; to share the lead se partager la première place ;

2 ( amount by which one is winning) avance f (over sur) ; to have a lead of three points/half a lap avoir trois points/un demi-tour de piste d'avance ; to have a six second/three-goal lead avoir six secondes/trois buts d'avance ; to increase one's lead creuser l'écart (by de) ; to increase one's lead in the polls to 20% atteindre une avance de 20% dans les sondages ;

3 ( initiative) to take the lead prendre l'initiative ; to take the lead in doing être le premier/la première à faire ; to give a ou the lead donner l'exemple (in doing en faisant) ; to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn ;

4 ( clue) piste f ; to have a number of leads to pursue avoir plusieurs pistes à suivre ; this was our first real lead c'était notre première vraie piste ; to give sb a lead as to mettre qn sur la piste ou la voie de [solution, perpetrator] ;

5 Theat, Cin ( role) rôle m principal, premier rôle m ; to play the lead jouer le rôle principal ; who was the male/female lead? qui était l'acteur/l'actrice qui jouait le rôle principal? ;

6 Journ ( story) to be the lead être à la une ○ ; to be the lead in all the papers faire la une ○ de tous les journaux ;

7 Elec ( wire) fil m ;

8 GB ( for dog) laisse f ; on a lead en laisse ; to let the dog off the lead lâcher le chien ;

9 ( in cards) it's Nina's lead c'est à Nina de jouer en premier.

B modif [guitarist, guitar] premier/-ière (before n) ; [role, singer] principal ; [article] principal, à la une ○.

C vtr ( prét, pp led)

1 (guide, escort) mener, conduire [person] (to sth à qch ; to sb auprès de qn ; out of hors de ; through à travers) ; to lead sb into the house/into the kitchen mener or conduire qn dans la maison/à la cuisine ; to lead sb up/down mener or conduire qn en haut de/en bas de [hill, staircase] ; to lead sb back ramener or reconduire qn (to à) ; to lead sb away éloigner qn (from de) ; to lead sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn ; to lead sb to safety/into a trap conduire qn en lieu sûr/dans un piège ;

2 (pull, take by hand or bridle) mener [child, prisoner, horse] (to à ; into dans ; by par) ; to lead sb to his cell conduire qn dans sa cellule ;

3 ( bring) [path, route, sign, clue, sound, smell] mener [person] (to à) ; where is this discussion leading us? à quoi cette conversation nous mène-t-elle? ; this leads me to my main point ceci m'amène à mon sujet principal ; to lead the conversation onto amener la conversation sur ;

4 ( be leader of) mener [army, team, expedition, attack, strike, revolt, proceedings, procession, parade] ; diriger [orchestra, research] ; to lead sb to victory mener qn à la victoire ; to lead the debate mener les débats ; to lead a congregation in prayer entonner les prières ; to lead the dancing ouvrir le bal ;

5 Sport, Comm ( be ahead of) avoir une avance sur [rival, team] ; to be leading sb by 10 metres avoir une avance de 10 mètres sur qn, devancer qn de 10 mètres ; to be leading Liverpool 4-2 mener par 4 buts à 2 dans le match contre Liverpool ; to lead the world être au premier rang mondial ; to lead the field (in commerce, research) être le plus avancé ; ( in race) mener, être en tête ; to lead the market être le leader du marché ;

6 (cause, influence) to lead sb to do amener qn à faire ; to lead sb to believe/hope that amener qn à croire /espérer que ; to be led to believe that être amené à croire que ; he led me to expect that d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que (+ subj) ; what led you to this conclusion? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à cette conclusion? ; everything leads me to conclude that tout me porte à conclure que ; to be easily led être très influençable ;

7 (conduct, have) mener [active life, lazy life] ; to lead a life of luxury/idleness vivre dans le luxe/l'oisiveté ;

8 Jur to lead a witness interroger un témoin en lui suggérant les réponses ;

9 Games ( in cards) jouer [card].

D vi ( prét, pp led)

1 (go, be directed) to lead to [path, route] mener à ; [door] s'ouvrir sur ; [exit, trapdoor] donner accès à ; to lead back to ramener à ; to lead off the corridor [passage] partir du couloir ; [door] s'ouvrir sur le couloir ; footsteps led away from the scene des traces de pas partaient du lieu ;

2 ( result in) to lead to entraîner [complication, discovery, accident, response] ; it was bound to lead to trouble ça devait mal finir ; one thing led to another, and we… de fil en aiguille, nous… ;

3 ( be ahead) [runner, car, company] être en tête ; [team, side] mener ; to lead by three games/15 seconds avoir trois jeux/15 secondes d'avance ; to be leading in the arms race être en tête dans la course aux armements ;

4 ( go first) (in walk, procession) aller devant ; (in action, discussion) prendre l'initiative ;

5 ( in dancing) conduire ;

6 Jur to lead for être l'avocat principal de [defence, prosecution] ;

7 Journ to lead with mettre [qch] à la une ○ [story, headline, picture] ;

8 ( in boxing) to lead with one's left/right attaquer de gauche/de droite ;

9 ( in cards) jouer le premier/la première.

Idioms

to lead the way ( go first) passer devant ; ( guide others) montrer le chemin ; (be ahead, winning) être en tête ; to lead the way up/down/into passer devant pour monter/descendre/entrer dans ; to lead the way in space research être le numéro un dans le domaine de la recherche spatiale.

Phrasal verbs

■ lead off ( begin) commencer (with par).

■ lead on:

▶ lead [sb] on

1 ( give false hope) mener [qn] en bateau ○ [client, investor, searcher] ;

2 ( sexually) provoquer ;

3 ( influence) influencer.

■ lead up to:

▶ lead up to [sth]

1 ( precede) précéder ; the years leading up to the war les années qui ont précédé la guerre ;

2 ( culminate in) se terminer par [argument, outburst] ;

3 ( introduce) amener [topic] ; I had a feeling you were leading up to that je sentais que tu voulais en venir là.

II.

lead

A n

1 ( metal) plomb m ; white lead céruse f ; red lead minium m ;

2 ○ fig ( bullets) pruneaux ○ mpl ;

3 ( also black lead) ( graphite) mine f de plomb ; ( in pencil) mine f ;

4 (on fishing line, in gun cartridge etc) plomb m ;

5 Naut ( for sounding) plomb m (de sonde) ;

6 Print interligne f ;

7 Constr ( of window) (baguette f de) plomb m ; leads ( of windows) plombure f ¢ ;

8 GB ( for roofing) couverture f de plomb ¢.

B modif [paint, piping, weight] en or de plomb.

Idioms

to fill ou pump sb full of lead ○ cribler qn de balles ○ ; to get the lead out ○ US ( stop loafing) se bouger ; ( speed up) se grouiller ○ ; to go over US ou down GB like a lead balloon ○ tomber à plat ○ ; to swing the lead ○ † GB tirer au flanc ○.

Big English-French dictionary > lead
7 lead

I 1. [liːd] pt, pp led, n (SPORT)
prowadzenie nt; ( fig) przywództwo nt; (piece of information, clue) trop m; (in play, film) główna rola f; ( for dog) smycz f; ( ELEC) przewód m
2. vt
(walk in front, guide) prowadzić (poprowadzić perf); organization, activity kierować (pokierować perf) +instr; ( BRIT)

to lead the orchestra — grać (zagrać perf) partię pierwszych skrzypiec (w orkiestrze)
3. vi
prowadzić

one-minute lead — jednominutowa przewaga

in the lead — na prowadzeniu

to take the lead — obejmować (objąć perf) prowadzenie

to lead the way — prowadzić, wskazywać drogę

to lead sb astray — ( mislead) zwieść ( perf) kogoś; ( corrupt) sprowadzić ( perf) kogoś na manowce or złą drogę

to lead sb to believe that — dawać (dać perf) komuś powody sądzić, że …

to lead sb to do sth — sprawić ( perf), że ktoś coś zrobi

Phrasal Verbs:

- lead away

- lead back

- lead off

- lead on

- lead to

- lead up to
II 1. [lɛd] n
( metal) ołów m; ( in pencil) grafit m
2. cpd
ołowiany

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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) prowadzić, wieść

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) prowadzić, wieść

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) (do)prowadzić (do)

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) prowadzić

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) prowadzić, wieść
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) prowadzenie, kierownictwo

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) przewaga

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) przykład

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) przewaga

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) smycz, postronek

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) poszlaka

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) główna rola

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) ołów

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit

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- leaden

English-Polish dictionary > lead
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I [liːd] led vb: pt, pp
1. vt

1) (conduct) condurre

to lead the way — fare strada

to lead astray — sviare

he is easily led — si lascia facilmente convincere or influenzare

2) (be the leader of: government) essere a capo di, (party) essere alla guida or a capo di, (expedition, movement) guidare, (revolution) capeggiare, (team) capitanare, (league, procession) essere in testa a, (orchestra) Brit essere il primo violino di, Am dirigere

he led the party for five years — ha guidato il partito per cinque anni

to lead the field — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia nel campo

3) (life, existence) condurre

4) (induce) indurre, portare

to lead sb to do sth — portare qn a fare qc

to lead sb to believe that... — far credere a qn che...

it led me to the conclusion that... — mi ha portato alla conclusione che...

2. vi

1) (go in front) andare avanti, Cards essere di mano

2) (in match, race) essere in testa

to lead by 3 goals — avere 3 gol di vantaggio

3) (street, corridor) portare

where does this door lead? — cosa c'è oltre questa porta?

the street that leads to the station — la strada che porta alla stazione

4)

(result in) to lead to — portare a

one thing led to another... — una cosa tira l'altra...

the incident led to serious trouble — l'incidente ha portato a problemi seri

3. n

1) (front position) posizione f di testa, (distance, time ahead) vantaggio

to be in the lead Sport — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia

to be in the lead by 5 points to 4 — condurre or essere in testa per 5 a 4

to take the lead Sport — passare in testa, fig prendere l'iniziativa

to have a 3-second lead — avere un vantaggio di 3 secondi

to follow sb's lead — seguire l'esempio di qn

it's your lead Cards — sei tu di mano

2) Elec filo (elettrico)

3) (for dog) guinzaglio

4) (clue) indizio, pista

5) Theatre parte f or ruolo principale

male/female lead — protagonista m/f maschile/femminile

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- lead away

- lead back

- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to
II [lɛd]
1. n

(metal) piombo, (in pencil) mina, (for sounding) scandaglio

2. adj

(pipes) di piombo, (paint) a base di piombo

English-Italian dictionary > lead *****
9 lead

{led}
I. 1. олово
2. графит, боя за печка
3. мор. лот
4. тежест (на рибарска мрежа, въдица)
5. pl оловна ламарина за покриване на покрив, плосък покрив, покрит с оловна ламарина
6. печ. дурхшус, разредка
7. pl олово за витраж/прозорец с решетка или с малки ромбовидни стъкла
8. тех. пломба
9. attr оловен
to get the LEAD sl. застрелват ме
to swing the LEAD sl. симулирам, преструвамсе, измислям (предлог), за да изклинча, манкирам
II. 1. покривам с олово
2. поставям тежести на (мрежа, въдица)
3. скрепявам с олово (стъкла на прозорец)
4. печ. разреждам редове, давам въздух
5. слагам оловна глеч на грънчарски изделия
III. 1. водя, карам
to LEAD the way водя, вървя начело
to LEAD a witness юр. подсказвам/внушавам отговор на свидетел
2. убеждавам, увещавам, карам, предумвам, скланям
some may be led that can't be driven някои хора се водят само с добро
this LEADs me to believe това ме кара да вярвам
3. водя, ръководя, командувам, предвождам, дирижирам
4. отвеждам (вода, пара)
5. прекарвам (въже)
6. водя (съществуване, живот) (особ. с прил.)
to LEAD a miserable life живея мизерно
he led his wife a sad/a dog's life той тровеше живота на жена си
7. начело съм (в шествие), пръв съм (по успех)
8. сп. водя, имам преднина
9. водя (за път)
10. прен. водя, довеждам (to до), имам за резултат (to)
one thing led to another от дума на дума (стигнахме до...)
11. карти започвам, играя (карта, цвят)
12. воен. целя се пред (движещ се обект)
lead about развеждам
lead away отвеждам
отклонявам (from)
обик. paзг подвеждам
lead back връщам (to към)
to LEAD the conversation back to a subject (отново) връщам разговора на дадена тема, завеждам обратно (някого), карти връщам цвета на партнъора си
lead in започвам (реч и пр.)
lead off отвеждам, започвам, откривам (бал и пр.)
lead on водя напред, подвеждам, подхлъзвам, поощрявам, подтиквам
lead out извеждам, повеждам, водя до дансинга (дама, момиче-при покана за танц)
lead out of вързан съм направо с, имам врата към (за стая)
lead up прен. довеждам, подготвям почвата постепенно (to до, за)
to LEAD up the garden path sl. измамвам, баламосвам
IV. 1. водене, ръководство, инициатива, пример
to follow someone's LEAD следвам/водя се по/вземам пример от някого
to give the LEAD разг. прен. давам той
to give someone a LEAD насърчавам някого, като давам пример, подсказвам иякому, лодсещам някого
to take the LEAD заставам начело, държа първенство, вземам инициативата
2. указание
3. сп. преднина, първо място
4. карти излизано, започване, игра на карта (при излизане)
your LEAD! вие почвате! to return LEAD връщам цвета на партнъора
5. театр. (изпълнител на) главна роля
6. поводи (на кон), каишка (на куче)
7. улей, воденична вала, канал между ледове, хидр. деривация
8. ел. фазово изпреварване, захранващ/входящ проводник
9. тех. изпреварване (при изпускане на пара)
10. мор. дължина на въже
11. тех. стъпка на винт/витло, резбова стъпка
12. тех. стрела
13. мин. жила, златоносен пясък
14. воен. (ъгъл на) изпреварване
15. ам. жур. сбито съдържание на статия в уводния и параграф, уводна статия
the LEAD story жур., рад., телев. най-важната новина

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{led} n 1. олово; 2. графит; боя за печка; 3. мор. лот; 4. тежес(2) {led} v 1. покривам с олово; 2. поставям тежести на (мрежа, {3} {li:d} v (led {led}) 1. водя; карам; to lead the way водя, въ{4} {li:d} n 1. водене, ръководство; инициатива; пример; to foll

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фазов; тежест; увещавам; скланям; ръководство; ръководя; оловен; олово; отвеждам; превеждам; предумвам; предвождам; преднина; водя; водене; графит; жила; завеждам; инициатива; каишка; лост;

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1. 1 ам. жур. сбито съдържание на статия в уводния и параграф, уводна статия 2. 1 воен. (ъгъл на) изпреварване 3. 1 воен. целя се пред (движещ се обект) 4. 1 карти започвам, играя (карта, цвят) 5. 1 мин. жила, златоносен пясък 6. 1 тех. стрела 7. 1 тех. стъпка на винт/витло, резбова стъпка 8. attr оловен 9. he led his wife a sad/a dog's life той тровеше живота на жена си 10. i. олово 11. ii. покривам с олово 12. iii. водя, карам 13. iv. водене, ръководство, инициатива, пример 14. lead about развеждам 15. lead away отвеждам 16. lead back връщам (to към) 17. lead in започвам (реч и пр.) 18. lead off отвеждам, започвам, откривам (бал и пр.) 19. lead on водя напред, подвеждам, подхлъзвам, поощрявам, подтиквам 20. lead out of вързан съм направо с, имам врата към (за стая) 21. lead out извеждам, повеждам, водя до дансинга (дама, момиче-при покана за танц) 22. lead up прен. довеждам, подготвям почвата постепенно (to до, за) 23. one thing led to another от дума на дума (стигнахме до...) 24. pl оловна ламарина за покриване на покрив, плосък покрив, покрит с оловна ламарина 25. pl олово за витраж/прозорец с решетка или с малки ромбовидни стъкла 26. some may be led that can't be driven някои хора се водят само с добро 27. the lead story жур., рад., телев. най-важната новина 28. this leads me to believe това ме кара да вярвам 29. to follow someone's lead следвам/водя се по/вземам пример от някого 30. to get the lead sl. застрелват ме 31. to give someone a lead насърчавам някого, като давам пример, подсказвам иякому, лодсещам някого 32. to give the lead разг. прен. давам той 33. to lead a miserable life живея мизерно 34. to lead a witness юр. подсказвам/внушавам отговор на свидетел 35. to lead the conversation back to a subject (отново) връщам разговора на дадена тема, завеждам обратно (някого), карти връщам цвета на партнъора си 36. to lead the way водя, вървя начело 37. to lead up the garden path sl. измамвам, баламосвам 38. to swing the lead sl. симулирам, преструвамсе, измислям (предлог), за да изклинча, манкирам 39. to take the lead заставам начело, държа първенство, вземам инициативата 40. your lead! вие почвате! to return lead връщам цвета на партнъора 41. водя (за път) 42. водя (съществуване, живот) (особ. с прил.) 43. водя, ръководя, командувам, предвождам, дирижирам 44. графит, боя за печка 45. ел. фазово изпреварване, захранващ/входящ проводник 46. карти излизано, започване, игра на карта (при излизане) 47. мор. дължина на въже 48. мор. лот 49. начело съм (в шествие), пръв съм (по успех) 50. обик. paзг подвеждам 51. отвеждам (вода, пара) 52. отклонявам (from) 53. печ. дурхшус, разредка 54. печ. разреждам редове, давам въздух 55. поводи (на кон), каишка (на куче) 56. поставям тежести на (мрежа, въдица) 57. прекарвам (въже) 58. прен. водя, довеждам (to до), имам за резултат (to) 59. скрепявам с олово (стъкла на прозорец) 60. слагам оловна глеч на грънчарски изделия 61. сп. водя, имам преднина 62. сп. преднина, първо място 63. театр. (изпълнител на) главна роля 64. тежест (на рибарска мрежа, въдица) 65. тех. изпреварване (при изпускане на пара) 66. тех. пломба 67. убеждавам, увещавам, карам, предумвам, скланям 68. указание 69. улей, воденична вала, канал между ледове, хидр. деривация
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lead [li:d] I. v ( led [led]) 1. водя; карам; to \lead the way водя, вървя начело; to \lead a witness юрид. подсказвам (внушавам) отговор на свидетел; 2. убеждавам, увещавам, карам, придумвам, скланям; some may be led that can't be driven някои хора се водят само с добро; this \lead s me to believe това ме кара да вярвам; 3. водя, ръководя; командвам, предвождам; дирижирам; 4. отвеждам (вода, па́ра); прекарвам ( въже); 5. водя (съществуване, живот) (особ. с прил.); to \lead a miserable life живея мизерно; 6. начело съм (в шествие и пр.); пръв съм (по успех); сп. водя, имам преднина; 7. водя (за път); прен. довеждам до, имам за резултат; to \lead nowhere не давам никакъв резултат; one thing led to another от дума на дума; 8. започвам, играя (цвят при карти); 9. свиря първа цигулка; 10. прицелвам се пред движещ се обект; II. n 1. водене, ръководство; инициатива; пример; to follow s.o.'s \lead следвам някого, водя се по някого, вземам пример от някого; to give the \lead разг. давам тон; to take the \lead държа първенство; вземам инициативата; • \leads and lags ускоряване или забавяне на плащанията и постъпленията; 2. указания; интифа; 3. сп. преднина; първо място; 4. карти започване на ръка; карта, игран цвят; Your \lead! вие почвате! 5. театр. главна роля; артист, изпълнител на главна роля; 6. поводи (на кон); каишка (на куче); 7. водносилов канал; улей; 8. ел. фазово изпреварване; захранващ проводник; входящ проводник; тех. изпреварване (при изпускане на па́ра); 9. тех. далечина на извозване; 10. тех. стъпка на резба; 11. тех. стрела; 12. мин. жила; 13. ам. журн. сбито съдържание на статия в уводния ѝ параграф, водещ параграф; III. lead [led] n 1. олово; red \lead миниум; white \lead оловно белило; 2. графит (и black \lead); боя за печка; 3. мор. лот; 4. тежест (на рибарска мрежа, въдица), отвес; 5. (захранваща) тръба, канал; 6. ход (на резба); 7. геол. жила, златоносен пясък; 8. pl оловна ламарина за покриване на покрив; (плоска част на) покрив; 9. печ. дурхшус, разредка; 10. attr оловен; \lead shot сачми; 11. оловен разделител (при витражи); • to swing the \lead sl симулирам, преструвам се; кръшкам; to get the \lead sl застрелват ме; to go down like a \lead balloon провалям се с гръм и трясък; to put \lead in s.o.' s pencil увеличавам сексуалността (на мъж); IV. v 1. покривам (пълня) с олово; 2. поставям тежести (на мрежа, въдица); 3. правя оловна рамка (на прозорец); 4. печ. разреждам линии, давам въздух.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > lead
10 lead

I 1. [liːd]
nome

1) (winning position)

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)

to have a lead of three points — avere tre punti di vantaggio

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

3) (initiative)

to take the lead — prendere l'iniziativa

to take the lead in doing — prendere l'iniziativa a fare

to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn

4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.

5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale

6) giorn.

to be the lead — essere in prima pagina

7) el. (wire) filo m.

8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.

on a lead — al guinzaglio

9) (in cards)

it's Tom's lead — è di mano Tom
2.
modificatore [guitarist, guitar] primo; [ role] principale; [ article] d'apertura

lead story — notizia di prima pagina
II 1. [liːd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. led)

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)

this leads me to my main point — con questo arrivo al punto principale

3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]

to lead the dancing — aprire le danze

4) sport comm. (be ahead of) condurre su, essere in vantaggio su [ rival]; guidare su [ team]

to lead the world — essere al primo posto nel mondo

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

to lead the market — essere il leader del mercato

5) (cause, influence)

to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare

he led me to expect that — mi indusse ad aspettarmi che

everything leads me to conclude that — tutto mi porta a pensare che

to be easily led — essere facilmente influenzabile

6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]

to lead a life of luxury — vivere nel lusso
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]

it was bound to lead to trouble — era destinato a creare problemi

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 comando

to lead by 15 seconds — avere un vantaggio di 15 secondi

4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa

5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare

6) giorn.

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

7) (in boxing)

to lead with one's left — attaccare di sinistro

8) (in cards) essere di mano

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- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to

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

to lead the way in space research — essere il numero uno nella ricerca spaziale
III 1. [led]
nome

1) (metal) piombo m.

red lead — minio

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.
modificatore

lead pencil — matita di grafite

lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo

lead shot — pallini di piombo

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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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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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. noun
1) (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?)

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( 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.)

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- leaden

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lead (1) /lɛd/
n.

1 [u] (chim.) piombo: lead acetate, acetato di piombo; lead arsenate, arseniato di piombo

2 (naut.) piombo; piombino; scandaglio: sounding lead, piombo per scandaglio

3 (= blacklead) grafite; mina ( di matita)

4 (tipogr.) interlinea

5 [u] (fig.) piombo; proiettili

6 lamine di piombo; (pl.) piombi ( listelli di vetrata antica; lastre per ricoprire un tetto)

● ( 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 candidati

3 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 piste

4 guinzaglio; laccio: The dog was on the lead, il cane era al guinzaglio

5 (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!

7 canale artificiale (spec., che porta acqua a un mulino)

8 canale sgombro ( fra i ghiacci)

9 (elettr.) conduttore isolato, cavo, cavetto; ( anche) anticipo di fase

10 (ind. min.) filone ( di minerale)

11 (mecc.) passo ( di vite)

12 (giorn.) articolo di fondo (o di spalla); fondo

13 (giorn.) attacco ( di articolo)

14 (comm. est.) anticipo ( di pagamento)

15 (econ.) anticipo ( di una variabile)

16 ( sport) vantaggio; margine; distacco; scarto

17 ( boxe) colpo d'assaggio

18 (pl.) (autom., elettr.) collegamenti; fili

19 (mil., caccia) anticipo

● 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 piombo

2 impiombare; piombare; mettere il piombo (o i piombi) a

3 (tipogr.) interlineare

B 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 campo

2 dirigere; capeggiare; comandare; essere in testa a (o a capo di); ( sport) essere il capitano di

3 condurre, portare (a): This road will lead you to the country house, questa strada ti condurrà (o ti porterà) alla villa

4 condurre; fare; avere: to lead a peaceful existence, condurre una vita tranquilla

5 far fare: to lead sb. a dog's life, far fare a q. una vita da cani

6 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 mentisse

7 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 petrolio

8 far passare, immettere ( acqua in un canale); passare ( una corda, attraverso qc.)

9 (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)

11 condurre a mano: to lead a horse, condurre a mano un cavallo

12 tenere al guinzaglio

13 ( sport: nelle corse) essere il capoclassifica di; essere il primo a

14 ( calcio, ecc.) condurre, essere in vantaggio su

15 ( sport) passare in avanti, prolungare la palla (o il disco) per ( un compagno); fare un suggerimento a

16 ( boxe) aprire l'incontro con ( un certo colpo); partire con

B 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 guerra

3 ( boxe) saggiare l'avversario; partire (fig.): Never lead with your right, non partire mai di destro!

4 ( a carte) avere la mano; aprire

5 (giorn.) aprire: to lead with a terrible piece of news, aprire con una notizia terribile

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.

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I 1. [liːd]
nome

1) (winning position)

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)

to have a lead of three points — avere tre punti di vantaggio

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

3) (initiative)

to take the lead — prendere l'iniziativa

to take the lead in doing — prendere l'iniziativa a fare

to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn

4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.

5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale

6) giorn.

to be the lead — essere in prima pagina

7) el. (wire) filo m.

8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.

on a lead — al guinzaglio

9) (in cards)

it's Tom's lead — è di mano Tom
2.
modificatore [guitarist, guitar] primo; [ role] principale; [ article] d'apertura

lead story — notizia di prima pagina
II 1. [liːd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. led)

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)

this leads me to my main point — con questo arrivo al punto principale

3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]

to lead the dancing — aprire le danze

4) sport comm. (be ahead of) condurre su, essere in vantaggio su [ rival]; guidare su [ team]

to lead the world — essere al primo posto nel mondo

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

to lead the market — essere il leader del mercato

5) (cause, influence)

to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare

he led me to expect that — mi indusse ad aspettarmi che

everything leads me to conclude that — tutto mi porta a pensare che

to be easily led — essere facilmente influenzabile

6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]

to lead a life of luxury — vivere nel lusso
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]

it was bound to lead to trouble — era destinato a creare problemi

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 comando

to lead by 15 seconds — avere un vantaggio di 15 secondi

4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa

5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare

6) giorn.

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

7) (in boxing)

to lead with one's left — attaccare di sinistro

8) (in cards) essere di mano

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- lead on

- lead up to

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

to lead the way in space research — essere il numero uno nella ricerca spaziale
III 1. [led]
nome

1) (metal) piombo m.

red lead — minio

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.
modificatore

lead pencil — matita di grafite

lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo

lead shot — pallini di piombo

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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

English-Italian dictionary > lead
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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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)peljati

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga

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- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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I [led]
noun

chemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnik

to cast ( —ali heave) the lead — meriti globino s svinčnico

British English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simulirati

ounce of lead — krogla (iz pulke)

as dull as lead — zabit, neumen
II [led]
1.

transitive verb

zaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;

2.

intransitive verb nautical

meriti globino s svinčnico
III [li:d]
noun

vodenje, 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 strugi

under s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom koga

to be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditi

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj

to give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)

sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred

figuratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)

to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu koga

to give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovati

one minute's lead — ena minuta naskoka

cards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)

cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barve
IV [li:d]
1.

transitive verb

voditi, 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 verb

biti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)

to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred kom

this leads nowhere — to nikamor ne vodi

this road will lead you to town — ta cesta te bo pripeljala v mesto

all roads lead to Rome — vse poti vodijo v Rim

to lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti ples

to lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nos

to lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nos

to lead into temptation — spravljati koga v skušnjavo

this led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjel

to lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenje

to lead a dog's life — po pasje živeti

to lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norca

to lead a double life — živeti dvojno življenje

to lead a miserable existence — životariti

figuratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodo

to lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženiti

sport to lead by points — voditi po točkah

sport to lead with the left — zadati prvi udarec z levico (boks)

American to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvo

Scottish juridically to lead evidence — pričati

parliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadeve

figuratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodi

led horse — rezervni konj

led captain — prisklednik

he is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti

English-Slovenian dictionary > lead
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Ⅰ.

lead¹ [led]

1 noun

(a) (metal) plomb m;

∎ it's made of lead c'est en plomb

(b) familiar (bullets) plomb m;

∎ they pumped him full of lead ils l'ont plombé

(c) (in pencil) mine f

(d) (piece of lead → for sounding) plomb m (de sonde); (→ on car wheel, fishing line) plomb m; Typography interligne m

(e) (idioms) American familiar

∎ to get the lead out (of one's pants) se magner (le train);

∎ very familiar that'll put some lead in your pencil! (invigorate) ça te requinquera!;

∎ very familiar to have lead in one's pencil (be sexually potent) ne pas avoir de problèmes pour bander

2 transitive verb

(a) (seal) plomber

(b) Typography interligner

3 adjective

(made of lead) de ou en plomb; (containing lead) plombifère;

∎ familiar to go down like a lead balloon tomber à plat^□

4 leads plural noun

British Building industry (on roof) plombs mpl (de couverture); (on window) plombures fpl, plombs mpl

►► lead crystal verre m de ou au plomb;

lead glass verre m de ou au plomb;

lead ore minerai m de plomb;

lead oxide oxyde m de plomb;

lead paint peinture f à base de plomb;

lead pencil crayon m noir ou à papier ou à mine de plomb;

lead poisoning Medicine intoxication f par le plomb, saturnisme m; American familiar (death) mort f par balle(s); (injury) blessure f par balle(s);

∎ American familiar to get lead poisoning être tué/blessé par balle(s);

lead pipe tuyau m de plomb;

lead shot grenaille f de plomb

➲ lead out separable transitive verb

Typography (lines of text) augmenter l'interlignage de

Ⅱ.

lead² [li:d]

tête ⇒ 1 (a) initiative ⇒ 1 (b) indice ⇒ 1 (c) gros titre ⇒ 1 (d) rôle principal ⇒ 1 (e) laisse ⇒ 1 (g) fil ⇒ 1 (h) mener ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (b) amener ⇒ 2 (d) aller devant ⇒ 3 (d) principal ⇒ 4

(pt & pp led [led])

1 noun

(a) Sport tête f;

∎ to be in the lead être en tête, mener;

∎ to go into or to take the lead (in race) prendre la tête; (in match) mener;

∎ to have a 10-point/10-length lead avoir 10 points/10 longueurs d'avance;

∎ to have a good lead over the rest of the field avoir une bonne avance sur les autres concurrents;

∎ he's opened up a tremendous lead il a pris une avance considérable;

∎ France are hanging on to the lead (in race) la France reste en tête de la course; (in points table) la France reste en tête du classement

(b) (initiative) initiative f;

∎ he took the lead in asking questions il fut le premier à poser des questions;

∎ take your lead from me prenez exemple sur moi;

∎ to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn;

∎ it's up to the government to give a lead on housing policy c'est au gouvernement (qu'il revient) de donner l'exemple en matière de politique du logement

(c) (indication, clue) indice m, piste f;

∎ to give sb a lead mettre qn sur la voie;

∎ the police have several leads la police tient plusieurs pistes;

∎ we're currently following up an important lead nous sommes actuellement sur une piste prometteuse

(d) British Press gros titre m;

∎ the news made the lead in all the papers la nouvelle était à la une de tous les journaux;

∎ the 'Telegraph' opens with a lead on the Middle East crisis le 'Telegraph' consacre sa une à la crise au Proche-Orient

(e) Cinema & Theatre (role) rôle m principal; (actor) premier rôle m masculin; (actress) premier rôle m féminin;

∎ Jude Law plays the male lead Jude Law tient le premier rôle masculin

(f) Cards

∎ to have the lead jouer le premier;

∎ your lead! à vous de jouer!;

∎ whose lead is it? c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ you must follow the lead il faut fournir à la couleur demandée;

∎ a heart lead une ouverture à cœur

(g) (for dog) laisse f;

∎ dogs must be kept on a lead (sign) les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse

(h) Electricity fil m

(i) (in ice) chenal m

2 transitive verb

(a) (take, guide) mener, emmener, conduire;

∎ to lead sb somewhere mener ou conduire qn quelque part;

∎ I was led into the garden on m'a emmené ou conduit dans le jardin;

∎ he led them across the lawn il leur fit traverser la pelouse;

∎ she led him down the stairs elle lui fit descendre l'escalier;

∎ she led them to safety elle les a conduits en lieu sûr;

∎ to lead an army into battle mener une armée au combat;

∎ to lead a team to victory mener une équipe à la victoire;

∎ the captain led the team onto the field le capitaine a conduit son équipe sur le terrain;

∎ she led them through the garden (to get out) elle les fit passer par le jardin; (to visit) elle leur fit visiter le jardin;

∎ literary he led her to the altar il la prit pour épouse;

∎ to lead the way montrer le chemin;

∎ police motorcyclists led the way des motards de la police ouvraient la route;

∎ they led the cable along the edge of the floor ils ont fait passé le câble par terre, le long du mur;

∎ Bible lead us not into temptation ne nous soumets pas à la tentation;

∎ proverb you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif;

∎ figurative to lead sb up the garden path mener qn en bateau

(b) (be leader of) être à la tête de, diriger; (orchestra) diriger;

∎ to lead the prayers/singing diriger la prière/les chants

(c) Sport (be in front of) mener;

∎ Stardust is leading Black Beauty by 10 lengths Stardust a pris 10 longueurs d'avance sur Black Beauty;

∎ to lead the field mener;

∎ to lead sb by 8 points avoir une avance sur qn de 8 points;

∎ figurative Great Britain leads the field in heart transplant technology la Grande-Bretagne est le pays le plus avancé dans le domaine des greffes cardiaques

(d) (induce) amener;

∎ to lead sb to do sth amener qn à faire qch;

∎ despair led him to commit suicide le désespoir l'a poussé au suicide;

∎ he led me to believe (that) he was innocent il m'a amené à croire qu'il était innocent;

∎ everything leads us to believe (that) she is still alive tout porte à croire ou nous avons toutes les raisons de croire qu'elle est encore en vie;

∎ I was led to the conclusion that he had been lying all along je suis arrivé à la conclusion qu'il mentait depuis le début;

∎ what led you to apply for this job? qu'est-ce qui vous a conduit ou amené à postuler?;

∎ he is easily led il se laisse facilement influencer;

∎ figurative subsequent events led the country into war des événements ultérieurs ont entraîné le pays dans la guerre;

∎ this leads me to my second point ceci m'amène à ma seconde remarque;

∎ he led the conversation round to money again il a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent

(e) (life) mener;

∎ he has lead a life of debauchery il a mené une vie de débauche;

∎ she has led a full and happy life elle a eu une vie heureuse et bien remplie

(f) Cards demander, jouer;

∎ to lead trumps demander ou jouer atout;

∎ what was led? qu'est-ce qui a été demandé?

(g) Law

∎ to lead a witness poser des questions tendancieuses à un témoin

3 intransitive verb

(a) (go) mener;

∎ this path leads to the village ce chemin mène au village;

∎ where does this door lead to? sur quoi ouvre cette porte?;

∎ the stairs lead to the cellar l'escalier mène ou conduit à la cave;

∎ take the street that leads away from the station prenez la rue qui part de la gare;

∎ that road leads nowhere cette route ne mène nulle part;

∎ figurative this is leading nowhere! cela ne rime à rien!

(b) Sport mener, être en tête;

∎ to lead by 2 metres avoir 2 mètres d'avance;

∎ to lead by 3 points to 1 mener par 3 points à 1;

∎ Black Beauty is leading Black Beauty est en tête

(c) Cards

∎ hearts led cœur (a été) demandé;

∎ Joanne to lead c'est à Joanne de jouer

(d) (go in front) aller devant; (in mountaineering) grimper en tête;

∎ if you lead, I'll follow allez-y, je vous suis

(e) British Press

∎ to lead with sth mettre qch à la une;

∎ the 'Times' led with news of the plane hijack le détournement d'avion faisait la une ou était en première page du 'Times'

(f) Boxing

∎ he leads with his right il attaque toujours du droit ou de la droite

(g) (in dancing) conduire

(h) Law être l'avocat principal;

∎ he led for the prosecution il dirigea l'accusation en tant qu'avocat principal

4 adjective

(actor, singer) principal, premier; Press (article) de tête

►► Commerce leads and lags termaillage m;

Banking & Stock Exchange lead manager (banque f) chef m de file;

lead time Industry délai m de préparation; Commerce délai m de livraison;

Marketing lead user utilisateur(trice) m,f pilote

➲ lead away separable transitive verb

emmener;

∎ the guards led him away les gardes l'ont emmené;

∎ he led her away from the scene of the accident il l'éloigna du lieu de l'accident

➲ lead back

1 separable transitive verb

ramener, reconduire;

∎ they led him back to his room ils l'ont ramené ou reconduit à sa chambre;

∎ she led the conversation back to the question of money elle a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent

2 intransitive verb

∎ this path leads back to the beach ce chemin ramène à la plage

➲ lead off

1 intransitive verb

(in conversation) commencer, débuter; (in debate) entamer les débats; (in game) jouer le(la) premier(ère); (at dance) ouvrir le bal; (in relay race) être le premier relayeur

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (begin) commencer, entamer

(b) (go from) partir de;

∎ several avenues lead off the square plusieurs avenues partent de la place

3 separable transitive verb

(person) conduire;

∎ they were led off to jail ils ont été conduits ou emmenés en prison

➲ lead on

1 intransitive verb

aller ou marcher devant;

∎ lead on! allez-y!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (trick)

∎ to lead sb on faire marcher qn;

∎ you shouldn't lead him on like that vous ne devriez pas le faire marcher comme ça

(b) (bring on) faire entrer;

∎ lead on the horses! faites entrer les chevaux!

(c) (in progression) amener;

∎ this leads me on to my second point ceci m'amène à mon deuxième point

➲ lead to inseparable transitive verb

(result in, have as consequence) mener ou aboutir à;

∎ what's all this leading to? sur quoi tout ceci va-t-il déboucher?;

∎ the decision led to panic on Wall Street la décision a semé la panique à Wall Street;

∎ one thing led to another une chose en amenait une autre;

∎ a course leading to a degree un cursus qui débouche sur un diplôme;

∎ several factors led to his decision to leave plusieurs facteurs le poussèrent ou l'amenèrent à décider de partir;

∎ this led to several of them losing their jobs à cause de cela, plusieurs d'entre eux ont perdu leur emploi;

∎ drinking too much can lead to violence l'excès d'alcool peut conduire à la violence;

∎ his statement led to a misunderstanding sa déclaration est à l'origine d'un malentendu;

∎ this could lead to some confusion ça pourrait provoquer une certaine confusion;

∎ her research led to nothing ses recherches n'ont abouti à rien ou n'ont rien donné

➲ lead up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (path, road) conduire à, mener à;

∎ a narrow path led up to the house un étroit sentier menait jusqu'à la maison;

∎ those stairs lead up to the attic cet escalier mène au grenier

(b) (in reasoning)

∎ she's leading up to something je me demande où elle veut en venir;

∎ what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ I was just leading up to that j'allais justement y venir

(c) (precede, cause)

∎ the events leading up to the war les événements qui devaient déclencher la guerre;

∎ in the months leading up to her death pendant les mois qui précédèrent sa mort;

∎ Music the chords that lead up to the final movement les accords qui introduisent le dernier mouvement

ⓘ Lead on, MacDuff Cette phrase ("après toi, MacDuff") est une déformation d'un vers de Macbeth de Shakespeare, dans un passage où Macbeth défie à l'épée son ennemi MacDuff en prononçant les mots lay on, MacDuff ("frappe, MacDuff"). On utilise la version modifiée de cette phrase de façon humoristique lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un d'ouvrir la marche.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > lead
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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) lede; føre

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) føre

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) medføre

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) føre

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) leve; føre
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) føring

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) føring

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledelse

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) føring

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) snor

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) spor; fingerpeg

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hovedrolle

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly; bly-

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) stift

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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) lede; føre

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) føre

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) medføre

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) føre

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) leve; føre
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) føring

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) føring

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledelse

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) føring

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) snor

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) spor; fingerpeg

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hovedrolle

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- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly; bly-

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) stift

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English-Danish dictionary > lead
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I 1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) lede, leie; føre

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) lede, bære

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) føre (til)

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) gå i spissen for, lede (an)

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) føre
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ledelse, tet

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) ledelse

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledelse, førerskap

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forsprang

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) bånd, reim

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) spor, hint

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hovedrolle, helt(inne)

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II led noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blyantstift

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- leaden

bly
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forsprang
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lede

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subst. \/led\/

1) ( kjemi) bly

• he suffered from lead poisoning

• she was treated with lead ointment

hun ble behandlet med blysalve

• the solution contains oxide of lead

løsningen inneholder blyoksid

2) ( i blyant) grafitt, bly, (blyant)spiss

3) ( i våpen) kule, kuler, bly

4) ( poetisk) lodd, skjebne

5) ( sjøfart) lodd, blylodd

6) ( fiske) søkke, blysøkke

7) plombe, blysegl

8) ( boktrykking) reglett (metallplate som skiller linjene i sats fra hverandre

arm the lead ( sjøfart) sette talg på loddet

cast the lead lodde

get the lead out (amer., hverdagslig) få opp farten, få ut fingeren

go over like a lead balloon ( hverdagslig) falle til jorden, mislykkes totalt

• the proposal went over like a lead ballon

forslaget falt pladask til jorden

heave the lead lodde

lead in one's pencil (hverdagslig, særlig amer.) futt, (seksuell) energi

leads ( bygg) blytak, blyplater til taktekking blyinnfatning (i vinduer) hefteblikk

swing the lead ( slang) skulke, stikke av, snike seg unna ( slang) simulere, spille syk
II
subst. \/liːd\/

1) ledelse, anførsel, førerskap

2) ledelse, forsprang, tet

• I wonder how long she can keep the lead

jeg lurer på hvor lenge hun kan ligge i teten

3) ledetråd, spor, tips, hint, vink

4) ( kortspill) utspill (også overført), forhånd

• it's my lead

det er jeg som skal spille ut

5) ( sport) første kast

6) ( teater) hovedrolle, hovedrolleinnehaver

7) ( musikk) tittelparti

8) ( elektronikk) ledning, kabel, leder

9) ( handel) leveringstid, tid mellom planlegging og produksjon av et produkt

10) ( hundeutstyr) bånd, kobbel, lenke, reim

• the dog was on a lead

hunden var i bånd

11) ( gruvedrift) gang, åre

12) ( teknikk) renne, kvernrenne

13) ( sjø) isrenne, råk, renne mellom isflak

follow somebody's lead følge noens eksempel

forge into the lead (sport o.l.) presse seg opp i ledelsen

give a lead ( overført) ta et initiativ, gå i bresjen, vise vei gå først, hoppe først (e.l.)

give somebody a lead oppmuntre noen til å komme etter gi noen en ledetråd

give the lead ( overført) angi tonen

have a lead of ha en ledelse på, lede med

• he had a lead of ten metres the

lead ( i avis e.l.) viktigste nyhet, førstesidenyhet

• the plane crash was the lead in all the papers

ingress, nyhetssammendrag

return one's partner's lead ( kortspill) svare på makkerens invitasjon

take the lead ta ledelsen, gå opp i ledelsen, legge seg i teten ta initiativet til

• he took the lead towards the party
III
verb \/led\/

1) ( teknikk) tekke med bly, blande med bly, kle med bly

• the gunbarrels were leaded before they left the factory

2) ( teknikk) innfatte med bly

3) ( teknikk) glassere med blyglasur

4) ( sjøfart) lodde

5) plombere (med blyforsegling)

6) ( boktrykking) skyte

lead out ( boktrykking) skyte
IV
verb ( led - led) \/liːd\/

1) lede, anføre, vise vei, dirigere, stå i spissen for

• the emperor led an army

• they led the dance

2) lede, gå foran, være først

• lead the list

stå først på listen

3) ( sport) lede, ligge i tet

• lead the field

lede feltet, ligge i tet

4) ( også overført) leie, føre, trekke (et dyr)

• he is easily led

han er lett å lede, han er lettpåvirkelig

5) forårsake

• I was led to think that he wasn't telling the truth

jeg var av den oppfatning at han ikke snakket sant

• do not let this lead you to return

la ikke dette få deg til å dra tilbake

6) ( om vei e.l.) gå, føre, lede

• the rooms lead into each other

det er dører mellomrommene

7) føre, leve

• she led a double life

8) la føre, la leve, la tilbringe

• what a life that man led me!

9) ( kortspill) spille ut, ha utspillet

• she led the ace of trumps

hun spilte trumfesset

10) ( jakt) sikte foran (et bevegelig mål)

• he led a flying duck

han siktet foran en and i flukt

all roads lead to Rome ( ordspråk) alle veier fører til Rom

lead astray føre vill ( overført) føre på avveier, føre på gale veier, forlede

lead away føre bort

be lead away by ( overført) la seg rives med av, la seg forlede av

lead by ( sport) lede med

• lead by ten metres

lead by the hand leie, føre ved hånden

lead by the nose ( om dyr) trekke etter nesen (overført, hverdagslig) trekke etter nesen, ha full kontroll

lead captive ta til fange, føre bort i fangenskap

lead for the defence ( jus) lede forsvaret, være ledende forsvarsadvokat

lead for the prosecution ( jus) være aktor

lead from the front gå i bresjen

lead into føre inn i

lead off føre bort åpne, innlede, begynne

• he led off by thanking for the invitation

anføre, gå i spissen

( kortspill) spille ut

lead on fremad

lead on to føre samtalen inn på

• he led the conversation on to fishing

lead out by opp, føre ut i dansen ( kortspill) spille ut, spille opp til

lead out into\/onto føre ut til, stå i forbindelse

• that door leads out onto the hall

den døren fører ut til gangen

lead out of føre ut av

• this road leads out of town

denne veien fører ut av byen

lead somebody a dance se ➢ dance, 1

lead somebody a dog's life gjøre livet surt for noen

lead somebody on lokke noen, oppmuntre noen, forlede noen, lure noen (til å gjøre noe uklokt)

• he' s just leading you on

han driver bare gjøn med deg, han bare tuller

lead somebody on to føre noen inn på, lede noen inn på

lead somebody up the garden path eller lead somebody down the garden path (overført, hverdagslig) villede noen, lure noen opp i stry, sende noen på bærtur

lead somebody wrong se ➢ wrong, 4

lead the fashion føre moten, være toneangivende

lead to lede til, føre til, medføre, resultere i

• it may lead to trouble

det er risikabelt, det kan forårsake ubehageligheter

lead to something få noe til å skje, føre til noe

lead up to føre til, føre frem til, lede til, resultere i, være innledning til

• the events led up to a crisis

føre samtalen inn på

( kortspill) spille ut, spille opp

• she led up to the two of clubs

lead well ( i dans) føre bra, være flink til å føre

lead with ( om avis) ha på førstesiden, ha som første nyhet, begynne med

lead with one's chin ( boksing) bokse uten hakebeskyttelse ( overført) opptre uvørent, si noe ubetenktsomt
V
adj. \/led\/

av bly, bly-

• lead pipes cannot be used for drinking water

English-Norwegian dictionary > lead
15 lead

I.

lead¹ [li:d]

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1. noun

2. adjective

3. transitive verb

4. intransitive verb

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp led

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1. noun

   a. (Sport) to be in the lead (in match) mener ; (in race, league) être en tête

• to take the lead (in race) prendre la tête ; (in match, league) mener

• to have a three-point lead avoir trois points d'avance

• to have a two-minute/ten-metre lead over sb avoir deux minutes/dix mètres d'avance sur qn

   b. ( = initiative) to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn

• to give the lead montrer le chemin

• to give sb a lead montrer l'exemple à qn

• to take the lead in doing sth être le premier à faire qch

   c. ( = clue) piste f

• the police have a lead la police tient une piste

• the fingerprints gave them a lead les empreintes les ont mis sur la piste

   d. (in play, film) rôle m principal

• to play the lead tenir le rôle principal

• to sing the lead chanter le rôle principal

• male/female lead premier rôle m masculin/féminin

• juvenile lead jeune premier m

   e. ( = leash) laisse f

• dogs must be kept on a lead les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse

   f. ( = electrical flex) fil m

   g. ( = news article) article m à la une ; ( = editorial) éditorial m

• the financial crisis is the lead in this morning's papers ( = headlines) la crise financière fait les gros titres des journaux ce matin

2. adjective

• lead guitarist première guitare f

• lead vocalist (chanteur m ) leader m (chanteuse f ) leader f

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = show the way to) [+ person, horse] conduire (to à ) ; [+ procession, parade] être à la tête de

• to lead sb in/out/across faire entrer/sortir/traverser qn

• to lead sb into a room faire entrer qn dans une pièce

• the guide led them through the courtyard le guide leur a fait traverser la cour

• this leads me to an important point cela m'amène à un point important

► to lead the way ( = go ahead) aller devant ; ( = show the way) montrer le chemin

• he led the way to the garage il nous (or les etc) a menés jusqu'au garage

• will you lead the way? passez devant, nous vous suivons

   b. ( = be leader of) [+ government, team] être à la tête de ; [+ regiment] commander

   c. ( = be ahead of) they were leading us by 10 metres ils avaient une avance de 10 mètres sur nous

• to lead the field être en tête

• our country leads the world in textiles notre pays est le leader mondial dans le textile

   d. [+ life, existence] mener

• they lead a simple life ils mènent une vie simple

   e. ( = induce, bring) amener

• I am led to the conclusion that... je suis amené à conclure que...

► to lead sb to do sth

• he led me to believe that he would help me il m'a amené à croire qu'il m'aiderait

• what led you to think that? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à penser ça ?

4. intransitive verb

   a. ( = be ahead) (in match) mener ; (in race) être en tête

• which horse is leading? quel est le cheval en tête ?

• to lead by half a length/three points avoir une demi-longueur/trois points d'avance

• to lead by four goals to three mener (par) quatre buts à trois

   b. ( = go ahead) aller devant ; ( = show the way) montrer le chemin

• you lead, I'll follow passez devant, je vous suis

   c. [dancer] mener

   d. [road, corridor, door] mener (to à)

• where is all this leading? (trend, events) où cela va-t-il nous mener ? ; (questions, reasoning) où veut-il (or voulez-vous etc) en venir ?

• the streets that lead into/from the square les rues qui débouchent sur/partent de la place

   e. ► to lead to

• it led to war cela a conduit à la guerre

• it led to his arrest cela a abouti à son arrestation

• it led to nothing ça n'a mené à rien

• it led to a change in his attitude cela a provoqué un changement dans son attitude

• one thing led to another and we... une chose en amenant une autre, nous...

5. compounds

► lead-in noun entrée f en matière

► lead-up noun préparation f ( to sth de qch)

6. Phrasal Verbs

► lead away separable transitive verb emmener

• he was led away by the soldiers il a été emmené par les soldats

• they led him away to the cells ils l'ont conduit en cellule► lead back separable transitive verb ramener

• they led us back to the office ils nous ont ramenés au bureau► lead off

1. intransitive verb

( = begin) commencer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[corridor, path] partir de

• a passage leading off the foyer un couloir qui part du foyer

• the rooms which lead off the corridor les pièces qui donnent sur le couloir

3. separable transitive verb

= lead away► lead on

1. intransitive verb

( = lead the way) marcher devant

2. separable transitive verb

( = tease) taquiner ; ( = fool) duper ; ( = raise hopes in) donner de faux espoirs à ; (sexually) allumer (inf)► lead up intransitive verb

   a. [path] conduire

• this road leads up to the castle cette route mène au château

• this staircase leads up to the roof cet escalier donne accès au toit

   b. ( = precede) précéder

• the years that led up to the war les années qui ont précédé la guerre

• the events that led up to the revolution les événements qui ont conduit à la révolution

   c. ( = lead on) what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir ?

II.

lead² [led]

1. noun

   a. ( = metal) plomb m

• they pumped him full of lead (inf) ils l'ont criblé de balles

   b. [of pencil] mine f

2. adjective

[object, weight] en plomb

3. compounds

► lead-free adjective sans plomb

► lead pencil noun crayon m à papier

► lead poisoning noun saturnisme m

► lead replacement petrol noun ≈ super m

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I 1. [liːd]
noun

1) ( winning position)

to be in the lead —

to have the lead — être en tête

to go into the lead —

to take the lead — passer en tête

2) ( amount by which one is winning) avance f ( over sur)

to have a lead of three points — avoir trois points d'avance

to increase one's lead — creuser l'écart (by de)

3) ( initiative)

to take the lead — prendre l'initiative

to take the lead in doing — être le premier/la première à faire

to follow somebody's lead — suivre l'exemple de quelqu'un

4) ( clue) piste f

5) Theatre, Cinema ( rôle) rôle m principal

6) ( in newspaper)

to be the lead — être à la une (colloq)

7) Electricity ( wire) fil m

8) GB ( for dog) laisse f
2.
noun modifier [ guitarist, guitar] premier/-ière (before n); [ role, singer] principal
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp led)

1) (guide, escort) mener, conduire [person] ( to something à quelque chose; to somebody auprès de quelqu'un; out of hors de; through à travers)

to lead somebody away — éloigner quelqu'un ( from de)

to lead somebody across the road — faire traverser la rue à quelqu'un

2) ( bring) [path, sign, smell] mener [person] (to à)

to lead somebody to do — amener quelqu'un à faire

he led me to expect that... — d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que (+ subj)

everything leads me to conclude that — tout me porte à conclure que

to be easily led — être très influençable

this leads me to my main point — ceci m'amène à mon sujet principal

3) ( be leader of) mener [army, team, attack, strike, procession]; diriger [orchestra, research]

to lead a congregation in prayer — entonner les prières

4) Sport, Commerce ( be ahead of) avoir une avance sur [rival, team]

to lead the world — être au premier rang mondial

to lead the field — (in commerce, research) être le plus avancé; ( in race) mener, être en tête

to lead the market — être le leader du marché

5) (conduct, have) mener [active life]

to lead a life of luxury — vivre dans le luxe
4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp led)

1) (go, be directed)

to lead to — [path] mener à; [door] s'ouvrir sur; [exit, trapdoor] donner accès à

2) ( result in)

to lead to — entraîner [complication, discovery, accident, response]

it was bound to lead to trouble — ça devait mal finir

one thing led to another, and we... — de fil en aiguille, nous...

3) ( be ahead) [runner, car, company] être en tête; [team, side] mener

to lead by 15 seconds — avoir 15 secondes d'avance

4) ( go first) (in walk, procession) aller devant; (in action, discussion) prendre l'initiative

5) ( in dancing) conduire

6) ( in newspaper)

to lead with — mettre [quelque chose] à la une (colloq) [story, headline]

7) ( in boxing)

to lead with one's left/right — attaquer de gauche/de droite

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Phrasal Verbs:

- lead on

- lead up to

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to lead the way — ( go first) passer devant; ( guide others) montrer le chemin; (be ahead, winning) être en tête

to lead the way in space research — être le numéro un dans le domaine de la recherche spatiale
II [led]
noun

1) ( metal) plomb m

red lead — minium m

2) (colloq) fig ( bullets) pruneaux (colloq) mpl

3) (also black lead) ( graphite) mine f de plomb; ( in pencil) mine f

4) ( of window) (baguette f de) plomb m

leads — ( of windows) plombure f [U]

5) GB ( for roofing) couverture f de plomb [U]

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to fill ou pump somebody full of lead — (colloq) cribler quelqu'un de balles (colloq)

to get the lead out — (colloq) US ( stop loafing) se bouger; ( speed up) se grouiller (colloq)

to go over US ou down GB like a lead balloon — (colloq) tomber à plat (colloq)

English-French dictionary > lead
16 lead

1. I
abs

1) I'll lead, you must follow me я пойду первым /впереди/, ты должен идти /следовать/ за мной; who is going to lead? кто поведет /пойдет первым/?

2) this candidate leads этот кандидат впереди /обогнал, обошел своих соперников/; as a teacher he leads он лучше всех других учителей
2. II
1) lead somewhere lead inward (downward, upward, etc.) вести /идти/ вовнутрь и т. д., lead back приводить обратно, веста назад; this road leads back to the village эта дорога ведет обратно в деревню; this passage leads nowhere этот проход никуда не ведет, это lead тупик; where does this road lead? куда ведет эта дорога?, all your tricks will lead nowhere все ваши уловки ни к чему не приведут

2) lead at some time our candidate appeared to be leading from the first казалось, что с самого начала большинство поддерживало нашего кандидата
3. III
1) lead smth., smb. lead a demonstration (a procession, a regiment, etc.) идти впереди /во главе/ демонстрации и т. д.; he led the platoon он шел впереди /во главе/ взвода, он вел за собой взвод; lead a blind man вести /быть поводырем у/ слепого; lead a horse вести лошадь на поводу; lead the fashion быть законодателем моды; lead the way идти впереди, указывать дорогу; who will lead the way? кто нас поведет?

2) lead smb., smth. lead a youth organization (an expedition, an excursion, a party, the struggle for peace, a strike, a mutiny, etc.) возглавлять молодежную организацию и т.д., руководить молодежной организацией и т. д.; lead an orchestra дирижировать оркестром; lead a choir руководить хором; lead an army командовать армией

3) lead smth. lead a quiet (happy, good, moral, double, etc.) life веста спокойную и т. д. жизнь; he led a miserable existence он влачил жалкое существование
4. IV
lead smb. somewhere lead smb. upstairs (downstairs, home, etc.) вести /провести, проводить/ кого-л. наверх и т. д.; lead smb. back приводить кого-л. обратно; this leads us back to my first point это нас возвращает к тому, что я сказал вначале || lead smb. astray сбить кого-л. с правильного пути; our guide led us astray наш проводник сбился с пути [, и мы заблудились], наш проводник завел нас не туда; he led her astray он сбил ее с пути истинного
5. V
lead smb. smth. lead smb. a merry life (a dog's life /the life of a dog/, a sad life, etc.) устроить /создать/ кому-л. веселую жизнь и т. д. || lead smb. a (pretty) dance водить кого-л. за нос, заставлять кого-л. мучиться
6. VII
lead smb. to do smth. lead smb. to agree (to leave one's country, to refuse, to look again, etc.) заставить кого-л. согласиться и т. д., fear led him to tell lies страх заставил его лгать; compunction may lead you to better your conduct раскаяние может заставить вас вести себя лучше; the report led me to alter my decision доклад заставил меня изменить решение; his behaviour led me to conclude that... из его поведения я заключил, что...
7. XI
1) be led somewhere we were led into a room нас провели в комнату; be fed to smth. we are led to another conclusion нас это приводит к другим выводам || be led astray оказаться сбитым с прямого пути; the boy was led astray by evil companions мальчика сбили с пути [истинного] дурные товарищи

2) be fed he may be led его можно уговорить /склонить на свою сторону/; be led to do smth. I am led to agree with you я склонен согласиться с вами; I have been led to believe that... мне дали понять, что...; be led in some manner some people are (not) easily led есть люди, которые /некоторые люди/ легко (нелегко) поддаются влиянию; you are too easily led ты слишком податлив
8. XVI
1) lead to (through, out of, into, etc.) smth. lead to the room (to the river, to the village, through the forest, to the left, out of the hall, to the town of N, across the river, etc.) вести /привести/ в комнату и т.д., this staircase leads to the attic эта лестница ведет на чердак; this path leads into the garden эта дорожка ведет в сад

2) lead to smth. lead to serious consequences (to misunderstanding, to the conclusion that..., to arguments, to disaster, to bankruptcy, etc.) приводить к серьезным последствиям и т. д., it led to nothing это ни к чему не привело; one thing leads to another одно цепляется за другое; this eventually led to a brilliant discovery в конечном итоге это привело к блестящему открытию

3) lead in smth. lead in coal production ( in oil production, in all the subjects, etc.) быть первым /занимать первое место/ по производству угля и т. д.; lead by smth. the big horse was leading by a length большая лошадь шла на корпус впереди; that cyclist is leading by 20 metres велосипедист оторвался от соперников /опережает соперников/ на двадцать метров; lead through smth. his horse led through the race его лошадь шла первой весь забег /вела забег/
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1) lead smb. (in)to (out of, across, etc.) smth. lead smb. into the house ввести кого-л. в дом; lead smb. out of the house (out of the forest, etc.) вывести кого-л. из дома и т. д.; lead smb. across the street перевести кого-л. через улицу /на другую сторону улицы/; lead smb. through a series of caves (through the forest, etc.) провести кого-л. через пещеры и т. д., Hannibal led his people (his army) over the Alps Ганнибал провел своих солдат (свою армию) через Альпы; the policeman led him to the station полицейский отвел его в участок; this path will lead you straight to the village эта тропинка приведет вас прямо в деревню; chance led him to London случай привел его в Лондон; lead smb. by smth. lead smb. by the hand (by the arm, etc.) вести кого-л. за руку и т. д., lead smb. by the rope тащить кого-л. на веревке; lead a horse by the bridle вести лошадь под уздцы; lead smb., smth. into smth. lead the party into the forest повести группу в лес

2) lead smb. into smth. lead smb. into arguments заставлять кого-л. вступать в споры; lead smb. into error вводить кого-л. в заблуждение; don't lead me into temptation не соблазняйте меня, не вводите меня в соблазн; lead smb. to smth. lead smb. to a conclusion (to a decision, to a resolution, etc.) приводить кого-л. к выводу /к заключению/ и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > lead
17 lead

I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) levar

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) conduzir

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) dar origem

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) ir à frente

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) levar
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) liderança

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) liderança

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) chefia

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vantagem

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) trela

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pista

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) papel principal

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) chumbo

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) bico

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lead¹

[led] n 1 chumbo. 2 grafita. 3 sonda, prumo. 4 chapa para cobrir telhados. 5 bala de arma de fogo. • vt 1 cobrir, moldar, prender, etc. com chumbo. 2 Typogr prover com entrelinhas. • adj de chumbo. black lead grafita. red lead zarcão. to swing the lead coll dizer-se doente para escapar ao serviço. white lead alvaiade.

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lead²

[li:d] n 1 conduta, guia. 2 precedência. 3 direção, comando, liderança, primeiro lugar. 4 vanguarda. 5 exemplo, precedente. 6 orientação, indicação, pista, indício. 7 mão (nos jogos de cartas). 8 passagem através do gelo. 9 curso de água artificial. 10 correia para amarrar cachorro. 11 cabo condutor. 12 Theat papel principal. 13 Theat ator principal. 14 Box golpe. 15 trecho introdutório de um artigo de jornal. • vt+vi (ps and pp led) 1 ser o primeiro a encabeçar. 2 conduzir, guiar. 3 dirigir, comandar. 4 preceder. 5 persuadir, induzir, liderar, orientar. 6 jogar de mão (cartas). 7 reger (orquestra). 8 levar, passar (a vida). a lead of uma dianteira (em corrida). to have the lead ser o líder. to lead a healthy life levar uma vida saudável. to lead astray desviar, desencaminhar. to lead away conduzir, levar. to lead captive aprisionar, prender. to lead off dar início, começar. to lead on arrastar, seduzir, influenciar. to lead the way preceder, mostrar o caminho. to lead up to a) conduzir a conversação para determinado assunto. b) conduzir em direção a. c) aplanar o caminho. to take the lead a) assumir o comando. b) tomar a iniciativa.

English-Portuguese dictionary > lead
18 lead

I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ

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English-Icelandic dictionary > lead
19 lead

főszerep, vezető szerep, mérőón, ólom, tápcsatorna to lead: elöl megy, ólommal zár, késztet, ólommal tölt
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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) vezet, irányít

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vezet

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) vezet vmire

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) vezet

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) vmilyen életet él
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vezetés

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) elsőség

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vezetőszerep

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vezet vmennyivel

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) póráz

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) nyom

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) főszerep

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) ólom

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit

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English-Hungarian dictionary > lead
20 lead

adj. kurşundan yapılmış
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n. kurşun, iskandil, kurşun levha, rehberlik, öncülük, önderlik, önde olma, ilk oynama hakkı (iskambil), örnek, kılavuz, kablo
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v. başında olmak, yol göstermek, öncülük etmek, önde gitmek, önderlik etmek, yönetmek, yönlendirmek, etkilemek, başı olmak, sürdürmek, sürmek, açmak (kartlarını), götürmek

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1. yol aç (v.) 2. kurşun (n.) 3. yol göster (v.) 4. yol (n.)
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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (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!) yol göstermek, götürmek

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) gitmek, çıkmak

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) yol açmak, neden olmak

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) önde/başta olmak, başta gitmek

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) sürmek, yaşamak
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ilk/ön sıra, baş taraf

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) önde oluş

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) kılavuzluk, rehberlik

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) mesafe, ara

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) tasma kayışı/zinciri

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) ipucu

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) baş rol

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) kurşun

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) grafit (uç)

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English-Turkish dictionary > lead

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