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1 lead the world in smth.

Общая лексика: занимать первое место в мире по чему-либо

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > lead the world in smth.
2 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)

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3 world

world [wɜ:ld]

1. noun

   a. monde m

• the most powerful nation in the world la nation la plus puissante du monde

• the English-speaking world le monde anglophone

• it's not the end of the world ce n'est pas la fin du monde

• he lives in a world of his own il vit dans un monde à lui

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• to go round the world faire le tour du monde

► in the world

• it's the longest bridge in the world c'est le pont le plus long du monde

• what/how in the world...? que/comment diable (inf)... ?

• where in the world has he got to? où a-t-il bien pu passer ?

• nowhere in the world nulle part au monde

• I wouldn't do it for anything in the world je ne le ferais pour rien au monde

• to be alone in the world être seul au monde

   b. (emphatic phrases) there's a world of difference between Paul and Richard il y a un monde entre Paul et Richard

• it did him the world of good ça lui a fait énormément de bien

• she means the world to him elle est tout pour lui

• she thinks the world of him elle ne jure que par lui

• I'm the world's worst cook il n'y a pas pire cuisinier que moi

► out of this world > (inf) extraordinaire

   c. ( = this life) monde m

• the next world l'au-delà m l'autre monde m

• he's not long for this world il n'en a plus pour longtemps (à vivre)

• to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde

• to come into the world venir au monde

   d. ( = domain, environment) monde m

• in the world of music dans le monde de la musique

• the world of nature la nature

• the business/sporting world le monde des affaires/du sport

• in an ideal world dans un monde idéal

   e. ( = society) monde m

• the Rockefellers of this world des gens comme les Rockefeller

• he had the world at his feet il avait le monde à ses pieds

• he has come down in the world il a connu des jours meilleurs

• to go up in the world faire du chemin (fig)

2. compounds

► the World Bank noun la Banque mondiale

► world champion noun (Sport) champion (ne) m(f) du monde

► world championship noun championnat m du monde

► world-class adjective [player, team] de niveau international

► World Cup noun (Football) Coupe f du monde

► World Fair noun Exposition f internationale

► world-famous adjective célèbre dans le monde entier

► the World Health Organization noun l'Organisation f mondiale de la santé

► World Heritage Site noun site m inscrit sur la liste du patrimoine mondial

► world leader noun (in politics, commerce) leader m mondial

► world power noun puissance f mondiale

► world record noun record m du monde

► world scale noun

• on a world scale à l'échelle mondiale ► the World Service noun (British) service international de la BBC

► World title noun (Sport) titre m de champion du monde

• the World title fight (Boxing) le championnat du monde ► the World Trade Organization noun l'Organisation f mondiale du commerce

► World War One noun la Première Guerre mondiale

► World War Two noun la Deuxième Guerre mondiale

► world-wide adjective mondial adverb

[be known] mondialement ; [travel] partout dans le monde

► the World Wide Web noun le Web

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[wɜːld] 1.
noun

1) ( planet) monde m

throughout the world — dans le monde entier

to go round the world — faire le tour du monde

this world and the next — le monde d'ici-bas et l'au-delà

the next world — l'autre monde

to lead the world in electronics — être à la pointe de l'électronique

to come into the world — voir le jour

2) ( group of people) monde m

the world of politics — le monde de la politique

to go up in the world — faire son chemin

to go down in the world — déchoir

for all the world to see — devant tout le monde

the outside world — le reste du monde

3) ( section of the earth) pays mpl

the Eastern/Western world — les pays de l'Est/occidentaux

4) ( environment) monde m, univers m

he lives in a world of his own ou a private world — il vit dans un monde à part
2.
noun modifier [ events, leader, politics] mondial; [ record, tour, championship] du monde; [ cruise] autour du monde

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(all) the world and his wife — hum tout le monde

a world away from something — très éloigné de quelque chose

to be on top of the world — être aux anges

for all the world like/as if — exactement comme/comme si

he's one of the Don Juans of this world — c'est un véritable Don Juan

how in the world did you know? — comment diable l'as-tu su?

to get the best of both worlds — gagner sur les deux tableaux

I'd give the world to do — je donnerais n'importe quoi pour faire

a man of the world — un homme d'expérience

not for (all) the world — pas pour tout l'or du monde

out of this world — extraordinaire

that's the way of the world — c'est la vie

there's a world of difference — il y a une différence énorme

it did him the ou a world of good — ça lui a fait énormément de bien

he'll never set the world on fire — il ne fera jamais d'étincelles

to think the world of somebody — penser le plus grand bien de quelqu'un

to watch the world go by — regarder le monde s'agiter

what/where/who etc in the world? — que/où/qui etc diable?

worlds apart — diamétralement opposé

English-French dictionary > world
4 world

world

A n

1 ( planet) monde m ; the whole world le monde entier ; throughout the world dans le monde entier ; to go round the world faire le tour du monde ; the biggest/smallest in the world le plus grand/petit du monde ; no-one in the world personne au monde ; more than anything in the world plus que tout au monde ; this world and the next le monde d'ici-bas et l'au-delà ; the things of this world les choses d'ici-bas ; the next ou other world l'autre monde ; ‘world without end’ Relig ‘pour les siècles des siècles’ ; to lead the world in electronics être à la pointe de l'électronique ; to bring sb into the world [mother] donner le jour à qn ; [doctor, midwife] mettre qn au monde ; to come into the world [baby] voir le jour ;

2 ( group of people) monde m ; the art/business/ medical world le monde de l'art/des affaires/médical ; the world of politics/music le monde de la politique/de la musique ; the whole world knows/is against me tout le monde le sait/est contre moi ; who cares what the world thinks? on se moque bien de ce que pensent les autres! ; to make one's way in the world faire son chemin dans le monde ; in the eyes of the world aux yeux du monde ; to go up in the world faire chemin ; to go down in the world déchoir ; for all the world to see devant tout le monde ; the outside world le reste du monde ; the world in general tout le monde ;

3 ( section of the earth) pays mpl ; the Eastern/Western world les pays de l'Est/occidentaux ; the developed world les pays développés ;

4 ( person's environment) monde m, univers m ; the world of the child le monde or l'univers de l'enfant ; his death has shattered her world sa mort a basculé son univers ; he lives in a world of his own ou a private world il vit dans un monde à part.

B modif [agenda, events, climate, market, leader, politics, proportions, prices, rights, scale] mondial ; [record, tour, championship] du monde ; [cruise] autour du monde.

Idioms

(all) the world and his wife hum tout le monde ; a world away from sth très éloigné de qch ; to be all the world to sb représenter tout pour qn ; to be on top of the world être aux anges ; for all the world like/as if exactement comme/comme si ; he's one of the Rasputins/Don Juans of this world c'est un véritable Raspoutine/Don Juan ; the Pauls/Annes of this world les gens de cette espèce ; how in the world did you know? comment diable l'as-tu su? ; to get the best of both worlds gagner sur les deux tableaux ; he wants to get the best of both worlds il veut tout avoir, il veut le beurre et l'argent du beurre ; I'd give the world to… je donnerais n'importe quoi pour… ; it's a small world! le monde est petit ; it's not the end of the world! ce n'est pas la fin du monde! ; a man/woman of the world un homme/une femme d'expérience ; not for (all) the world pas pour tout l'or du monde ; out of this world extraordinaire ; that's the way of the world c'est la vie ; the world's worst cook/correspondent le pire chef/correspondant du monde entier ; the world, the flesh and the devil les tentations du monde, de la chair et du diable ; there's a world of difference il y a une différence énorme ; it did him/them the ou a world of good ça lui/leur a fait énormément de bien ; to have the world at one's feet avoir le monde à ses pieds ; to set the world on fire épater le monde ○ ; to think the world of sb penser le plus grand bien de qn ; to think the world owes you a living penser que le monde vous doit quelque chose ; to watch the world go by regarder le monde s'agiter ; what/where/who etc in the world? que/où/qui etc diable? ; with the best will in the world avec la meilleure volonté du monde ; worlds apart diamétralement opposé ; the two sides are worlds apart les deux parties ont un point de vue diamétralement opposé. ⇒ oyster.

Big English-French dictionary > world
5 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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- leaden

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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

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(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
6 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

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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
7 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 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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8 world

noun

1) Welt, die

go/sail round the world — eine Weltreise machen/die Welt umsegeln

money makes the world go round — Geld regiert die Welt

it's the same the world over — es ist doch überall das gleiche

the eyes of the world are on them — die Welt blickt auf sie

[all] the world over, all over the world — in od. auf der ganzen Welt

lead the world [in something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] führend in der Welt sein

the Old/New World — die Alte/Neue Welt

who/what in the world was it? — wer/was in aller Welt war es? (ugs.)

how in the world was it that...? — wie in aller Welt (ugs.) war es möglich, dass...?

nothing in the world would persuade me — um nichts in der Welt ließe ich mich überreden

not for anything in the world — um nichts in der Welt

look for all the world as if... — geradezu aussehen, als ob...

in a world of one's own — in einer anderen Welt (fig.)

not do something for the whole world — etwas um alles in der Welt nicht tun

be all the world to somebody — jemandem das Wichtigste/Liebste auf der Welt sein

think the world of somebody — große Stücke auf jemanden halten (ugs.)

all alone in the world — ganz allein auf der Welt

somebody is not long for this world — jemandes Tage sind gezählt

out of this world — (fig. coll.) fantastisch (ugs.)

come into the world — auf die Welt kommen

the best of all possible worlds — die beste aller Welten

get the best of both worlds — am meisten profitieren

the world's end, the end of the world — das Ende der Welt

it's not the end of the world — (iron.) davon geht die Welt nicht unter (ugs.)

know/have seen a lot of the world — die Welt kennen/viel von der Welt gesehen haben

see the world — die Welt kennen lernen

a man/woman of the world — ein Mann/eine Frau mit Welterfahrung

go up/come down in the world — [gesellschaftlich] aufsteigen/absteigen; attrib.

world politics — Weltpolitik, die

2) (domain)

the literary/sporting/animal world — die literarische Welt (geh.) /die Welt (geh.) des Sports/die Tierwelt

the world of letters/art/sport — die Welt (geh.) der Literatur/Kunst/des Sports

3) (vast amount)

it will do him a or the world of good — es wird ihm unendlich gut tun

a world of difference — ein weltweiter Unterschied

a world away from something — Welten von etwas entfernt

they are worlds apart in their views — ihre Ansichten sind Welten voneinander entfernt

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[wə:ld]
noun

1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) die Welt

2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) die Welt

3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) die Welt

4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) die Welt

5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) die Welt

6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) eine Unmenge

7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) die Welt

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- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
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world

[wɜ:ld, AM wɜ:rld]

n

1. no pl (earth)

▪ the \world die Welt [o Erde]

the longest bridge in the \world die längste Brücke der Welt

2. (planet) Welt f, Planet m

beings from other \worlds Außerirdische pl

3. (society) Welt f

we live in a changing \world wir leben in einer Welt, die sich ständig ändert

\world of finance Finanzwelt f

the ancient/modern \world die antike/moderne Welt

the industrialized \world die Industriegesellschaft

the \world to come die Nachwelt

4. usu sing (domain) Welt f

the animal \world die Tierwelt

the \world of business die Geschäftswelt

the rock music \world die Welt des Rock, die Rockszene

the Catholic/Christian/Muslim \world die katholische/christliche/moslemische Welt

the French-speaking/German-speaking \world die französisch-/deutschsprachige Welt

5. no pl (life) Welt f

her whole \world had collapsed für sie war die Welt zusammengebrochen

to be inexperienced in the ways of the \world die Gesetze der Welt nicht kennen

to be off in one's own little \world sich dat seine eigene kleine Welt geschaffen haben

to be [or live] in a \world of one's own in seiner eigenen Welt sein [o leben]

to withdraw from the \world sich akk von der Welt [o den Menschen] zurückziehen

6.

▶ for all the \world as if... geradeso, als ob...

▶ to be \worlds apart Welten auseinanderliegen

they are \worlds apart in their political views zwischen ihren politischen Ansichten liegen Welten

▶ to be [or mean] [all] the \world to sb jds Ein und Alles sein

▶ to have come [or AM, AUS moved] down in the \world ( fam) schon bessere Zeiten gesehen haben

▶ not for [all] the \world nie im Leben, um keinen Preis

▶ to go [or AM, AUS move] up in the \world ( fam) [sozial] aufsteigen

▶ sb has the \world at their feet jdm liegt die Welt zu Füßen

▶ all the \world and her husband/his wife BRIT Gott und die Welt, Hinz und Kunz fam

▶ in the \world at large im Großen und Ganzen [gesehen]

▶ love/money makes the \world go [a]round die Liebe/Geld regiert die Welt

▶ to look for all the \world like... ganz aussehen wie...

▶ to be a man/woman of the \world ein Mann/eine Frau von Welt sein

▶ to be at one with the \world mit sich dat und der Welt zufrieden sein

▶ to be out of this \world ( fam) himmlisch [o sl Spitze] sein

▶ [all] the \world over überall auf der Welt, auf der ganzen Welt

▶ the \world is your oyster die Welt steht dir offen

▶ what/who/how in the \world was/wer/wie um alles in der Welt

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[wɜːld]
n

1) Welt f

in the world — auf der Welt

all over the world — auf der ganzen Welt

he jets/sails all over the world — er jettet/segelt in der Weltgeschichte herum

it's the same the whole world over — es ist (doch) überall das Gleiche

to go (a)round the world — eine Weltreise machen

to sail (a)round the world — rund um die Welt segeln

to feel or be on top of the world — munter und fidel sein

it's not the end of the world! (inf) — deshalb or davon geht die Welt nicht unter! (inf)

it's a small world — wie klein doch die Welt ist

to live in a world of one's own — in seiner eigenen (kleinen) Welt leben

love makes the world go round — es dreht sich alles um die Liebe

money makes the world go round — es dreht sich alles um das Geld, Geld regiert die Welt

in an ideal or a perfect world — in einer idealen Welt

2)

the New/Old/Third World — die Neue/Alte/Dritte Welt

the business world — die Geschäftswelt

the sporting world — die Welt des Sports

the literary world — die literarische Welt

the animal/vegetable world — die Tier-/Pflanzenwelt

in the Roman world — zur Zeit der Römer

3) (= society) Welt f

man/woman of the world — Mann m/Frau f von Welt

to come or go down in the world — herunterkommen

to go up or to rise in the world — es (in der Welt) zu etwas bringen

he had the world at his feet — die ganze Welt lag ihm zu Füßen

to lead the world in sth — in etw (dat) in der Welt führend sein

how goes the world with you? — wie gehts?, wie stehts?

all the world knows... — alle Welt or jeder weiß...

all the world and his wife were there — Gott und die Welt waren da (inf)

in the eyes of the world — vor der Welt

4) (= this life) Welt f

to come into the world —

world without end (Eccl) to renounce the world (Rel) — von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit der Welt (dat) entsagen

to have the best of both worlds — das eine tun und das andere nicht lassen

out of this world (inf) — fantastisch, phantastisch

he is not long for this world — er steht schon mit einem Fuß im Jenseits

to bring sb into the world — jdn zur Welt bringen

to bring sth into the world — etw in die Welt setzen

to go to a better world — in eine bessere Welt eingehen

to be (all) alone in the world — allein auf der Welt sein

5) (emph) Welt f

not for (all) the world — nicht um alles in der Welt

nothing in the world — nichts auf der Welt

what/who in the world — was/wer in aller Welt

it did him a world of good — es hat ihm (unwahrscheinlich) gutgetan

a world of difference — ein himmelweiter Unterschied

they're worlds apart — sie sind total verschieden

for all the world like... — beinahe wie...

he looked for all the world as if nothing had happened — er sah aus, als wäre überhaupt nichts geschehen

to mean the world to sb — jdm alles bedeuten

to think the world of sb — große Stücke auf jdn halten

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world [wɜːld; US wɜrld] s

1. Welt f:

a) Erde f

b) Himmelskörper m

c) All n, Universum n

d) fig (die) Menschen pl, (die) Leute pl

e) fig (Gesellschafts-, Berufs) Sphäre f:

the commercial world, the world of commerce die Handelswelt;

the scientific world die Welt der Wissenschaften;

the world of letters die gelehrte Welt;

all the world die ganze Welt, jedermann; → Bes Redew

2. (Mineral-, Pflanzen-, Tier) Welt f, (-)Reich n

3. a world of fig eine Welt von, eine Unmenge;

a world of difference ein himmelweiter Unterschied umg;

a world of difficulties eine Unmenge Schwierigkeiten;

the medicine did me a world of good das Medikament hat mir unwahrscheinlich gutgetan;

there was a world of meaning in her look ihr Blick sprach Bände;

a world too big viel zu großBesondere Redewendungen: against the world gegen die ganze Welt;

for all the world in jeder Hinsicht;

not for all the world um keinen Preis;

for all the world like ( oder as if) genauso wie oder als ob;

for all the world to see

a) vor aller Augen,

b) für alle deutlich sichtbar;

not for the world nicht um die oder um alles in der Welt;

from all over the world aus aller Welt;

what (who) in the world …? was (wer) in aller Welt …?;

nothing in the world nichts in der Welt, rein gar nichts;

out of this world umg fantastisch, (einfach) sagenhaft;

to the world’s end bis ans Ende der Welt;

world without end (adverbiell) immer und ewig;

it’s a small world die Welt ist klein oder ein Dorf;

it’s not the end of the world davon geht die Welt nicht unter;

all the world and his wife were there umg alles, was Beine hatte, war dort; Gott und die Welt waren dort;

they are worlds apart zwischen ihnen liegen Welten, sie trennen Welten;

it’s worlds away from es ist endlos weit weg von;

she is ( oder means) all the world to him sie ist sein Ein und Alles, sie bedeutet ihm alles;

I’m not asking the world ich verlange nichts Unmögliches;

bring (come) into the world zur Welt bringen (kommen);

carry the world before one glänzende Erfolge haben;

he has the world before him ihm steht die ganze Welt offen;

have the best of both worlds weder auf das Eine noch auf das Andere verzichten müssen;

live in a world of one’s own in seiner eigenen Welt leben;

put into the world in die Welt setzen;

he won’t set the world on fire er hat das Pulver auch nicht erfunden umg;

set the world to rights umg die Welt wieder in Ordnung bringen;

think the world of große Stücke halten auf (akk);

how goes the world with you? umg wie geht‘s, wie steht’s?; → blind A 12

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noun

1) Welt, die

go/sail round the world — eine Weltreise machen/die Welt umsegeln

money makes the world go round — Geld regiert die Welt

it's the same the world over — es ist doch überall das gleiche

the eyes of the world are on them — die Welt blickt auf sie

[all] the world over, all over the world — in od. auf der ganzen Welt

lead the world [in something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] führend in der Welt sein

the Old/New World — die Alte/Neue Welt

who/what in the world was it? — wer/was in aller Welt war es? (ugs.)

how in the world was it that...? — wie in aller Welt (ugs.) war es möglich, dass...?

nothing in the world would persuade me — um nichts in der Welt ließe ich mich überreden

not for anything in the world — um nichts in der Welt

look for all the world as if... — geradezu aussehen, als ob...

in a world of one's own — in einer anderen Welt (fig.)

not do something for the whole world — etwas um alles in der Welt nicht tun

be all the world to somebody — jemandem das Wichtigste/Liebste auf der Welt sein

think the world of somebody — große Stücke auf jemanden halten (ugs.)

all alone in the world — ganz allein auf der Welt

somebody is not long for this world — jemandes Tage sind gezählt

out of this world — (fig. coll.) fantastisch (ugs.)

come into the world — auf die Welt kommen

the best of all possible worlds — die beste aller Welten

get the best of both worlds — am meisten profitieren

the world's end, the end of the world — das Ende der Welt

it's not the end of the world — (iron.) davon geht die Welt nicht unter (ugs.)

know/have seen a lot of the world — die Welt kennen/viel von der Welt gesehen haben

see the world — die Welt kennen lernen

a man/woman of the world — ein Mann/eine Frau mit Welterfahrung

go up/come down in the world — [gesellschaftlich] aufsteigen/absteigen; attrib.

world politics — Weltpolitik, die

2) (domain)

the literary/sporting/animal world — die literarische Welt (geh.) /die Welt (geh.) des Sports/die Tierwelt

the world of letters/art/sport — die Welt (geh.) der Literatur/Kunst/des Sports

3) (vast amount)

it will do him a or the world of good — es wird ihm unendlich gut tun

a world of difference — ein weltweiter Unterschied

a world away from something — Welten von etwas entfernt

they are worlds apart in their views — ihre Ansichten sind Welten voneinander entfernt

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n.

Erde -n f.

Welt -en f.

English-german dictionary > world
9 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
10 world

[wɜːld] 1.
nome

1) (planet) mondo m.

throughout the world — in tutto il mondo

the biggest in the world — il più grande del mondo

no-one in the world — nessuno al mondo

this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà

the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere

2) fig. mondo m.

the business world — il mondo degli affari

the world of politics — il mondo della politica

to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso

for all the world to see — sotto gli occhi di tutti

he lives in a world of his own o a private world — vive in un mondo a parte o a sé

3) (section of the earth)

the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
2.
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo

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(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti

a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.

to be on top of the world — essere al settimo cielo

for all the world like — tale e quale, identico

for all the world as if — proprio come se

he's one of the Don Juans of this world — è proprio un dongiovanni

how in the world did you know? — come diavolo facevi a saperlo?

to get the best of both worlds — ottenere il meglio da due situazioni

I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...

it's a small world! — com'è piccolo il mondo!

a man of the world — un uomo di mondo

not for (all) the world — non per tutto l'oro del mondo

out of this world — favoloso, straordinario

that's the way of the world — così va il mondo

there's a world of difference — c'è un'enorme differenza

it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti

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[wə:ld]
noun

1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mondo

2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mondo

3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mondo

4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mondo

5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mondo

6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mondo

7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mondo

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- worldly
- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
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[wɜːld] 1.
nome

1) (planet) mondo m.

throughout the world — in tutto il mondo

the biggest in the world — il più grande del mondo

no-one in the world — nessuno al mondo

this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà

the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere

2) fig. mondo m.

the business world — il mondo degli affari

the world of politics — il mondo della politica

to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso

for all the world to see — sotto gli occhi di tutti

he lives in a world of his own o a private world — vive in un mondo a parte o a sé

3) (section of the earth)

the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
2.
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo

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(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti

a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.

to be on top of the world — essere al settimo cielo

for all the world like — tale e quale, identico

for all the world as if — proprio come se

he's one of the Don Juans of this world — è proprio un dongiovanni

how in the world did you know? — come diavolo facevi a saperlo?

to get the best of both worlds — ottenere il meglio da due situazioni

I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...

it's a small world! — com'è piccolo il mondo!

a man of the world — un uomo di mondo

not for (all) the world — non per tutto l'oro del mondo

out of this world — favoloso, straordinario

that's the way of the world — così va il mondo

there's a world of difference — c'è un'enorme differenza

it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti

English-Italian dictionary > world
11 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
12 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!) 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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- leaden

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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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- leaden

English-Danish dictionary > lead
13 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!) 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
14 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!) (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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- 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?) 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
15 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
16 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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English-Polish dictionary > 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!) 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
18 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
19 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
20 lead

• ohjata(jonnekin)

• ohjata (johtaa)

• opastaa

• ohjata

• johtoasema

• juontaa

electricity

• johdin

• johtaminen

• johdattaa

• johdatella

• johtaa

• johtopaikka

• johto

• hihna

• viedä

• viettää

• vetää

• edeltää

• etumatka

• etu-

• sisäänvienti

• sisäänotto

• aloittaa

• antennijohto

• päärooli

• pääosa

• terä

technology

• liitinpiikki

• lisätä painoa

• peittää

• saattaa

electricity

• läpivienti

electricity

• sähköjohto

• taluttaa

• talutin

• talutushihna

• yksilankajohto

• kuljettaa

• kuuluttaa

• käydä

• kävelyttää

• käskeä

• kärki

• komentaa

• lyijyinen

• luoti

• lyijykatto

• lyijy

• lyijyttää

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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!) johtaa, ohjata

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

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

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

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

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

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English-Finnish dictionary > lead

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