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lead 1 Verb [leading, led] 1. to show the way to (an individual or a group) by going with or ahead: he led her into the house 2. to guide, control, or direct: he dismounted and led his horse back 3. to influence someone to act, think, or behave in a certain way: researching our family history has led her to correspond with relatives abroad 4. to have the principal part in (something): planners led the development of policy 5. to go at the head of or have the top position in (something): the pair led the field by almost two minutes 6. (of a road or way) to be the means of reaching a place: the footbridge leads on to a fine promenade 7. to pass or spend: I've led a happy life 8. to guide or be guided by physical means: he took her firmly by the arm and led her home 9. to direct the course of (water, a rope, or wire) along or as if along a channel 10. (foll. by with)to have as the most important item: the Review leads with a critique of A Place of Greater Safety 11. Brit music to play first violin in (an orchestra) 12. to begin a round of cards by putting down the first card Noun 1. the first or most prominent place 2. example or leadership: some of his children followed his lead 3. an advantage over others: Essex have a lead of 24 points 4. an indication; clue: we've got a lead on how the body got into the water 5. a length of leather, nylon, or chain used to walk or control a dog 6. the principal role in a play, film, or other production, or the person playing such a role 7. the most important news story in a newspaper: the shooting makes the lead in the Times 8. the act of playing the first card in a round of cards or the card so played 9. a wire, cable, or other conductor for making an electrical connection Adjective acting as a leader or lead: lead singer lead 2 Noun 1. a heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element: used in alloys, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield Symbol: Pb 2. a. graphite used for drawing b. a thin stick of this as the core of a pencil 3. a lead weight suspended on a line, used to take soundings of the depth of water 4. lead weights or shot, as used in cartridges or fishing lines 5. a thin strip of lead for holding small panes of glass or pieces of stained glass 6. leads a. thin sheets or strips of lead used as a roof covering b. a roof covered with such sheets 7. Also called: (leading) Printing a thin strip of metal, formerly used for spacing between lines of type Adjective of, relating to, or containing lead Verb to surround, cover, or secure with lead or leads [Old English lēad]
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lead verb 1. go in front (of), head, be in front, be at the head (of), walk in front (of) verb 3. connect to, link, open onto verb 4. be ahead (of), be first, exceed, be winning, excel, surpass, come first, transcend, outstrip, outdo, blaze a trail verb 5. command, rule, govern, preside over, head, control, manage, direct, supervise, be in charge of, head up verb 7. result in, cause, produce, contribute, generate, bring about, bring on, give rise to, conduce adjective 15. main, prime, top, leading, first, head, chief, premier, primary, most important, principal, foremost lead off begin, start, open, set out, kick off (informal) initiate, commence, get going, get under way, inaugurate, start the ball rolling (informal) Translations lead [liːd] [pt, pp led] n (= front position) → delantera (= distance, time ahead); ventaja (= clue); pista; (ELEC) → cable m; (for dog) → correa; (in pencil) → mina vi → ir primero; (fig) → ir a la cabeza; (fig) → tomar la iniciativa; lead away vt → llevar lead off vt → llevar vi (in game) → abrir lead on vt (tease) → engañar; to lead sb on to (induce) → incitar a algn a lead up to vt fus → conducir a lead1 [liːd] [led , pt , pp ] [lɛd] n (= front position) → tête f (= distance, time ahead); avance f (= clue); piste f; (to battery) → raccord m; (Elec) → fil m; (for dog) → laisse f; lead away vt → emmener lead back vt → ramener lead off vi (in game etc) → commencer to lead sb on to (= induce) → amener qn à lead up to vt → conduire à; (in conversation) → en venir à lead2 [lɛd] n (= metal) → plomb m; (in pencil) → mine f lead1 [liːd] [led , pt, pp ] n (Sport), (fig); Führung f (= clue); Spur f; (in play, film) → Hauptrolle f [for dog] → Leine f; (Elec) → Kabel nt vi → führen; to lead the way → vorangehen; (mislead) → jdn irreführen; to lead sb to believe that ... → jdm den Eindruck vermitteln, dass ...; lead back lead1 vt → zurückführen lead on lead1 vt (= tease) → aufziehen lead to lead1 vt fus → führen zu lead up to lead1 vt fus [+ events] → vorangehen +dat; (in conversation) → hinauswollen auf +acc lead2 [lɛd] n → Blei nt; (in pencil) → Mine f lead [liːd] n (= front position) → posizione f di testa (= distance, time ahead); vantaggio (= clue); indizio; (ELEC) → filo (elettrico); (for dog) → guinzaglio; (in pencil) → mina vb [pt led, pp ] [lɛd] vt → menare, guidare, condurre (= induce); indurre (= be leader of); essere a capo di: [+ orchestra] (BRIT) → essere il primo violino di: (US) → dirigere; (fig) → prendere l'iniziativa; to lead astray → sviare; lead back vt → riportare, ricondurre lead off vt → portare vi → partire da lead on to vt (= induce) → portare a lead up to vt fus → portare a; v lead [liːd] 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! lei يَقود водя vést; přimět lede; føre führen οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ llevar, conducir juhtima راهنمایی کردن johtaa, ohjata conduire, mener לְהוֹבִיל, לְהוֹלִיך मार्ग दिखाना voditi, navesti vezet, irányít menuntun leiða, vera í fararbroddi condurre, portare 導く 이끌다 vesti, vadovauti, skatinti vest; vadīt memandu leiden lede, leie; føre prowadzić, wieść levar вести viesť; priviesť (pri)peljati navesti leda นำ yol göstermek, götürmek 引導 вести, приводити ہدایت دینا dẫn đường; hướng dẫn 引导 2 to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course A small path leads through the woods. lei يوصِلُ извеждам vést føre führen οδηγώ σε, πηγαίνω προς llevar viima هدایت کردن johtaa mener לְהוֹבִיל मार्ग मिलना voditi, prolaziti vezet menuju liggja condurre, portare ~へ通じる (길 등이) 이르다[] eiti, vesti vest; aizvest menuju voeren lede, bære prowadzić, wieść conduzir a duce вести viesť voditi voditi leda, gå นำทาง gitmek, çıkmak 通向 вести, приводити کسی خاص راستے سے کہیں لے کر جانا dẫn tới 通向 3 (withto) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs The heavy rain led to serious floods. lei يُؤَدّي، يُسَبِّب довеждам до způsobit medføre führen προκαλώ ocasionar kaasa tooma منجر شدن؛ در پی داشتن johtaa entraîner לִגרוֹם ל- प्रभावित करना या होना prouzročiti vezet vmire menimbulkan leiða til, orsaka portare a*, condurre a 引き起こす (어떤 결과에) 이르다[] sukelti, būti priežastimi novest (līdz kādam stāvoklim) menyebabkan als gevolg hebben føre (til) (do)prowadzić (do) dar origem a duce (la) приводить к spôsobiť povzročiti dovesti do leda till นำพามาสู่ yol açmak, neden olmak 導致 приводити کسی چیز کی وجہ بننا khiến cho 导致 4 to be first (in) An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition. lei يسير في المُقَدِّمَه водя být v čele; vést føre anführen είμαι επικεφαλής, προηγούμαι liderar juhtima در صدر بودن johtaa mener לְהוֹבִיל नेतृत्व करना voditi vezet memimpin leiða, vera í forystu guidare, condurre 先頭に立つ 선두에 서서 가다 būti priekyje, pirmauti būt vadībā/priekšgalā mendahului voorgaan gå i spissen for, lede (an) prowadzić à frente ir a conduce быть впереди; занимать первое место byť na čele biti na čelu voditi leda, vara (gå, ligga) i täten นำขบวน önde/başta olmak, başta gitmek 領先 очолювати; випереджати سب سے آگے ہونا dẫn đầu 领先 5 to live (a certain kind of life) She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island. lei يعيشُ живея vést leve; føre führen διάγω, περνώ llevar veetma گذراندن viettää mener לִחיוֹת बिताना živjeti (način) vmilyen életet él menghayati lifa condurre 過ごす 지내다 gyventi dzīvot menjalani kehidupan leiden føre prowadzić, wieść levar a duce, a trăi вести какой-л. образ жизни viesť imeti voditi föra, leva ใช้ชีวิต sürmek, yaşamak 使...過(某種生活) вести خاص قسم کی زندگی بسر کرنا trải qua 使...过(某种生活) n 1 the front place or position He has taken over the lead in the race. leiding, voortou المَركِز الأوَّل، المُقَدِّمَه взимам водачеството čelo, vedení føring die Führung η πρώτη θέση delantera juhtkoht پیشگام بودن؛ پیشگام بودن johto tête לְהוֹבִיל בָּרֹאש आगे होना prvenstvo, primat vezetés tempat terdepan forysta comando, guida 首位 선두 pirmenybė, priešakinė pozicija vadība tempat di hadapan leidersplaats ledelse, tet prowadzenie, kierownictwo liderança conducere; primul loc первое место vedenie vodstvo vođstvo ledning, tät[] ตำแหน่งแรก ilk/ön sıra, baş taraf 首位 перше місце в змаганні آگے کا مقام vị trí đứng đầu 领先 2 the state of being first We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research. voorsprong ريادَه، المكان الأوَّل водя prvenství føring die Führung πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα liderato juhtkoht پیشگام بودن johtoasema avance לִהיוֹת בַּמָקוֹם הַרִאשוֹן बढ़त vodstvo elsőség pelopor forysta avanguardia 先頭 우세, 앞서기 pranašumas vadība; pārsvars peneraju voorsprong ledelse przewaga liderança întâietate первенство prvenstvo prednost prednjačenje ledande ställning การริเริ่ม önde oluş 領先 ведуча позиція اول ہونے کی حالت tiên phong 领先 3 the act of leading We all followed his lead. leiding قِيادَه водя се по příklad ledelse die Führung καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα liderazgo eeskuju رهبری esimerkki exemple הוֹבָלָה नेतृत्व vodstvo vezetőszerep teladan forysta suggerimento 指揮 지휘, 앞장서기 pavyzdys paraugs; piemērs pimpinan voorbeeld ledelse, førerskap przykład chefia exemplu руководство príklad vodenje vođstvo ledning, tät การนำ kılavuzluk, rehberlik 領導 керівництво; ініціатива ہدایت کا عمل sự lãnh đạo 领导 4 the amount by which one is ahead of others He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place). voorsprong سَبْق води с náskok føring der Vorsprung προβάδισμα ventaja edumaa پیشتازی etumatka avance יִתרוֹן सुराग prednost vezet vmennyivel mendahului forskot vantaggio リードした差 앞선 거리[] persvara vadība; pārsvars mendahului voorsprong forsprang przewaga vantagem преимущество náskok prednost prednost försprång จำนวนที่นำ mesafe, ara 領先的程度 випередження وہ مقدار جس سے کوئی کسی سے آگے ہو khoảng cách với người đằng sau 领先的程度 5 a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc All dogs must be kept on a lead. leiband رَسَن للكلاب، حِزام جِلْدي повод šňůra snor die Leine λουρί σκύλου correa ohelik قلاده؛ افسار talutushihna laisse רְצוּעָה पट्टा vodilica póráz rantai anjing dsb ól, band guinzaglio 引きひも (개·가축의) 끄는 줄 pavadėlis, saitas (suņa) saite tali atau rantai lijn bånd, reim smycz, postronek trela lesă; căpăstru поводок vôdzka, remeň (pasja) vrvica povodac koppel ปลอกคอ tasma kayışı/zinciri (牽狗等用的)皮帶 поводок; прив'язь کتے وغیرہ کو پکڑنے کے لیے چمڑے کا پٹا dây dắt chó (牵狗等用的)皮带 6 a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief. leidrade مَعلومات следа vodítko spor; fingerpeg der Hinweis στοιχείο, πληροφορία pista juhtlõng سرنخ johtolanka piste כִּיווּן חֲקִירָה सुराग trag nyom petunjuk vísbending pista, indizio 手がかり 실마리 svarbus pranešimas/parodymas, įkaltis pavediens (nozieguma u.tml. atklāšanai) petunjuk aanwijzing spor, hint poszlaka pista pistă версия tip (na) sled trag ledtråd เบาะแส ipucu 線索 версія; направлення کسی گتھی کو سلجھانے میں مددگار معلومات thông tin 线索 7 a leading part in a play etc Who plays the lead in that film? hoofrol الدَّوْر الرَّئيسي водеща роля hlavní role hovedrolle die Hauptrolle πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος primer papel, papel principal, papel protagonista peaosa نقش اول pääosa rôle principal תַּפקִיד רָאשִי प्रधान पात्र glavna uloga főszerep peran utama aðalhlutverk parte principale 主役 주연 pagrindinis vaidmuo galvenā loma peranan utama hoofdrol hovedrolle, helt(inne) główna rola papel principal rol principal главная роль hlavná úloha glavna vloga glavna uloga huvudroll ตัวละครนำ baş rol 主角 головна роль کسی ڈرامے وغیرہ کا اہم کردار vai chính 主角 n leader 1 a person who is in front or goes first The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders. voorloper المُتَسابِق الذي في المُقَدِّمَه водач vedoucí závodník, -ice leder; førende person der/die Erste προπορευόμενος líder liider پیشگام johdossa oleva meneur/-euse מַנהִיג नेता predvodnik vezető orang terdepan forystumaður, e-r sem er í fararbroddi leader, in testa chi e' 先頭にある者 선도자 lyderis, vedlys līderis yang berada di hadapan sekali koploper leder, førstemann prowadzący, lider o primeiro lider лидер vedúci pretekár, -ka vodilni vođa ledare คนนำ lider, birinci 領先者 лідер قائد، لیڈر người dẫn đầu 领先者 2 a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something) The leader of the expedition is a scientist. leier قائِد лидер vůdce leder der/die Führer(in) ηγέτης, αρχηγός líder, dirigente juht سردسته johtaja chef רֹאש पथ-प्रदर्शक, प्रमुख (आदि क्रियागत अर्थों में) vođa, predvodnik vezető pemimpin leiðtogi leader, capo 指揮者 지도자 vadovas, vadas vadītājs ketua leider leder przywódca, szef líder conducător руководитель vodca vodja vođa ledare หัวหน้า başkan, lider 領導 керівник کسی منصوبے یا عمل کا قائد یا سرپرست người lãnh đạo 领导 3 an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor. hoofartikel مَقالَة المُحَرِّر уводна статия úvodník leder der Leitartikel κύριο άρθρο editorial juhtkiri سرمقاله pääkirjoitus éditorial מַאֲמָר רָאשִׁי अग्रलेख, सम्पादकीय uvodnik vezércikk tajuk leiðari editoriale 社説 사설 vedamasis (avīzes) ievadraksts lidah pengarang hoofdartikel lederartikkel wstępniak editorial editorial передовица úvodník uvodnik uvodnik ledare คำนำ başyazı 社論 передова стаття محرر کی رائے پر مشتمل اخبار کا مقالہ bài xã luận 社论 n leadership 1 the state of being a leader He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later. leierskap قِيادَه лидерство vedení ledelse die Führung αρχηγία, ηγεσία liderato, liderazgo juhtimine رهبری johto direction מַנהִיגוּת नेतृत्व rukovodstvo vezetés kepemimpinan forysta comando, direzione 指導者の地位 지도자의 지위 vadovybė vadība pucuk pimpinan leiderschap, leiding ledelse kierownictwo chefia conducere руководство vedenie vodstvo vođstvo ledarskap ความเป็นผู้นำ önderlik, liderlik 領導權 керівництво قیادت sự lãnh đạo 领导 2 the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?. leierseienskappe قِيادَه، زِعامَه лидерски vůdcovství lederevne der Führungsgeist ηγετική ικανότητα don de mando juhivõimed رهبری johtamistaito qualités de chef מַנהִיגוּת नेतृत्व, पथ-प्रदर्शक, नेतागीरी predvoditeljski vezetői képesség kepemimpinan forystuhæfileikar (capacità di dirigere) 指導力 지도력 gebėjimas vadovauti vadītājam nepieciešamās īpašības kepemimpinan leiderscapaciteiten lederegenskap cechy przywódcze liderança calităţi de conducător умение руководить vodcovské schopnosti sposobnost vodenja; vodstven predvođenje ledarförmåga ความเป็นผู้นำ önderlik/liderlik (yeteneği) 領導能力 лідерство قیادت کی صلاحیت khả năng lãnh đạo 领导能力 lead on 1 to deceive with false expectations. om die bos lei يَخْدَع بِتَوَقُّعات كاذِبَه подвеждам svádět forlede zum Weitermachen, etc. verlocken εξαπατώ, παρασύρω engañar, tomar el pelo eksiteele viima فریب دادن johtaa harhaan faire marcher qqn לְרָמוֹת बहकाना navesti beleloval mengecoh blekkja, villa um fyrir ingannare, circuire つり込む 꾀어내다 už nosies vedžioti maldināt; muļķot memperdaya paaien lokke zwieść seduzir a duce cu preşul обманывать zlákať zavajati zavlačiti förleda ล่อลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 引誘 надурити جھوٹی توقعات پیدا کر دھوکا دینا lừa phỉnh 引诱 2 to go first; to show the way Lead on! leiding يَسير في الطَّليعَه водя jít první lede; føre an vorangehen οδηγώ, δείχνω το δρόμο ir adelante teed näitama به راهنمایی ادامه دادن näyttää tietä ouvrir la marche לְהוֹבִיל आगे ले जाना voditi előremegy jalan dulu vísa veginn fare strada 先頭を行く 앞장서서 안내하다 eiti priekyje, rodyti kelią vest; vadīt; rādīt ceļu jalan dulu voorgaan vise veien prowadzić à frente ir a o lua înainte идти первым; показывать дорогу ísť prvý iti prvi povesti gå först, framåt! นำเป็นคนแรก yol göstermek 率領 вести آگے رہ کر رہبری کرنا dẫn đến 率领 lead up the garden path to deceive. om die bos lei يَخْدَع заблуждавам tahat za nos føre bag lyset irreführen εξαπατώ engañar ninapidi vedama گول زدن hämätä mener en bateau לְרָמוֹת धोखा देना zavarati becsap, átejt menyesatkan blekkja rigirare まどわす apgauti, suvedžioti vazāt aiz deguna memperdaya om de tuin leiden føre bak lyset wpuścić w maliny desencaminhar a înşela водить за нос ťahať za nos povleči koga za nos prevariti lura, vilseleda หลอกลวง kandırmak, aldatmak 蒙騙 водити за ніс فریب کرنا lừa phỉnh 蒙骗 lead up to to progress towards; to contribute to to lead up to a climax; the events leading up to the First World War. voer tot, geen aanleiding يُؤَدّي ، يَقود إلى водещ до vést k lede op til führen zu οδηγώ σε, καταλήγω llevar a, conducir a viima راه را برای چیزی یا کاری آماده کردن johtaa conduire à לִתרוֹם, לְהוֹבִיל परिणति की ओर ले जाना voditi vhová elvezet menuju vera undanfari, leiða til portare a ~へ導く 차츰 다가가다 privesti iki pakāpeniski sagatavot menuju leiden tot lede opp til (do)prowadzić do conduzir a duce la приводить к viesť k pripeljati dovesti do leda [] till นำไปสู่ ...-e yol açmak, hazırlıklı olmak 把...一直帶領到,導致 поступово підготовляти کسی واقعے یا حادثے کی وجہ بننا hướng về một cái gì 把...一直带领到,导致 lead the way to go first (especially to show the way) She led the way upstairs. baan die weg يسير في المُقَدِّمَه показвам пътя ukazovat cestu gå først; vise vej vorangehen δέιχνω το δρόμο enseñar/mostrar el camino teed näitama جلو رفتن näyttää tietä passer devant לְהוֹבִיל אֶת הַדֶרֶך आगे चलना, मार्ग प्रदर्शन करना voditi előre megy jalan dulu fara fyrir, vísa veginn fare strada 案内する 앞서 인도하다 eiti priekyje, vesti rādīt ceļu; iet pirmajam jalan dulu untuk menunjukkan jalan voorgaan vise veien, lede an (po)prowadzić mostrar o caminho a o lua înainte показывать путь, вести за собой ukazovať cestu pokazati pot povesti visa vägen, gå före นำไปเป็นคนแรก önden gitmek, öne düşüp yol göstermek 帶路 іти попереду پہلے آگے بڑھنا dẫn tới 带路 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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