Significato di lead in italiano

• 0 to show someone where to go, usually by taking them to a place -- portare, condurre, guidare

  • You lead and we’ll follow. Tu vai avanti e noi ti seguiamo.

  • She led them down the hall. Li ha condotti lungo il corridoio.

• 1 If a path or road leads somewhere, it goes there. -- portare, condurre

  • That path leads to the beach. Quel sentiero conduce alla spiaggia.

• 2 to be winning a game -- essere in testa

  • They were leading by eleven points at half-time. Erano in vantaggio di undici punti all’intervallo.

• 3 to live in a particular way -- condurre (vita)

  • He led a normal life despite his illness. Faceva una vita normale nonostante la malattia.

• 4 to be in control of a group, country, or situation -- condurre

  • Amy was leading the discussion. Amy portava avanti la discussione.

• 5 the state of winning a competition -- vantaggio

  • She’s in the lead (= winning). È in vantaggio.

  • France have a three-goal lead. La Francia è in vantaggio di tre punti.

• 6 the main person in a movie or play -- parte principale

  • She plays the lead in both movies. Ha il la parte principale in tutti e due i film.

• 7 a chain, piece of leather, etc. that you attach to a dog’s neck and hold in order to control the dog -- guinzaglio

  • Dogs must be kept on a lead. I cani devono essere tenuti al guinzaglio.

• 8 a soft, heavy, grey metal -- piombo

• 9 the black part inside a pencil -- mina (matita)

• 10 to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction -- condurre, portare

  • 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!

• 11 to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course -- condurre, portare

  • A small path leads through the woods.

• 12 (with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs -- portare a*, condurre a*

  • The heavy rain led to serious floods.

• 13 to be first (in) -- guidare, condurre

  • An official car led the procession

  • He is still leading in the competition.

• 14 to live (a certain kind of life) -- condurre

  • She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.

• 15 the front place or position -- comando, guida

  • He has taken over the lead in the race.

• 16 the state of being first -- avanguardia

  • We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.

• 17 the act of leading -- suggerimento

  • We all followed his lead and entered the room.

• 18 the amount by which one is ahead of others -- vantaggio

  • He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).

• 19 a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc -- guinzaglio

  • All dogs must be kept on a lead.

• 20 a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc -- pista, indizio

  • The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.

• 21 a leading part in a play etc -- parte principale*

  • Who plays the lead in that film?

• 22 (symbol Pb) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal -- piombo

  • Are these pipes made of lead or copper?

  • (also adjective) lead pipes.

• 23 the part of a pencil that leaves a mark -- mina

  • The lead of my pencil has broken.