lead

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verb

lead
[led]
sustantivo
1 plomo (m) (metal)
  • lead poisoning -> saturnismo (m)
2 mina (f) (for pencil)
3 (idioms)
  • to go ->
  • down ->
  • over like a lead balloon -> fracasar estrepitosamente (británicoor Estados Unidos)
  • they filled him full of lead (familiar) -> le llenaron el cuerpo de plomo
  • to swing the lead (familiar) -> escurrir el bulto
sustantivo
1 ventaja (f) (advantage)
  • to be in the lead -> ir or estar a la cabeza or en cabeza
  • to take or go into the lead -> ponerse a la or en cabeza
  • lead time (industria) -> tiempo (m) or período (m) de producción; (for production) tiempo (m) de entrega (for delivery)
2 ejemplo (m) (example)
  • to give somebody a lead -> dar un ejemplo a alguien
  • to follow somebody's lead -> seguir el ejemplo de alguien
3 pista (f) (clue)
4 mano (f) (in cardgame)
  • it's your lead -> tú eres mano, tú llevas la mano
5 papel (m) protagonista (Theat & cine)
6 correa (f) (for dog)
7 cable (m) (cable)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp led [led])
8 llevar, conducir (show the way to)
  • to lead the way -> mostrar el camino
  • to lead the conversation away from a subject -> llevar la conversación hacia otro tema
  • to be easily led -> dejarse influir con facilidad
  • that leads me to believe that? -> eso me hace creer que?
también:
  • to lead a happy/sad life -> tener or llevar una vida feliz/triste
9 dirigir (team, attack, troops)
10 (be ahead of)
  • to lead the field -> estar or ir a la cabeza
  • to lead the field in something (sentido figurado) -> estar a la cabeza or a la vanguardia en algo
  • to lead somebody by eight points -> llevar a alguien ocho puntos de ventaja
verbo intransitivo
11 conducir, llevar (road)
también:
  • to lead to something -> llevar a algo (cause)
12 ir en cabeza (in competition, race) ; salir (in card game)
  • you lead and I'll follow -> tú vas delante y yo te sigo

lead [lid]
participio pasivo
1 LEADED).
2 Emplomar, forrar o guarnecer con plomo.
3 (Impr.) Interlinear, poner una regleta entre las línea
sustantivo
sustantivo
1 Primacía, primer lugar.
  • To take the llevarse la primacía; tomar la delantera -> 2. Mano, el que juega primero en las partidas de naipes
2 Salida, el palo que juega el que es mano en algunos juegos de naipes.
participio pasivo
1 LED).
2 Llevar de la mano.
3 Conducir, guiar o dirigir a otro.
4 Mandar, regir, gobernar.
5 Guiar, ir delante.
6 Enseñar, amaestrar.
7 Halagar, atraer, inducir, mover, motivar.
8 Gastar o emplear el tiempo en alguna cosa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
9 Mandar en jefe. (n)
10 Guiar, enseñar el camino, conducir; dominar. (n)
11 Ser mano en el juego de naipes. (n)

lead [liːd] led (past)
noun
1 (leading position) (Dep) delantera; (f) cabeza; (f) (distance, time, points ahead) ventaja; (f)
to be in the leadbe in (gen) ir a la en cabeza;or ir primero; (Dep) llevar la delantera; (in league) ocupar el primer puesto
to have two minutes' lead over sbhave llevar a algn una ventaja de dos minutos
to have a lead of half a length tener medio cuerpo de ventaja
to take the leadtake (Dep) tomar la delantera; (take the initiative) tomar la iniciativa
2 (example) ejemplo; (m)
to follow sb's leadfollow seguir el ejemplo de algn
to give sb a leadgive 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 leadfollow up seguir investigar una pista;or
4 (Teat) papel principal; (m) (in opera) voz cantante; (f) (person) primer actor; (m) primera actriz; (f)
to play the leadplay tener el papel principal
to sing the leadsing llevar la voz cantante
with Greta Garbo in the leadwith con Greta Garbo en el primer papel
5 (leash) cuerda; (f) traílla; (f) correa; (f) (LAm)
dogs must be kept on a leadkept los perros deben llevarse con traílla
6 (Electricity and Electronics) 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 heartsin si la salida es a corazones
8 (Press) primer párrafo; (m) entrada; (f)
verb:transitive
1 (conduct) llevar; conducir
to lead sb to a tableto conducir a algn a una mesa
kindly lead me to him haga el favor de conducirme a su presencia de llevarme donde está;or 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 nowherenowhere esta discusión no nos lleva a ninguna parte
to lead the wayway ir primero; 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 en cabeza de;or encabezar; ocupar el primer puesto en; [+procession] ir a la en cabeza de;or encabezar; [+orchestra] (Britain) ser el primer violín en; (US) dirigir
3 (be first in)
to lead the fieldfield (Dep) 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 textilesworld Inglaterra era el líder mundial en la industria textil
4 (be in front of) [+opponent] aventajar
Roberts leads Brown by four games to oneby 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 lifelife llevar una vida muy ajetreada
to lead a full life llevar tener una vida muy activa;or llevar tener una vida llena de actividades;or to lead sb a miserable life amargar la vida a algn
6 (influence)
to lead sb to do sth llevar inducir mover a algn a hacer algo;oror
we were led to believe that ...believe nos hicieron creer que ...
what led you to this conclusion?conclusion ¿qué te hizo llegar a esta conclusión?
he is easily ledeasily es muy sugestionable
to lead sb into errorerror inducir a algn a error
verb:intransitive
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 que tenga dotes de mando;or
5
to lead toto [+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 desemboca en la plaza principal;or
a door leading into the next bedroom/onto the patio
this road leads back to Burgos por este camino se vuelve a Burgos
6 (result in)
to lead toto 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 ...;etc it all leads back to the butler todo nos lleva de nuevo al mayordomo (como sospechoso)
modifier
lead singer (n) cantante; (m)
lead story (n) reportaje principal; (m)
lead time (n) plazo de entrega; (m)
lead [led]
noun
(metal) plomo; (m) (in pencil) mina; (f) (Náut) sonda; (f) escandallo; (m)
my limbs felt like lead as heavy as leador los brazos y las piernas me pesaban como plomo; they filled him full of lead (informal) lo acribillaron a balazos
to swing the lead (informal) fingirse enfermo; racanear; (informal) hacer el rácano; (informal)
modifier
de plomo
lead acetate (n) acetato de plomo; (m)
lead crystal (n) cristal (que contiene óxido de plomo); (m)
lead oxide (n) óxido de plomo; (m)
lead paint (n) pintura a base de plomo; (f)
lead pencil (n) lápiz; (m)
lead pipe (n) tubería de plomo; (f)
lead poisoning (n) saturnismo; (m) plumbismo; (m) intoxicación por el plomo; (f)
lead shot (n) perdigonada; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "lead"

Imperative
  • lead
  • you lead
  • he/she leads
  • we lead
  • you lead
  • they lead
Preterite
  • I led
  • you led
  • he/she led
  • we led
  • you led
  • they led
Present Continuous
  • I am leading
  • you are leading
  • he/she is leading
  • we are leading
  • you are leading
  • they are leading
Present Perfect
  • I have led
  • you have led
  • he/she has led
  • we have led
  • you have led
  • they have led
Past Continuous
  • I was leading
  • you were leading
  • he/she was leading
  • we were leading
  • you were leading
  • they were leading
Past Perfect
  • I had led
  • you had led
  • he/she had led
  • we had led
  • you had led
  • they had led
Future
  • I will lead
  • you will lead
  • he/she will lead
  • we will lead
  • you will lead
  • they will lead
Future Perfect
  • I will have led
  • you will have led
  • he/she will have led
  • we will have led
  • you will have led
  • they will have led
Future Continuous
  • I will be leading
  • you will be leading
  • he/she will be leading
  • we will be leading
  • you will be leading
  • they will be leading
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been leading
  • you have been leading
  • he/she has been leading
  • we have been leading
  • you have been leading
  • they have been leading
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been leading
  • you will have been leading
  • he/she will have been leading
  • we will have been leading
  • you will have been leading
  • they will have been leading
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been leading
  • you had been leading
  • he/she had been leading
  • we had been leading
  • you had been leading
  • they had been leading
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