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English - Definition of lead

n. leadership, guidance; advance position, first place; person or thing that leads, leader; leash; guide; example; clue, hint, indication; principal role in a play; main actor; main news story; conductor (Electricity)

n. heavy bluish-gray metal (Chemistry); something made of lead or its alloys; graphite; bullets; thin cylinder of graphite placed in a pencil; weight hung at the end of a line

v. conduct, escort; drive; guide; direct; take, bring; influence, cause; be in first place; live in a certain way, follow a certain lifestyle

English To Spanish - lead

s. delantera, ventaja; pista, indicación; traílla, correa; plomo; papel principal; protagonista; artículo principal; mano

s. plomo;mina de lápiz (de grafito); balas (de un arma de fuego); plomada, peso; (Impr.) regleta

v. dirigir, acaudillar, capitanear, conducir, encabezar, encaminar, estar al frente, gobernar, guiar, ir a la cabeza de, liderar, liderear, marcar la tónica; regletear, interlinear; cubrir con plomo

English To French - lead

n. conduite, direction; exemple; direction de l'enquête; allusion; premier rôle, vedette; laisse du chien; introduction; câble; canalisation

n. plomb; graphite, projectile (d'une arme); poids (de plomb); fil à plomb, sonde; tableau de plomb (imprimerie)

v. mener, diriger, aboutir, conduire

English To German - lead

n. Führung, Führung; Kluft; Beförderer; Richtlinie; Beispiel; Forschungsrichtung, Hinweis; erster Platz, Hauptaufgabe; Hauptdarsteller; Leine; Eröffnungsstück; Kanal; Blei

n. Blei; Bleistiftmine; Lot, Senkblei (Nautik); Reglette (Druck)

v. anführen; führen

English To Italian - lead

s. comando, guida; direzione; iniziativa; (Sport) posizione di testa; vantaggio; (Teat) parte principale; protagonista; (Giorn) testata; (Giorn) articolo di fondo, editoriale; mano

v. condurre, guidare, portare, accompagnare; aprire, essere in testa a; essere a capo di, dirigere; indurre, persuadere; immettere; essere primo in, avere il primo posto in, primeggiare in; fare

agg. di testa, primo; (Giorn) editoriale

English To Portuguese - lead

s. liderança, direção; diferença; líder, condutor; orientação; exemplo; direção tomada numa investigação, pista; primeiro lugar; papel principal; ator principal; corrente para cães

s. chumbo; grafite; projétil (na arma); peso, prumo; tabuleta de chumbo (na imprensa)

v. conduzir, guiar, comandar, pilotar, levar, dirigir; governar; dominar-se; capitanear

English To Russian - lead

с. свинец; грузило, отвес, лот; графит, грифель; пломба; руководство, инициатива, пример; намек; вводная часть; первое место в состязании; разрыв между

с. свинец, графит; руководство, пример, образец; главная роль; передовая

г. свинцевать, освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом; вести, показывать путь, направлять, проводить; руководить, командовать; направлять удар; возглавлять, управлять; занимать первое место, быть впереди; превосходить; приводить, приводить к; ходить, ходить первым [карт.]

English To Turkish - lead

f. başında olmak, yol göstermek, öncülük etmek, önde gitmek, önderlik etmek, yönetmek, yönlendirmek, etkilemek, başı olmak, sürdürmek, sürmek, açmak (kartlarını), götürmek

i. kurşun, iskandil, kurşun levha, rehberlik, öncülük, önderlik, önde olma, ilk oynama hakkı (iskambil), örnek, kılavuz, kablo

s. kurşundan yapılmış

English To Albanian - lead

n. grafit, drejtim, udhëheqje, shembull, krye, avantazh [sport.], rol kryesor, plumb, thellësimatës, interlijnë [poligr.]

v. çoj, drejtoj, shpie, krye: jam në krye, shoqëroj, kryesoj, bind, udhëheq, bëj: e bëj të, fus interlinja [poligr.], mbuloj me pllaka plumbi, ndjek, glazuroj me glazurë plumbi

English To Dutch - lead

zn. leiding; bescherming; verschil tussen-; leidend; voorbeeld; richting (van een verhoor); toespeling; de eerste plaats; leidinggevende positie; leiding; bescherming; leidend; toelichting, voorlichting

zn. lood; grafiet; kogels (voor vuurwapen); gewicht; printplaat

ww. leiden, ertoe brengen; vooropgaan; voorgaan; aanvoeren; leiden (leven)

English To Greek - lead

ουσ. βολίδα, μόλυβδος, μολύβι, πρωτιά

ρήμ. οδηγώ, ηγούμαι

English To ChineseS - lead

(名) 指导, 榜样; 领先的程度; 领先地位; 绳索, 皮带#铅; 铅制品; 黑铅, 铅笔心

(动) 引导; 走在...的最前头; 领; 诱使; 领导; 导致; 通向; 用铅包; 用铅框固定; 在...中衬铅

English To ChineseT - lead

(名) 指導, 榜樣; 領先的程度; 領先地位; 繩索, 皮帶#鉛; 鉛製品; 黑鉛, 鉛筆心

(動) 引導; 走在...的最前頭; 領; 誘使; 領導; 導致; 通向; 用鉛包; 用鉛框固定; 在...中襯鉛

English To Japanese - lead

(形) 主な, 重要な; 先導する; 最初の（新聞などの記事の）

(名) 指導; 先頭; 先導, 指導者; 支配; 案内; 手本; 手がかり; 主役; 主なニュース; 伝導器具（電気）; 鉛; 黒鉛; 側鉛; 鉛筆の芯

(形) 鉛を作る

English To Korean - lead

명. 지도, 안내; 지도자의 자리, 우두머리 위치; 지도자; 모범; 암시단서, 실마리; 가축이나 개를 끄는 줄; 주역; 주연 배우; 머릿기사; 전도체 ( 전기)

명. 납(화학); 납으로 된것; 추; 탄환; 연필심

동. 인도하다, 선도하다; 이끌다; 지도하다; 길을 가리키다; 데리고 가다; 야기하다; 선두에 서서 가다; 어떤 방법으로 생활하다, 어떤 생활 방식을 따르다

Definitions

noun: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge Example:The lead was in the dummy.

noun: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead') Example:He takes the lead in any group.

noun: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

noun: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

noun: an advantage held by a competitor in a race Example:He took the lead at the last turn.

Dictionarist.com

Synonyms for lead
1. head: principal, president, boss, king, pilot, dean, vanguard
2. first: primary, front, head
3. weight: plumb,
4. guide: direct, usher, escort, conduct, precede, convey, introduce
5. influence: entice, induce, lure, persuade, seduce, allure, convince
6. surpass: excel, overtake, beat, outstrip

Tenses for lead
Present participle: leading
Present: lead (3.person: leads)
Past: led
Future: will lead
Present conditional: would lead
Present Perfect: have led (3.person: has led)
Past Perfect: had led
Future Perfect: will have led
Past conditional: would have led