leading

principal, destacado

Que está entre los más importantes, exitosos o mejor situados en un ámbito.

En inglés sencillo: Among the most important, successful, or highly placed in a particular area.

• She is a leading scientist.
• He played a leading role in the campaign.
• The company became a leading supplier of medical equipment.

Sinónimos: top, foremost, prominent

Expresiones frecuentes: leading company, leading expert, leading role

sugestivo, capcioso

Que orienta la respuesta de alguien, especialmente al sugerir qué se espera que conteste.

En inglés sencillo: Giving direction, especially by suggesting the answer someone is expected to give.

• That is a leading question.
• The lawyer asked several leading questions.
• Her leading remarks encouraged the child to agree.

Sinónimos: suggestive, guiding

Expresiones frecuentes: leading question, leading questions, leading remark

sensible

Séptima nota de una escala musical, situada justo debajo de la primera nota de la siguiente octava.

En inglés sencillo: The seventh note of a musical scale, just below the first note of the next scale.

• The leading note rises to the tonic.
• In C major, B is the leading note.
• The melody pauses on the leading note.

Sinónimos: leading note, leading tone

Expresiones frecuentes: leading note, leading tone, raised leading note