leading

principal, de premier plan

Qui compte parmi les plus importants, les plus performants ou les mieux placés dans un domaine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : top, foremost, prominent

Expressions courantes : leading company, leading expert, leading role

orienté, suggestif

Qui oriente quelqu’un, notamment en suggérant la réponse qu’on attend de lui.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : suggestive, guiding

Expressions courantes : leading question, leading questions, leading remark

sensible

Septième note d’une gamme, juste au-dessous de la première note de l’octave suivante.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : leading note, leading tone

Expressions courantes : leading note, leading tone, raised leading note