lead

guida, iniziativa

Ruolo o azione di guidare gli altri, dirigere il lavoro o mostrare cosa fare.

In inglese semplice: The role or action of guiding others, directing work, or showing what to do.

• Please take the lead today.
• We followed her lead and started cleaning.
• He took the lead in planning the new project.

Come si usa: take the lead in doing something (She took the lead in organizing the meeting.); follow someone's lead (I followed his lead and introduced myself.)

Sinonimi: guidance, leadership, direction

Espressioni comuni: take the lead, follow someone's lead, give a lead

guinzaglio

Cinghia o corda fissata a un animale per guidarlo e tenerlo vicino.

In inglese semplice: A strap or rope attached to an animal so you can guide it and keep it close.

• Keep the dog on a lead.
• She bought a longer lead for her puppy.
• His dog pulled hard on its lead.

Sinonimi: leash

Espressioni comuni: a dog lead, on a lead, off the lead

piombo

Metallo grigio, pesante e morbido, usato nelle batterie e in alcuni materiali da costruzione.

In inglese semplice: A heavy, soft, grey metal used in batteries and some building materials.

• This weight is made of lead.
• The old house still has lead pipes.
• Children should never swallow paint containing lead.

Espressioni comuni: made of lead, lead poisoning, lead pipes, a lead weight

dirigere, guidare

Guidare le persone decidendo cosa devono fare o mostrando loro come farlo.

In inglese semplice: To guide people by deciding what they should do or showing them how to do it.

• She leads our team.
• He led the orchestra at last night's concert.
• Who will lead the discussion tomorrow?

Come si usa: lead someone in something (The teacher led the children in a song.)

Sinonimi: direct, guide, head

Contrari: follow

Espressioni comuni: lead a team, lead a discussion, lead an orchestra

portare, condurre

Detto di una strada, un sentiero o un’apertura: andare verso un luogo preciso o permettere di raggiungerlo.

In inglese semplice: A road, path, or opening goes towards a particular place.

• This path leads to the beach.
• The stairs led down to a small kitchen.
• Where does this road lead?

Come si usa: lead to somewhere (The narrow lane leads to the river.); lead into something (This door leads into the garden.)

Sinonimi: go, extend

Espressioni comuni: lead to something, lead into something, lead upstairs

guidare, condurre

Andare davanti ad altre persone e mostrare loro la strada facendosi seguire.

In inglese semplice: To go ahead of other people and show them the way by having them follow you.

• You know the way, so lead us.
• She led the children across the road.
• Who will lead the group through the caves?

Come si usa: lead someone to + place (He led us to the station.); lead someone through something (Our guide led us through the forest.)

Sinonimi: guide, show the way

Contrari: follow

Espressioni comuni: lead the way, lead someone home, lead someone to something

rivestire di piombo

Ricoprire o riempire qualcosa con piombo.

In inglese semplice: To cover or fill something with a heavy, soft metal.

• Repeated firing can lead the barrel.
• Soft bullets led the grooves inside the rifle.
• This process leads the surface with a thin metal layer.

Espressioni comuni: lead a surface, lead the barrel

principale

Che ha il ruolo principale o più importante in qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Having the main or most important role in something.

• She is the lead singer.
• He played the lead role in our school show.
• The lead researcher presented the results.

Sinonimi: main, principal, chief

Espressioni comuni: lead role, lead singer, lead investigator