lead
[li:d] ( pt & pp led )noun
| 1. | (uncountable)
[winning position]
Führung die
to be in or have the lead in Führung liegen |
| 2. | [amount ahead] Vorsprung der |
| 3. | (uncountable)
[initiative, example]
to take the lead [do sthg first] mit gutem Beispiel vorangehen I followed his lead ich folgte seinem Beispiel |
| 4. | (uncountable)
[stage or film role]
the lead die Hauptrolle |
| 5. | [clue] Anhaltspunkt der |
| 6. | [for dog] Leine die |
| 7. | [wire, cable] Kabel das |
lead
[li:d] ( pt & pp led )adjective
[most important]
lead singer Leadsänger der, Leadsängerin die
lead actor Hauptdarsteller der
lead story Leitartikel der
lead
[li:d] ( pt & pp led )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [procession, parade] Conjugation anführen |
| 2. | [person, existence]
Conjugation führen
to lead the way (liter) vorangehen America leads the way in space technology Amerika ist führend im Bereich der Weltraumtechnologie |
| 3. | [team, investigation]
Conjugation leiten
[political party] Conjugation führen |
| 4. | [strike, campaign] Conjugation organisieren |
| 5. | [cause, influence]
to lead sb to do sthg jn veranlassen, etw zu tun |
lead
[li:d] ( pt & pp led )intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [go] Conjugation führen |
| 2. | [give access to]
to lead to/into sthg zu etw/in etw (A) führen |
| 3. | [be winning] Conjugation führen |
| 4. | [result in]
to lead to sthg zu etw führen |
lead off
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [diverge]
several streets lead off (from) the main road mehrere Straßen gehen von der Hauptstraße ab three bedrooms lead off (from) the corridor der Korridor führt zu drei Zimmern |
| 2. | [begin] Conjugation anfangen |
lead up to
transitive verb inseparable
| 1. | [precede]
the events that led up to the disaster die Ereignisse, die der Katastrophe vorausgingen |
| 2. | [in conversation - topic]
zusteuern auf (+ A)
(phrase) what are you leading up to? worauf willst du hinaus? |
