lead

I 1. [[t]li:d[/t]] past tense, past participle - led; verb

1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) conduire, mener

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) mener

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) entraîner

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) mener

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) mener

2. noun

1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) tête

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) avance

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemple

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) avance

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) laisse

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) piste

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rôle principal

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- leader

- leadership - lead on - lead up the garden path - lead up to - lead the way II [[t]led[/t]] noun

1) ((also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plomb

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mine

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- leaden

English-French dictionary. 2014.