English-Italian translations for lead

• piombo
  Per il piombo le cose sono assi diverse. The case of lead is quite different.
  La prima riguarda l'acciaio contenente piombo. The first is the issue of leaded steel.
  In primo luogo, sulla lotta contro la benzina contenente piombo. Il piombo deve sparire una volta per tutte. Firstly, we must combat leaded petrol: it must urgently be eliminated.
• andare avanti
  In tutta onestà tale Consiglio non ci ha fatto andare avanti. Quite frankly, that was not leading us forward.
  Manca un po' il coraggio di andare avanti e, se è il caso, di mostrare i denti perché in Europa le cose vadano meglio per i più deboli. You are somewhat lacking in courage here to lead the way and to show your teeth for once, so as to improve the lot of weaker farmers in Europe.
  Malgrado i recenti passi indietro, dobbiamo cercare una via per andare avanti ed esplorare soluzioni che conducano ad un miglioramento della situazione. Despite the recent setbacks, we must look for a way forward and explore solutions that will lead to an improvement of the situation.
• essere di mano
• essere in testa
  Vorrei che ci fosse qualcun altro con noi ai primi posti, perché a volte non è facile essere in testa da soli. I would like to have someone else around us when we are leading, because it is sometimes not very comfortable to be in the lead and to be alone.
  Sono assolutamente convinto che l' Unione europea debba essere in testa negli sforzi internazionali a favore della prevenzione dell' HIV/AIDS.It is my absolute conviction that the European Union has to take a much stronger lead in international efforts in terms of AIDS and HIV prevention. Our aid budget is considerable.
• guinzaglio
• indurre
  Questa situazione potrebbe eventualmente indurre i consumatori a ritenere che i prezzi siano troppo alti. These may or may not lead to consumers perceiving prices to be high.
  Mi pare che siano cifre che non possano non indurre il Parlamento a prendere adeguate misure. These figures cannot fail to lead Parliament to take appropriate measures.
  Marilyn Monroe diceva: "Non ci indurre in tentazione, dicci solo dov'è e la troveremo”. Marilyn Monroe once said 'lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself'.
• plumbeo
• vantaggio
  Nell'incontro decisivo, la squadra di Cluj-Napoca si è tenuta stretta il suo vantaggio. In the deciding match, the team from Cluj-Napoca held on to its lead.
  Assumere l’iniziativa in questo settore comporterà a lungo termine un vantaggio competitivo. Taking a lead on this issue will mean a competitive advantage in the long term.
  Tuttavia, ciò non deve portare all'esproprio di questo straordinario strumento a vantaggio degli interessi privati. Yet this must not lead to the expropriation of this remarkable tool to the benefit of private interests.

Definition of lead

• A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin ''plumbum''
• A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing
• Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs
• A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago used in pencils
• To cover, fill, or affect with lead
• To place leads between the lines of
• ''To guide#Verb|guide or conduct#Verb|conduct.''
• To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb
• To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
• To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place
• To produce (with ''to''
• The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
• Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game
• An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment
• The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
• The main role in a play or film; the lead role
• The actor who plays the main role; lead actor
• A lode
• A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
• Charging lead.
• The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet
• Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident
• Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer
• Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details
• A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity
• The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts
• The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts
• The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft
• The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it
• Foremost
• main, principal

Examples

• This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines
• They pumped him full of lead
• continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle
• to lead a page
• leaded matter
• a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man
• The guide was able to lead the tourists through the jungle safely
• A good teacher should lead their students to the right answer
• to lead a political party
• to lead the search team
• The evidence leads me to believe he is guilty
• the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages
• to lead trumps
• He led the ace of spades
• The batter always leads off base
• to lead someone to a righteous cause
• the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices
• The shock led to a change in his behaviour
• to take the lead
• to be under the lead of another
• the white horse had the lead
• to be in the lead
• She lost the lead
• Smith managed to extend her lead over the second place to half a second
• The runner took his lead from first
• your partner has the lead
• The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends
• The police have a couple of leads they will follow to solve the case
• Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry
• The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position
• the lead guitarist
• lead trumpet

Related words

• plumb-
• plumbo-
• plumb dulcis