lead

lead

lead (third-person singular simple present leads, present participle leading, simple past and past participle leaded)

1. (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
2. (transitive, printing) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.

lead (countable and uncountable; plural leads)

1. (uncountable) 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, Atomic weight 206.4, Specific Gravity 11.37, Symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
2. (countable) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
3. A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
4. (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.

   This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.

5. Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
6. (plural leads) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.

   • I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon

7. (countable) A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils.
8. (slang) bullets

   They filled him full of lead.

lead (not comparable)

1. (not comparable) Foremost.

   The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.

	piombo
	chemical element
	Metallo altamente tossico e molto duttile di colore grigio argenteo, dal simbolo Pb e dal numero atomico 82; si trova principalmente nella galena e viene usato nelle leghe , negli accumulatori elettrici, nei rivestimenti di cavi, pitture e negli schermi contro le radiazioni.
	A heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element with symbol Pb and atomic number 82 that is highly malleable; occurs principally as galena and is used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield. (Source: CED)

	condurre
	guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection
	guide or conduct in a certain course
	conduct or direct with authority

	guidare
	guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection

	andare avanti
	intransitive: be ahead of others
	intransitive: to go first

	comportarsi
	guide or conduct oneself
	intransitive: to guide or conduct

	convincere
	draw or direct by influence

	essere di mano
	begin a game of cards or dominoes

	essere in testa
	intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game

	influenzare
	draw or direct by influence

	mina
	refill for writing tool

	scandaglio
	plummet to measure depth of water

portare

	cliente potenziale
	A potential customer who must be contacted by a salesperson and either qualified or disqualified as a sales opportunity. Leads will be converted into accounts, contacts, or opportunities if they are qualified. Otherwise they are deleted or archived.

accompagnare

anticipare

arrivare

avanzare

comando

direzione

dirigere

dominare

filo

filo elettrico

grafite

guida

guidato

guinzaglio

impiombare

indizio

indurre

interlinea

lead

menare

mina di matita

plombo

posizione

seguire

sorpassare

traccia

trasportare

uscire

Altri significati:

bullets

(uncountable) ( '''cards and dominoes''' ) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead.

(uncountable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat’s length, or of half a second; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.

To produce.

(countable) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

in cards and dominoes

a leash

(transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.

(intransitive) 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.

(not comparable) Foremost.

information obtained by a detective or police officer

information obtained by a news reporter

(slang) bullets

lead (in a game, dance, etc.)

(intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.

(baseball) When a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown

(transitive) To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party; to command, especially a military or business unit

(nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.

charging lead

(intransitive) To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.

Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.

A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.

(transitive) To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.

(curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.

(horology) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet. — Claudias Saunier

separator line in print

take (a person)

(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.

(to) lead

(transitive, printing) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.

A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash

The distance that a shooter aims ahead of a moving target in order to hit it with the projectile.

printing: place leads between the lines of

(countable, mining) A lode.

act of leading or conducting

Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.

(be) accompanied

(pencil) lead

(countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.

(shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.

(marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.

(intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others

intransitive: be more advanced

(intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game

(countable) A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils.

In a steam engine, The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.

lead (the metal)

(countable) a metallic wire for electrical devices and equipments

(uncountable) 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, Atomic weight 206.4, Specific Gravity 11.37, Symbol Pb (from Latin '''plumbum''' ).

typography: vertical space

(transitive) To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler.

(transitive) To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).

Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.

intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction

mining: a lode

to cover, fill, or affect with lead

To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.

(civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.

command (troops)

(engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.

(transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause.

To treat with lead.

(transitive, card games, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps

(uncountable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.

go or be in advance of; precede

Hypothesis that has not been pursued

(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as '''leading''' .

(plural leads ) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.

(intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race

(newspapers) 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.)

precedence; advance position

To move ahead (of others) in time or space.

(baseball) To step off base and move towards the next base.

Traduzione 'veloce'

piombo ,condurre ,guidare ,andare avanti ,comportarsi