lead

I 1. [liːd] pt, pp led, n (SPORT)

prowadzenie nt; (fig) przywództwo nt; (piece of information, clue) trop m; (in play, film) główna rola f; (for dog) smycz f; (ELEC) przewód m

2. vt

(walk in front, guide) prowadzić (poprowadzić perf); organization, activity kierować (pokierować perf) +instr; (BRIT)

to lead the orchestra — grać (zagrać perf) partię pierwszych skrzypiec (w orkiestrze)

3. vi

prowadzić

one-minute lead — jednominutowa przewaga

in the lead — na prowadzeniu

to take the lead — obejmować (objąć perf) prowadzenie

to lead the way — prowadzić, wskazywać drogę

to lead sb astray — (mislead) zwieść (perf) kogoś; (corrupt) sprowadzić (perf) kogoś na manowce or złą drogę

to lead sb to believe that — dawać (dać perf) komuś powody sądzić, że …

to lead sb to do sth — sprawić (perf), że ktoś coś zrobi

Phrasal Verbs:

- lead away

- lead back

- lead off

- lead on

- lead to

- lead up to

II 1. [lɛd] n

(metal) ołów m; (in pencil) grafit m

2. cpd

ołowiany

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I 1. [li:d] 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!) prowadzić, wieść

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

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

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

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

2. noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- leader

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

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

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

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- leaden