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lead verb

  /lɛd/
  • (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
 plomo, escandallo, balas, interlínea, regleta, sonda
  • (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
 escandallo, balas, emplomar, sonda, plomo

lead noun

  /lɛd/
  • (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, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
 plomo
  • (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
 escandallo, emplomar, sonda
  • (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
 balas, plomo
  • (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
 emplomar
  • A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
 interlínea, regleta

lead noun

  /lid/ , /liːd/
  • (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
 conducir, guiar, llevar, acarrear, conducir a, hacer
  • 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.
 conducir, guiar, liderar, llevar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza
  • (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
 conducir, guiar, llevar, comenzar, partir
  • Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
 conducir, llevar, pista, indicio, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza
  • (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
 liderar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza, ventaja
  • (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
  • (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
 conducir, llevar
  • (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
 llevar, pasos
  • (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
  • (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
 acarrear, conducir a, hacer, llevar a, producir, resultar en
  • Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
 indicio, pista
  • (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
  • A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
 ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza

lead verb

  /lid/ , /liːd/
  • 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.
 conducir, guiar, llevar, pista, comenzar, indicio
  • 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).
 conducir, llevar
  • (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
  • (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
 liderar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza
  • (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
 liderar, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza, ventaja
  • To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
 llevar
  • (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
 conducir
  • (transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
 acarrear, conducir a, hacer, ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza, llevar a
  • (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
 ir a la cabeza, ir en cabeza
  • To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
 dirigir, conducir

leading adjective

  /ˈlidɪŋ/ , /ˈliːdɪŋ/
  • Providing guidance or direction.
 principal

leading noun

  /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
  • (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
 entrelínea
pencil lead
mina, barrita, grafito, punta
all roads lead to Rome
todos los caminos llevan a Roma, todos los caminos conducen a Roma
white lead
albayalde
lead the way
guiar, ir adelante / primero, te sigo
lead glass
cristal
lead astray
casquear, descaminar, descarriar, desencaminar, desvirtuar, inducir a error
lead guitar
guitarra líder, guitarra melódica, guitarra solista, primera guitarra
in the lead
a la cabeza, estar ganando
lead by the nose
armar una cancamusa
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