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leading adjective

  /ˈlidɪŋ/ , /ˈliːdɪŋ/
  • Ranking first.
 maggiore, primo, principale
  • Occurring in advance; preceding.
 precedente
  • Providing guidance or direction.
 principale

leading noun

  /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
  • (typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
 interlinea

lead noun

  /lid/ , /liːd/
  • 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.
 condurre, guidare, andare avanti
  • (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.)
 condurre, guidare, comportarsi
  • (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
 condurre, guidare, essere di mano
  • Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
 condurre, andare avanti, comportarsi, convincere, influenzare
  • (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
 condurre, comportarsi, guida
  • (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.
 condurre
  • (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
 andare avanti
  • (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
 andare avanti, essere in testa

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.
 condurre, guidare, comportarsi, essere di mano, guida
  • To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
  • (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
 condurre
  • 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).
 condurre, comportarsi
  • (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
  • (intransitive) To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
 andare avanti
  • To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
 comportarsi
  • (transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
 convincere, influenzare
  • (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
 essere in testa

lead verb

  /lɛd/
  • (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
 piombo, scandaglio, interlinea, pallottola
  • (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
 piombo, scandaglio, lamiera, pallottola

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).
 piombo
  • (slang) bullets; ammunition.
 piombo, pallottola
  • (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.
 scandaglio
  • A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
 interlinea
  • Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
  • (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
 lamiera

lead,

mina
leading tone
sensibile
leading edge
bordo di attacco
leading class
classe dirigente
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