lead along in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lead along in the English»French Dictionary

I.along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] ADV When along is used as a preposition meaning all along it can usually be translated by le long de: there were trees along the road = il y avait des arbres le long de la route. For particular usages see the entry below.
along is often used after verbs of movement. If the addition of along does not change the meaning of the verb, along will not be translated: as he walked along = tout en marchant.
However, the addition of along often produces a completely new meaning. This is the case in expressions like the project is coming along, how are they getting along?. For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (come along, get along etc).

II.along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] PREP

See also get along, come along, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming, all

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

I.lead1 [Brit liːd, Am lid] N

II.lead1 [Brit liːd, Am lid] ADJ attr

III.lead1 <pret, pp led> [Brit liːd, Am lid] VB trans

IV.lead1 <pret, pp led> [Brit liːd, Am lid] VB intr

lead along in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lead along in the English»French Dictionary

I.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

II.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Unsurprisingly journalists made this the lead along with concerns about safety and cleanliness.
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She fell from traps in that race but ran really well around the opening bend and took the lead along the back straight.
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He proceeded to the half in: 58 and three-quarters in 1:27.3 while widening his lead along the way.
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