lead story in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lead story in the English»French Dictionary

lead story [Brit ˈliːd stɔːri] N

lead story

histoire f à la une inf

to be the lead story

être à la une inf

Translations for lead story in the English»French Dictionary

follow up story, lead

suivre

Translations for lead story in the English»French Dictionary

story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

1. story (account):

story

histoire f (of de)

to tell a story

raconter une histoire

the story of Elvis Presley

l'histoire d'Elvis Presley

it's a true story

c'est une histoire vécue

based on a true story

inspiré par une histoire vécue

to stick to/change one's story

maintenir/changer sa version des faits

what is the real story?

où est la vérité?

they all have similar stories, they all tell the same story

ils sont tous passés par là

2. story (tale) (gen):

story

histoire f (about, of de)

story LIT

conte m (of de)

to tell an entertaining story

raconter une histoire divertissante

a detective/ghost story

une histoire policière/de fantômes

tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war

racontez-nous comment c'était pendant la guerre à Londres

read us a (bedtime) story!

tu nous lis une histoire?

3. story JOURN:

story

article m (on, about sur)

exclusive story

reportage m exclusif

to carry or run a story

publier un article

to kill a story

ne pas publier un article

a front-page story

un article à la une

the inside story

les dessous de l'affaire

4. story (lie):

story

histoire f

to make up a story

inventer une histoire (about à propos de)

she made up some story about her train being late

elle a inventé une histoire de train en retard

5. story (rumour):

story

rumeur f (about sur)

all sorts of stories are going round the office

toutes sortes de rumeurs circulent dans le bureau

6. story:

story, a. story line (of novel, play)

intrigue f

story, a. story line (of film)

scénario m

the story was taken from a Russian novel

l'histoire est tirée d'un roman russe

there was no story!

il n'y avait pas d'histoire!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

story

action f

the story is set in Normandy

l'action or l'histoire se passe en Normandie

8. story Am (floor):

story

étage m

first story

rez-de-chaussée m

second story

premier étage m

but that's another story

mais ça c'est une autre histoire

to cut a long story short

bref

that's not the whole story , that's only half the story

ce n'est qu'une partie de l'histoire, ce n'est pas tout

that's the story of my life!

c'est toujours la même chose, avec moi!

it's always the same story , it's the same old story

c'est toujours la même chose

every picture tells a story

ça se passe de commentaires

a likely story!

elle est bien bonne, celle-là! inf

the story goes/has it that …

on raconte/dit que …

or so the story goes

du moins c'est ce qu'on dit

what's the story inf?

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

See also two, storey

I.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] N

two

deux m inv

in twos

par deux

in twos and threes

par deux ou trois, deux ou trois à la fois

II.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] DET

two

deux

III.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] PRON

two

deux inv

I bought two of them

j'en ai acheté deux

to break/cut sth in two

casser/couper qc en deux

in a day or two

dans un jour ou deux

IV.two [Brit tuː, Am tu]

that makes two of us

on est tous les deux dans le même cas

‘I'm fed up inf!’—‘that makes two of us’

‘j'en ai marre!’—‘moi aussi’ inf

to be in two minds about doing

hésiter à faire

to be in two minds about sth

être partagé au sujet de qc

to put two and two together

faire le rapprochement

two hearts that beat as one

deux cœurs qui battent à l'unisson

there are two sides to every story

≈ autant d'hommes, autant d'avis

two's company, three's a crowd

≈ deux ça va, trois c'est trop

storey Brit, story Am [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N <pl storeys Brit stories Am>

storey

étage m

on the top storey

au dernier étage

on the third storey Brit

au troisième étage

on the third storey Am

au quatrième étage

a three-storeyed building Brit, a three storied building Am

un bâtiment à or de trois étages

single-storey building

bâtiment m de plain-pied

to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

être bête comme ses pieds inf

I.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid] N

1. lead (winning position in race, game, poll, quiz):

to be in the lead , to have the lead

être en tête

to go into the lead to take the lead

passer en tête

this gave him the lead

ceci lui a permis de passer en tête

to move into an early lead

passer rapidement en tête

to share the lead

se partager la première place

2. lead (amount by which one is winning):

lead

avance f (over sur)

to have a lead of three points/half a lap

avoir trois points/un demi-tour de piste d'avance

to have a six second/three-goal lead

avoir six secondes/trois buts d'avance

to increase one's lead

creuser l'écart (by de)

to increase one's lead in the polls to 20%

atteindre une avance de 20% dans les sondages

3. lead (initiative):

to take the lead

prendre l'initiative

to take the lead in doing

être le premier/la première à faire

to give a or the lead

donner l'exemple (in doing en faisant)

to follow sb's lead

suivre l'exemple de qn

4. lead (clue):

lead

piste f

to have a number of leads to pursue

avoir plusieurs pistes à suivre

this was our first real lead

c'était notre première vraie piste

to give sb a lead as to solution, perpetrator

mettre qn sur la piste or la voie de

5. lead (role):

lead THEAT, CINE

rôle m principal

lead THEAT, CINE

premier rôle m

to play the lead

jouer le rôle principal

who was the male/female lead?

qui était l'acteur/l'actrice qui jouait le rôle principal?

6. lead JOURN (story):

to be the lead

être à la une inf

to be the lead in all the papers

faire la une de tous les journaux inf

7. lead ELEC (wire):

lead

fil m

8. lead Brit (for dog):

lead

laisse f

on a lead

en laisse

to let the dog off the lead

lâcher le chien

9. lead (in cards):

it's Nina's lead

c'est à Nina de jouer en premier

II.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid] ADJ attr

lead guitarist, guitar

premier/-ière

lead attr role, singer

principal

lead article

principal

lead article

à la une inf

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

1. lead (guide, escort):

lead person

mener, conduire (to sth à qc, to sb auprès de qn, out of hors de, through à travers)

to lead sb into the house/into the kitchen

mener or conduire qn dans la maison/à la cuisine

to lead sb up/down hill, staircase

mener or conduire qn en haut de/en bas de

to lead sb back

ramener or reconduire qn (to à)

to lead sb away

éloigner qn (from de)

to lead sb across the road

faire traverser la rue à qn

to lead sb to safety/into a trap

conduire qn en lieu sûr/dans un piège

2. lead (pull, take by hand or bridle):

lead child, prisoner, horse

mener (to à, into dans, by par)

to lead sb to his cell

conduire qn dans sa cellule

3. lead (bring) path, route, sign, clue, sound, smell:

lead person

mener (to à)

where is this discussion leading us?

à quoi cette conversation nous mène-t-elle?

this leads me to my main point

ceci m'amène à mon sujet principal

to lead the conversation onto

amener la conversation sur

4. lead (be leader of):

lead army, team, expedition, attack, strike, revolt, proceedings, procession, parade

mener

lead orchestra, research

diriger

to lead sb to victory

mener qn à la victoire

to lead the debate

mener les débats

to lead a congregation in prayer

entonner les prières

to lead the dancing

ouvrir le bal

5. lead (be ahead of):

lead SPORTS, COMM rival, team

avoir une avance sur

to be leading sb by 10 metres

avoir une avance de 10 mètres sur qn, devancer qn de 10 mètres

to be leading Liverpool 4–2

mener par 4 buts à 2 dans le match contre Liverpool

to lead the world

être au premier rang mondial

to lead the field (in commerce, research)

être le plus avancé

to lead the field (in race)

mener, être en tête

to lead the market

être le leader du marché

6. lead (cause, influence):

to lead sb to do

amener qn à faire

to lead sb to believe/hope that …

amener qn à croire /espérer que …

to be led to believe that …

être amené à croire que …

he led me to expect that …

d'après ce qu'il m'avait dit je m'attendais à ce que …

+ subj what led you to this conclusion?

qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à cette conclusion?

everything leads me to conclude that …

tout me porte à conclure que …

to be easily led

être très influençable

7. lead (conduct, have):

lead active life, lazy life

mener

to lead a life of luxury/idleness

vivre dans le luxe/l'oisiveté

8. lead LAW:

to lead a witness

interroger un témoin en lui suggérant les réponses

9. lead GAMES (in cards):

lead card

jouer

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

1. lead (go, be directed):

to lead to path, route:

mener à

to lead to door:

s'ouvrir sur

to lead to exit, trapdoor:

donner accès à

to lead back to

ramener à

to lead off the corridor passage:

partir du couloir

to lead off the corridor door:

s'ouvrir sur le couloir

footsteps led away from the scene

des traces de pas partaient du lieu

2. lead (result in):

to lead to complication, discovery, accident, response

entraîner

it was bound to lead to trouble

ça devait mal finir

one thing led to another, and we…

de fil en aiguille, nous…

3. lead (be ahead):

lead runner, car, company:

être en tête

lead team, side:

mener

to lead by three games/15 seconds

avoir trois jeux/15 secondes d'avance

to be leading in the arms race

être en tête dans la course aux armements

4. lead (go first):

lead (in walk, procession)

aller devant

lead (in action, discussion)

prendre l'initiative

5. lead (in dancing):

lead

conduire

6. lead LAW:

to lead for defence, prosecution

être l'avocat principal de

7. lead JOURN:

to lead with

mettre [qc] à la une inf

8. lead (in boxing):

to lead with one's left/right

attaquer de gauche/de droite

9. lead (in cards):

lead

jouer le premier/la première

V.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid]

to lead the way (go first)

passer devant

to lead the way (guide others)

montrer le chemin

to lead the way (be ahead, winning)

être en tête

to lead the way up/down/into

passer devant pour monter/descendre/entrer dans

to lead the way in space research

être le numéro un dans le domaine de la recherche spatiale

lead² [Brit lɛd, Am lɛd] N

1. lead (metal):

lead

plomb m

lead attr paint, piping, weight

en or de plomb

2. lead (bullets):

lead fig, inf

pruneaux inf

3. lead:

lead, a. black lead (graphite)

mine f de plomb

lead, a. black lead (in pencil)

mine f

4. lead (on fishing line, in gun cartridge etc):

lead

plomb m

5. lead NAUT (for sounding):

lead

plomb m (de sonde)

6. lead TYPO:

lead

interligne f

7. lead CONSTR (of window):

lead

plomb m

lead

baguette f de plomb

leads (of windows)

plombure f

8. lead Brit (for roofing):

lead

couverture f de plomb U

to fill or pump sb full of lead inf

cribler qn de balles inf

to get the lead out Am inf (stop loafing)

se bouger

to get the lead out (speed up)

se grouiller inf

to go over Am or down Brit like a lead balloon inf

tomber à plat inf

to swing the lead Brit inf, dated

tirer au flanc inf

lead story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lead story in the English»French Dictionary

lead story N JOURN

lead story

article m leader

Translations for lead story in the English»French Dictionary

story <-ries> [ˈstɔ:ri] N

1. story (tale):

story

histoire f

to tell a bedtime story

raconter une histoire avant d'aller au lit

to have a story that ...

avoir entendu dire que ...

sb's side of the story

la version de qn

or so the story goes

d'après ce que l'on raconte

2. story (news report):

story

reportage m

3. story (lie):

story

histoire f

4. story → storey

Phrases:

it's the story of my life

c'est tout à fait moi

that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

j'insiste et j'y tiens!

it's the same old story

c'est toujours la même histoire

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

storey

étage m

I.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead

diriger

lead a discussion, an inquiry

mener

2. lead (be the leader of):

lead

mener

3. lead (guide):

lead

mener

to lead the way

montrer le chemin

4. lead (cause to have/do sth):

to lead sb into/to sth

conduire qn dans qc

to lead sb into/to problems

causer des problèmes pour qn

to lead sb to +infin

amener qn à +infin

to lead sb to believe

amener qn à croire

to lead sb astray

détourner qn du droit chemin

5. lead COMM, SPORTS (be ahead of):

to lead sb

être en avance sur qn

6. lead (live a particular way):

to lead a life of luxury

mener une vie de luxe

Phrases:

to lead sb by the nose inf

mener qn par le bout du nez

II.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VB intr

1. lead (direct):

lead

mener

to lead to/into/onto sth

mener à/à l'intérieur de/sur qc

2. lead (guide):

lead

guider

3. lead (be ahead):

lead

mener

4. lead fig (cause to develop, happen):

to lead to sth

aboutir à qc

5. lead GAMES:

lead

jouer le premier

III.lead¹ [li:d] N

1. lead no pl (front position):

lead

tête f

to take the lead

prendre la tête

2. lead (advantage):

lead

avance f

to have a lead of two points

avoir une avance de deux points

3. lead (example):

lead

exemple m

4. lead (clue):

lead

indice m

5. lead (leading role):

lead

rôle m principal

6. lead (connecting wire):

lead

câble m

7. lead Brit, Aus (rope for pet):

lead

laisse f

8. lead GAMES:

to have the lead

jouer le premier

lead² [led] N

1. lead no pl (metallic substance):

lead

plomb m

2. lead (pencil filling):

lead

mine f de crayon

3. lead pl Brit → leading

See also leading

I.leading [ˈledɪŋ] ADJ

leading

leader

II.leading [ˈledɪŋ] N no pl Brit

1. leading (lead roof covering):

leading

ardoise f

2. leading (lead strips in windows):

leading

baguettes fpl de plombs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Information regarding the scandal was leaked to the press, and shortly thereafter it had become a lead story in many national media outlets.

en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes you could be working on the lead story, doing live updates every hour and preparing a news report for the main news at 5pm.

www.joe.ie

Her words made the front page -- but they were not the lead story.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The lead story still appears on the upper-right hand of the front page.

en.wikipedia.org

It is more often than not the lead story both on the front pages of print and in the electronic media.

www.abc.net.au

Let us say that a newspaper publishes a front-page lead story -- a "splash" -- containing eleven facts, of which one later turns out to be wrong.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But it's still a must-listen-to show at 6:30 p.m. for its lead story.

www.straight.com

One of the words had the clue lead story tomorrow, with the answer being 14 letters long.

en.wikipedia.org

His arrival is the lead story on the nightly news.

www.mlive.com

When you're the lead story on the radio news because your marriage ended, it's not pleasant -- but everybody kind of expected that.

www.stuff.co.nz