lead on in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

lead on VB [liːd -] (lead [sb] on)

1. lead on (give false hope):

lead on client, investor, searcher

illudere, ingannare

2. lead on (sexually):

lead on

provocare

3. lead on (influence):

lead on conversation

incanalare

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

to lead sb on a wild goose chase

mettere qn su una falsa traccia or depistare qn

to make inroads into or on lead

ridurre

on a lead

al guinzaglio

hold on to power, lead

avere in mano, conservare

Translations for lead on in the Italian»English Dictionary

provocare

to lead on

mettere qn su una falsa traccia

to lead sb on a wild-goose chase

depistare qn

to set sb on the wrong track, to lead sb on a wild-goose chase

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid] N

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

to be in the lead or to have the lead

essere in testa or al primo posto

to go into the lead or to take the lead

passare in testa or assumere il comando

this gave him the lead

questo lo fece passare in testa or al comando

to move into an early lead

passare rapidamente in vantaggio

to share the lead

condividere il primo posto

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

lead

vantaggio m (over su)

to have a lead of three points, half a lap

avere tre punti, mezzo giro di pista di vantaggio

to have a six second, three-goal lead

avere sei secondi, tre gol di vantaggio

to increase one's lead

aumentare il proprio vantaggio (by di)

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

raggiungere un vantaggio del 20% nei sondaggi

3. lead (initiative):

to take the lead

prendere l'iniziativa

to take the lead in doing

prendere l'iniziativa a fare

to give a or the lead

dare il via (in doing nel fare)

to follow sb's lead

seguire l'esempio di qn

4. lead (clue):

lead

pista f

to have a number of leads to pursue

avere più piste da seguire

this was our first real lead

questo fu la nostra prima vera traccia

to give sb a lead as to solution

dare a qn un suggerimento per

to give sb a lead as to perpetrator

dare a qn un'indicazione circa

5. lead:

lead THEAT, CINE (role)

parte f principale, da protagonista

lead THEAT, CINE (role)

ruolo m principale, da protagonista

lead (person)

interprete mf principale

lead (person)

protagonista mf

to play the lead

fare il ruolo principale or il protagonista

who was the male, female lead?

chi era il protagonista maschile, femminile?

6. lead JOURN (story):

to be the lead

essere in prima pagina

to be the lead in all the papers

essere su tutte le prime pagine dei giornali

7. lead ELEC (wire):

lead

filo m

8. lead Brit (for dog):

lead

guinzaglio m

on a lead

al guinzaglio

to let the dog off the lead

togliere il guinzaglio al cane or sguinzagliare il cane

9. lead (in cards):

it's Nina's lead

è di mano Nina

II.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid] ADJ before n

lead guitarist, guitar

primo

lead role, singer

principale

lead article

d'apertura

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

1. lead (guide, escort):

lead person

guidare, condurre (to sth a qc; to sb da qn; out of fuori da; through per)

to lead sb into the house, into the kitchen

condurre qn in casa, in cucina

to lead sb up, down hill, staircase

portare or condurre qn su per, giù da

to lead sb back

riportare qn indietro

to lead sb back

riaccompagnare qn (to a)

to lead sb away

condurre via or allontanare qn (from da)

to lead sb across the road

fare attraversare la strada a qn

to lead sb to safety, into a trap

portare qn al sicuro, in trappola

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

lead child, prisoner, horse

condurre, portare (to a; into in; by per)

to lead sb to his cell

condurre qn alla sua cella

3. lead (bring):

lead path, route, sign, clue:

portare (to a)

lead path, route, sign, clue:

guidare (to da, verso)

lead sound, smell: person

guidare (to da, verso)

where is this discussion leading us?

a che cosa ci porta questa conversazione?

this leads me to my main point

con questo arrivo al punto principale

to lead the conversation onto

portare la conversazione su

4. lead (be leader of):

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

guidare

lead orchestra, research

dirigere

to lead sb to victory

portare qn alla vittoria

to lead the debate

condurre il dibattito

to lead a congregation in prayer

intonare le preghiere

to lead the dancing

aprire le danze

5. lead (be ahead of):

lead SPORTS, COMM rival

condurre su, essere in vantaggio su

lead team

guidare su

to be leading sb by 10 metres

avere un vantaggio di 10 metri su qn

to be leading Liverpool 4-2

condurre per quattro a due contro il Liverpool

to lead the world

essere al primo posto nel mondo

to lead the field (in commerce, research)

essere il leader nel settore

to lead the field (in race)

condurre or essere in testa

to lead the market

essere il leader del mercato

6. lead (cause, influence):

to lead sb to do

portare qn a fare

to lead sb to believe, hope that …

indurre qn a credere, sperare che …

to be led to believe that …

essere indotto a credere che …

he led me to expect that …

mi indusse ad aspettarmi che …

what led you to this conclusion?

che cosa ti portò a questa conclusione?

everything leads me to conclude that …

tutto mi porta a pensare che …

to be easily led

essere facilmente influenzabile

7. lead (conduct, have):

lead active life, lazy life

condurre, fare

to lead a life of luxury, idleness

vivere nel lusso, nell'ozio

8. lead LAW:

to lead a witness

interrogare un testimone suggerendogli le risposte

9. lead (in cards):

lead card

aprire con

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

1. lead (go, be directed):

to lead to path, route:

condurre, portare a

to lead to door:

dare su

to lead to exit, trapdoor:

portare a

to lead back to

ricondurre a or riportare a

to lead off the corridor passage:

partire dal corridoio

to lead off the corridor door:

dare sul corridoio

footsteps led away from the scene

le tracce si allontanavano dal luogo

2. lead (result in):

to lead to complication, discovery, accident, response

portare a

it was bound to lead to trouble

era destinato a creare problemi

one thing led to another, and we…

da cosa nacque cosa, e noi…

3. lead (be ahead):

lead company:

essere in testa

lead runner, car, team, side:

condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando

to lead by three games, 15 seconds

condurre per tre giochi, avere un vantaggio di 15 secondi

to be leading in the arms race

essere in testa nella corsa agli armamenti

4. lead (go first):

lead (in walk)

fare strada

lead (in procession)

essere in testa

lead (in action, discussion)

prendere l'iniziativa

5. lead (in dancing):

lead

condurre

lead

guidare

6. lead LAW:

to lead for defence, prosecution

essere l'avvocato principale di

7. lead JOURN:

to lead with story, headline, picture

mettere in prima pagina

8. lead (in boxing):

to lead with one's left, right

attaccare di sinistro, di destro

9. lead (in cards):

lead

essere di mano

V.lead¹ [Brit liːd, Am lid]

to lead the way (go first)

fare strada

to lead the way (guide others)

mostrare la via or la strada

to lead the way (be ahead, winning)

essere in testa

to lead the way up, down, into

mostrare la strada per salire, scendere, entrare

to lead the way in space research

essere il numero uno nella ricerca spaziale

lead² [Brit lɛd, Am lɛd] N

1. lead (metal):

lead

piombo m

white lead

biacca (di piombo)

red lead

minio

red lead before n piping

di, in piombo

red lead weight

di piombo

2. lead (bullets):

lead inf, fig

piombo m

3. lead:

lead, also blacklead (graphite)

grafite f

lead, also blacklead (in pencil)

mina f

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

lead

piombo m

lead

piombino m

5. lead NAUT (for sounding):

lead

piombo m

lead

scandaglio m

6. lead TYPO:

lead

interlinea f

7. lead ENGINEER (of window):

lead

piombo m

leads (of windows)

piombi

8. lead Brit (for roofing):

lead

piombo m

to fill or pump sb full of lead inf

riempire qn di piombo

to get the lead out Am inf (stop loafing)

darsi una mossa

to get the lead out (speed up)

liberarsi della zavorra

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

fallire miseramente

to swing the lead Brit inf, rare

darsi malato (per non lavorare)

␂enitenre-Brit-s␂on behalf of␂enitenre-Am-s␂in behalf of">

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of [Brit bɪˈhɑːf, Am bəˈhæf] N

1. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (as representative of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of act, speak, sign, accept award etc.

a nome di

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of phone, write, convey message, come

per conto di

2. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (in the interest of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of campaign, plead

a favore di, per

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of negotiate

per conto di, nell'interesse di

don't be uneasy on my behalf

non agitatevi per me

on–off [Am ˌɑnˈɔf] ADJ

on–off button, control

di accensione e spegnimento

on–off fig talks, relationship

discontinuo

I.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] PREP

1. on (position):

on

su

on the table, the pavement

sul tavolo, sul marciapiede

on the coast, the lake

sulla costa, sul lago

on top of the piano

sul pianoforte

on the wall, ceiling, blackboard

sul muro, sul soffitto, sulla lavagna

on the floor

sul pavimento or per terra

there's a stain on it

c'è una macchia sopra or è macchiato

to live on Park Avenue

abitare in Park Avenue

it's on Carson Road

è in Carson Road

on the M4 motorway

sull'autostrada M4

a studio on Sweetbrier Lane

un monolocale in Sweetbrier Lane

the paintings on the wall

i quadri appesi al muro

accidents on and off the piste

incidenti in pista e fuori pista

to climb, leap on to sth

salire, saltare su qc

2. on (indicating attachment, contact):

to hang sth on a nail

appendere qc a un chiodo

on a string

legato a un cordino

to put a hand on sb's shoulder

mettere una mano sulla spalla di qn

to punch sb on the nose, on the chin

colpire qn sul naso, sul mento or dare un pugno sul naso, sul mento a qn

3. on (on or about one's person):

I've got no small change on me

non ho spiccioli (con me)

have you got the keys on you?

hai le chiavi (con te)?

to have a ring on one's finger

portare un anello al dito

the finger with the ring on it

il dito con l'anello or che porta l'anello

a girl with sandals on her feet

una ragazza con or che porta i sandali (ai piedi)

to have a smile, to have a frown on one's face

avere un sorriso stampato sul viso, avere il viso accigliato

4. on (about, on the subject of):

on

su

a book, a programme on Africa

un libro, un programma sull'Africa

information on the new tax

informazioni sulla nuova tassa

to read Freud on dreams

leggere quello che Freud ha scritto sui sogni

have you heard him on electoral reform?

hai sentito che cosa dice a proposito della riforma elettorale?

we're on fractions in maths

in matematica, siamo alle frazioni or stiamo facendo le frazioni

5. on (employed, active):

to be on team, board, committee, council

essere in or fare parte di

to be on the Gazette

lavorare alla Gazette

a job on the railways

un lavoro nelle ferrovie

there's a bouncer on the door

c'è un buttafuori alla porta

there are 20 staff on this project

ci sono 20 persone che lavorano a questo progetto

6. on (in expressions of time):

on 22 February

il 22 febbraio

on Friday

venerdì

on Saturdays

il sabato or tutti i sabati

on the night of 15 May

la sera del 15 maggio

on or about the 23rd

intorno al 23

on sunny days

nei giorni di sole

on Christmas Day

il giorno di Natale or a Natale

on your birthday

il giorno del tuo compleanno

7. on (immediately after):

on his arrival

al suo arrivo

on the death of his wife

alla morte di sua moglie

on hearing the truth she…

al sentire la verità or quando seppe la verità, lei…

on reaching London he…

al suo arrivo a Londra or quando arrivò a Londra, lui…

8. on (taking, using):

to be on tablets, steroids

prendere delle pastiglie, (degli) steroidi

to be on heroin

prendere l'eroina or essere eroinomane

to be on drugs

drogarsi or essere drogato

to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day

fumare 40 sigarette al giorno

to be on a bottle of whisky a day

bere una bottiglia di whisky al giorno

9. on (powered by):

to work or run on batteries

funzionare or andare a pile

to run on electricity

essere azionato dalla corrente elettrica or andare a elettricità

10. on (indicating support):

on

su

to stand on one leg

reggersi su un piede

to lie on one's back

essere coricato sulla schiena

put it on its side

mettilo or adagialo sul fianco

11. on (indicating a medium):

on TV, the radio

alla tivù, alla radio

I heard it on the news

l'ho sentito dire al notiziario

on video, cassette

in or su video, cassetta

on disk, computer

su disco, computer

on channel four

sul quarto canale

to play sth on the piano

suonare qc al pianoforte

with Phil Collins on drums

con Phil Collins alla batteria

12. on (income, amount of money):

to be on £20, 000 a year

avere un reddito di 20.000 sterline all'anno

to be on a salary or income of £15, 000

avere un salario or reddito di 15.000 sterline

he's on more than me

guadagna più di me or ha un reddito più alto del mio

to be on a low income

avere un reddito basso

13. on (paid for by, at the expense of):

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

have a beer on me

ti offro una birra

14. on (repeated events):

disaster on disaster

disastro su disastro

defeat on defeat

sconfitta dopo sconfitta

15. on (in scoring):

to be on 25 points

avere 25 punti

Martin is the winner on 50 points

Martin vince con 50 punti

16. on (in horseracing):

he's got £10 on Easy Rider

ha scommesso 10 sterline su Easy Rider

I'll have 50 dollars on Black Beauty

scommetto 50 dollari su Black Beauty

17. on MOTOR, RAIL, AVIAT:

to travel on the bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

to be on the plane, the train

essere in aereo or sull'aereo, in treno or sul treno

to be on the yacht

essere sullo yacht

to be on one's bike

essere in bici

to leave on the first train, flight

partire con, prendere il primo treno, volo

II.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADV

1. on (on or about one's person):

to have a hat, coat on

portare or indossare un cappello, un cappotto

to have one's glasses on

portare or avere gli occhiali

he's got his suit on

porta or indossa un vestito

to have nothing on

non avere niente addosso or non indossare niente

on with your coats!

mettetevi i cappotti!

to have make-up on

essere truccato

with sandals, slippers on

con i sandali, in pantofole

2. on (ahead in time):

20 years on he was still the same

20 anni dopo era sempre lo stesso

a few years on from now

fra qualche anno

from that day on

da quel giorno or a partire da quel giorno

to be well on in years

essere avanti negli anni

the party lasted well on into the night

la festa durò fino a tarda notte

3. on (further):

to walk on

continuare a camminare

to walk on another 2 km

camminare ancora 2 km

to go on to Newcastle

proseguire fino a Newcastle

to go to Rome then on to Naples

andare a Roma e poi proseguire fino a Napoli

to play, work on

continuare a giocare, lavorare

a little further on

ancora un po' più lontano

4. on (on stage):

I'm on after the juggler

sono (di scena) dopo il giocoliere

he's not on until Act II

non entra or compare in scena fino al secondo atto

you're on!

tocca a te! in scena!

5. on:

on and off, off and on

ogni tanto, a intermittenza

to see sb on and off

vedere qn ogni tanto

she's been working at the novel on and off for years

sono anni che lavora saltuariamente al romanzo

he lives there on and off

ci abita di tanto in tanto

to flash on and off

lampeggiare or accendersi e spegnersi

Phrases:

on and on

a lungo

to go on and on speaker:

continuare a parlare, dilungarsi (per ore)

to go on and on lectures, speech:

durare a lungo, prolungarsi per ore

he went or talked on and on about the war

continuò a parlare per ore or non la finiva più di parlare della guerra

the list goes on and on

la lista continua ancora a lungo

III.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADJ

1. on (taking place, happening):

to be on event:

avere luogo, avvenire

is the match still on?

la partita è ancora in corso?

the engagement is back on again

si sono di nuovo fidanzati

while the meeting is on

mentre la riunione è in corso

there's a war, recession on

c'è una guerra, una recessione in corso

I've got nothing on tonight

non ho nessun impegno questa sera

to have something on

avere un impegno

I've got a lot on

ho molti impegni or ho molto da fare

2. on (being broadcast, performed, displayed):

Euro-express is on tonight

c'è Euro-express alla televisione questa sera

the news is on in 10 minutes

il telegiornale va in onda or comincia fra dieci minuti

it's on at the Rex

lo danno or è in programma al Rex

there's an exhibition on at the Town Hall

c'è una mostra in municipio

what's on? (on TV)

che cosa c'è or danno (alla televisione)?

what's on? (at the cinema)

che cosa danno al cinema?

what's on? (at the theatre)

che cosa c'è in programma or danno a teatro?

there's nothing on

non c'è niente (di bello)

Hamlet is still on

Amleto è ancora in programma

3. on (functional, live):

to be on TV, radio, oven, light:

essere acceso

to be on handbrake:

essere tirato

to be on dishwasher, washing machine:

essere acceso, in funzione

to be on hot tap, gas tap:

essere aperto

the power is on

la corrente è accesa

the power is back on

c'è corrente or è tornata la corrente

the switch is in the “on” position

l'interruttore è in posizione di acceso or in posizione “on”

4. on Brit (permissible):

it's just or simply not on (out of the question)

è fuori questione, non se ne parla nemmeno

it's just or simply not on (not the done thing)

non si fa

it's just or simply not on (unacceptable)

è inammissibile

it's simply not on to expect me to do that

è impensabile che ci si aspetti che io lo faccia

5. on (attached, in place):

to be on lid, top, cap:

essere posizionato

the cap isn't properly on

il coperchio è mal messo

once the roof is on

una volta che il tetto è posato

IV.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn]

you're on

d'accordo

are you still on for tomorrow's party?

sei sempre d'accordo per la festa di domani?

to be always on at sb

avercela sempre con qn

she's always on at me to get my hair cut

mi sta sempre addosso or mi assilla perché mi faccia tagliare i capelli

what's he on about? Brit

che cosa vuole dire?

I don't know what you're on about Brit

non capisco quello che vuoi dire

he's been on to me about the lost files Brit

mi ha contattato a proposito dei file persi

lead on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

lead on VB trans

lead on (trick, fool)

imbrogliare

lead on (encourage)

incoraggiare

she doesn't want to lead him on

non vuole dargli false speranze

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

to get a lead on sth

ricevere un indizio su qc

to hold (on to) the lead

mantenere il vantaggio

Translations for lead on in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lead¹ [li:d] N

1. lead:

to be in the lead

essere in testa

to hold the lead

rimanere in testa

to lose one's lead

perdere il vantaggio

to move into the lead

andare in testa

to take the lead

assumere il comando

2. lead:

lead (example)

esempio m

lead (guiding)

iniziativa f

to follow sb's lead

seguire l'esempio di qu

3. lead THEAT:

lead

ruolo m principale

to play the lead

essere il/la protagonista

4. lead (clue, tip):

lead

pista f

to get a lead on sth

ricevere un indizio su qc

to give a lead

dare una dritta

5. lead (connecting wire):

lead

cavo m

6. lead (dog leash):

lead

guinzaglio m

II.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead

guidare

lead discussion, inquiry

condurre

2. lead (conduct):

lead

condurre

lead

portare

to lead the way

fare strada

to lead the way fig

indicare la strada

3. lead (induce):

lead

indurre

to lead sb to do sth

portare qu a fare qc

to lead sb to believe that …

far credere a qu che …

LAW to lead a witness

fare domande tendenziose a un testimone

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

lead

essere in vantaggio su

to lead the field fig

essere il primo

5. lead (live a particular way):

lead life

condurre

to lead a life of luxury

vivere nel lusso

to lead a quiet/hectic life

fare una vita tranquilla/frenetica

Phrases:

to lead sb (around) by the nose inf

far fare a qu ciò che si vuole

III.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VB intr

1. lead (be in charge):

lead

dirigere

2. lead (guide followers):

lead

essere alla guida

3. lead (conduct):

lead

portare

to lead to/into sth a. fig

portare a qc

4. lead (be ahead):

lead

essere in vantaggio

to lead by 2 laps

essere in vantaggio di due giri

lead² [led] N

1. lead (metal):

lead

piombo m

2. lead in pencil:

lead

mina f

3. lead NAUT:

lead

scandaglio m

I.on [ɑ:n] PREP

1. on (place):

on

su

on the table

sul tavolo

to hang sth on the wall

appendere qc al muro

to put sth on sb's shoulder/finger

mettere qc sulle spalle/al dito di qu

to be on the plane

essere sull'aereo

to have sth on one's mind fig

pensare a qc

2. on (by means of):

to go on the train

andare in treno

to go on foot

andare a piedi

to keep a dog on a leash

tenere un cane al guinzaglio

3. on (source of):

to run on gas

andare a benzina

to live on $2, 000 a month

vivere con 2.000 dollari al mese

4. on MED:

to be on drugs (legal)

assumere farmaci

to be on drugs (illegal)

drogarsi

5. on (spatial):

on the right/left

a destra/sinistra

on the corner

all'angolo

on back of sth

nella parte posteriore di qc

a house on the river

una casa sul fiume

6. on (temporal):

on Sunday

domenica

on Sundays

la domenica

on the evening of May the 4th

la sera del 4 maggio

at 2:00 p.m. on the dot

alle due in punto

7. on (at time of):

to leave on time

partire in orario

on her arrival

al suo arrivo

on arriving there

arrivando là

to finish on schedule

finire per tempo

8. on (about):

on

su

a lecture on Shakespeare

una conferenza su Shakespeare

to compliment sb on sth

congratularsi con qu per qc

to be there on business

essere là per lavoro

9. on (through medium of):

on TV

alla TV

on video/CD

su videocassetta/CD

to speak on the radio/the phone

parlare alla radio/al telefono

to work on a computer

lavorare al computer

to play sth on the flute

suonare qc con il flauto

10. on (with basis in):

on the principle that

in base al principio che

to do sth on purpose

fare qc di proposito

11. on (in state of):

on sale

in vendita

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to go on vacation/a trip

andare in vacanza/viaggio

on the whole

nel complesso

12. on (involved in):

to be on the committee

far parte della commissione

to work on a project

lavorare a un progetto

to be on page 10

essere a pagina 10

two on each side

due per parte

13. on (because of):

on account of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to depend on sb/sth

dipendere da qu/qc

14. on (against):

to turn on sb

mettersi contro qu

an attack on sb

un attacco a qu

to cheat on sb

tradire qu

15. on (paid by):

to buy sth on credit

comprare qc a credito

this is on me inf

offro io

II.on [ɑ:n] ADV

1. on (covering one's body):

to put a hat on

mettersi un cappello

to have sth on

avere qc addosso

to try on sth

provarsi qc

2. on (connected to sth):

make sure the top's on properly

assicurati che sia tappato bene

3. on (aboard):

to get on a train

salire in treno

to get on a horse

montare a cavallo

4. on (not stopping):

to keep on doing sth

continuare a fare qc

to get on with sth

continuare a fare qc

5. on (in forward direction):

on

avanti

to move on

andare avanti

to urge sb on fig

incoraggiare qu

from that day on

da quel giorno in poi

later on

più tardi

and so on

e così via

6. on (in operation):

to turn on

accendere

to turn on tap

aprire

7. on (performing):

on

in scena

to go on

entrare in scena

Phrases:

on and off

di quando in quando

on and on

a lungo

well on into the night

a notte inoltrata

III.on [ɑ:n] ADJ

1. on (functioning):

on light

acceso, -a

on faucet

aperto, -a

on brake

inserito, -a

to leave the light on

lasciare la luce accesa

2. on (scheduled):

what's on at the movies this week?

cosa danno al cinema questa settimana?

the show will be on in Seattle very soon

lo spettacolo sarà in scena a Seattle molto presto

have you got anything on for tomorrow?

hai programmi per domani?

3. on THEAT (performing):

to be on

essere di scena

4. on (job):

to be on duty

essere di servizio

to be on duty doctor

essere di guardia

5. on (good):

on day

buono, -a

6. on (acceptable):

you're on!

d'accordo!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He became the governor's lead on large economic development projects.

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The effect of lead on children's cognitive abilities takes place at very low levels.

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They have been on the run, but they have a lead on one of them.

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He was helped in this by the discovery of a seam of lead on the estate which, when mined, brought in a useful income.

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In the last round, she was tied for the lead on the 18th hole.

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This would lead on to government regulations and the first central banks.

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It was the first time a driver made a pass for the lead on the final lap for victory in the history of the event.

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While all four members sang lead on stage, it is only the other three members who ever had leads on studio recordings.

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The entire division took the lead on this mission for the military.

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