lead-up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lead-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

lead up to VB [liːd -] (lead up to [sth])

1. lead up to (precede):

lead up to

precedere

the years leading up to the war

gli anni che precedettero la guerra

2. lead up to (culminate in):

lead up to argument, outburst

portare a, concludersi con

3. lead up to (introduce):

lead up to topic

portare a

I had a feeling you were leading up to that

me lo sentivo che volevi arrivare a questo

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to lead up a blind alley

portare a un vicolo cieco

to lead sb up the garden path, to lead sb down the garden path Am inf

menare qn a spasso or menare qn per il naso

to lead sb up, down hill, staircase

portare or condurre qn su per, giù da

Translations for lead-up in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

portare a un vicolo cieco

to lead up a blind alley

mostrare la luna nel pozzo a qn

to lead sb up the garden path

andare a parare

to lead up to

precedere avvenimento, periodo, crisi:

to lead up to

menare qn per il naso inf

to lead sb up or down the garden path

fare vedere or mostrare la luna nel pozzo a qn

to lead sb up the garden path

lead-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lead-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

lead-up N

lead-up

fase f preparatoria

lead up to VB intr

1. lead up to (cause, slowly introduce):

lead up to

portare a

2. lead up to (precede):

lead up to

precedere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lead-up and the day of the race are invested with passion and pride.

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During the lead-up to 1996 elections, the founders worked with other civil society groups to help organize citizen participation.

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You see what happened in the lead-up and it was the ultimate act of self-destruction.

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The two player's relationship was already strained in the lead-up to the match.

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Polling in the lead-up to the 1991 election predicted another heavy defeat.

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Another interesting aspect of the song is the timing of the lead-up to the famous guitar solo.

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In a lead-up to the album's release a number of cryptic postings concerning the album were found on the internet by fans of the band.

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A poll conducted during the lead-up to the primary showed the three candidates virtually even.

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However, she suffered a concussion while practising in the lead-up to the final and was subsequently forced to withdraw.

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The lead-up in the final kilometers will be a bit uphill.

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