leading case in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for leading case in the English»Italian Dictionary

leading case [ˌliːdɪŋˈkeɪs] N LAW

leading case

caso m giuridico che costituisce precedente

Translations for leading case 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)

leading¹ [Brit ˈliːdɪŋ, Am ˈlidɪŋ] ADJ

1. leading (top):

leading lawyer, politician, academic etc.

eminente, di primo piano, di spicco

leading brand

primario

leading position

preminente

a leading director, actor

un direttore, un attore di primo piano

a leading company, bank

una delle società, banche principali

a leading figure in theatrical circles

una figura di spicco nel mondo del teatro

2. leading (main):

leading role

principale, da protagonista

to play the leading role in

avere il ruolo principale in

he played a leading role in

ebbe un ruolo da protagonista in

3. leading SPORTS:

leading (in race) driver, car

di testa, che è in testa

leading (in league) club, team

in testa alla classifica

4. leading (at the front):

leading division, aircraft, car

di testa

leading² [Brit ˈlɛdɪŋ, Am ˈlɛdɪŋ] N

leading

impiombatura f

CASE [Brit keɪs] N

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case¹ [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

1. case (instance, example):

case

caso m

in several cases

in molti casi

a case of mistaken identity

uno sbaglio di persona

on a case by case basis

caso per caso

in which case or in that case

in tal caso

in such or these cases

in questi casi

in 7 out of 10 cases

in 7 casi su 10

a case in point

un esempio significativo or calzante

it was a case of making a quick decision

si trattava di prendere un decisione immediata

it's a case of substituting X for Y

si tratta di sostituire X con Y

it's simply a case of waiting

non si deve far altro che attendere

2. case (state of affairs, situation):

case

caso m

that's not the case here

non è questo il caso

such or this being the case

stando così le cose

is it the case that…?

è vero che…?

as or whatever the case may be

a seconda dei casi

should this be the case or if this is the case, contact your doctor

in tal caso, rivolgetevi al vostro medico

in no case will customers be refunded

in nessun caso i clienti verranno rimborsati

3. case (legal arguments):

the case for the Crown Brit, the case for the State Am

la tesi dell'accusa

the case for the defence

la tesi della difesa

to state the case

esporre i fatti

to put the case for the prosecution

rappresentare la pubblica accusa

to put the case for the defence

rappresentare la difesa

the case against Foster

la causa contro Foster

there is a case to answer

esiste un'accusa a cui rispondere in giudizio

the case is closed LAW

il caso è chiuso also fig

to rest one's case LAW

concludere

I rest my case fig

non ho nulla da aggiungere

4. case (convincing argument):

case

argomenti mpl

case

ragioni fpl

to put the case for sth

esporre gli argomenti a favore di qc

to make a good case for sth

addurre validi argomenti a favore di qc

to argue the case for privatization

sostenere la causa della privatizzazione

there's a strong case against it

ci sono validi motivi in contrario

there's a strong case for, against doing

ci sono ottime ragioni per fare, per non fare

5. case (trial):

case

causa f

case

processo m

criminal, civil case

causa penale, civile

murder case

processo per omicidio

to win one's case

vincere la causa

to lose, plead a case

perdere, perorare una causa

the case before the court

il caso in giudizio

his case comes up next week

il suo caso verrà dibattuto la prossima settimana

to decide a case

pronunciare una sentenza or emettere un verdetto

famous cases

le cause celebri

6. case (criminal investigation):

the Burgess case

il caso Burgess

to work or be on a case

lavorare a un caso

a murder, blackmail case

un caso di omicidio, di ricatto

the cases of Sherlock Holmes

le inchieste di Sherlock Holmes

7. case MED (instance of disease, patient):

case

caso m

30 cases of chickenpox

30 casi di varicella

he's a psychiatric case

è un malato mentale

8. case (in welfare work):

case (client)

caso m

to deal with a lot of difficult cases

occuparsi di molti casi difficili

a problem case

un caso problematico

9. case (person) inf:

he's a real case!

è davvero un tipo strano!

a hopeless case

un caso disperato

a hard case

un osso duro

to be a head case inf

essere un po' matto

10. case LING:

case

caso m

in the accusative case

all'accusativo

11. case:

in any case (besides, anyway)

a ogni modo or comunque

in any case (at any rate)

in ogni caso or in qualsiasi caso

and in any case, I've no intention of staying

e a ogni modo, non intendo rimanere

the effect of the recession, or in any case of high inflation, is that…

l'effetto della recessione, o comunque dell'elevata inflazione, è che…

12. case:

in case

in caso, se

in case it rains

nel caso piovesse

take the street map just in case

prendi la pianta della città, non si sa mai

your report, in case you've forgotten, was due yesterday

la tua relazione, nel caso te ne fossi dimenticato, doveva essere consegnata ieri

Phrases:

in case of in case of fire, emergency

in caso di incendio, di emergenza

get off my case! inf

togliti dai piedi! lasciami in pace!

to get, be on sb's case (keep criticising) inf

stare addosso a qn or rompere le scatole a qn or stressare qn

I.case² [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

1. case (suitcase):

case

valigia f

2. case (crate, chest):

case

cassa f

case

cassetta f

to buy wine by the case

comprare il vino a casse

3. case (display cabinet):

case

vetrina f

case

teca f

to display sth in a case

esporre qc in una vetrinetta

4. case (protective container):

case (for spectacles, binoculars)

astuccio m

case (for spectacles, binoculars)

custodia f

case (for cartridge)

bossolo m

case (for pistol)

fondina f

case (for rifle, knife)

fodero m

case (for jewels)

portagioielli m

case (for jewels)

scrigno m

case (of camera)

corpo m macchina

case (of watch, clock)

cassa f

case (of piano)

cassa f (armonica)

5. case TYPO:

case

cassa f

in lower, upper case

in lettere minuscole, maiuscole

6. case (bookcover):

case

copertina f

II.case² [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] VB trans inf (reconnoitre)

to case the joint thief:

fare una ricognizione

leading case in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leading case in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.leading [ˈli:·dɪŋ] ADJ (main, principle)

leading cause, factor

primario, -a

leading candidate, manager

di punta

II.leading [ˈli:·dɪŋ] N

leading

comando m

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

case¹ [keɪs] N

1. case a. MED, LING:

case

caso m

in any case

in ogni caso

just in case

per precauzione

in case it rains

in caso piova

as the case may be

a seconda dei casi

2. case LAW:

case

causa f

case

caso m

to close the case

chiudere il caso

to lose one's case

perdere la causa

3. case (argument):

to make a case for sth

argomentare in favore di qc

case² [keɪs] N (container)

case

cassa f

case for jewels

astuccio m

case for eyeglasses, musical instrument

custodia f

a case of beer/soft drinks

una cassa di birra/bevande analcoliche

glass case

vetrina f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An appeal from a decision in a magistrate's court, it is the leading case on the issue of temporary supervening impossibility of performance.

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