lead-up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lead-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lead-up [Am ˈlidəp, Brit ˈliːdʌp] N

lead-up (to sth) campaigning is intensifying in the lead-up to the election

la campaña se está intensificando a medida que se aproximan las elecciones

lead up to VB [Am lid -, Brit liːd -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. lead up to (precede):

lead up to

preceder a

the events leading up to the crisis

los acontecimientos que precedieron a la crisis

2. lead up to (prepare):

he was obviously leading up to something

era obvio que estaba preparando el terreno para algo

he was obviously leading up to something

era obvio que algo se proponía

what's all this leading up to?

¿qué te propones (or se proponen etc.) con todo esto?

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to lead sb up the garden path

engañar or embaucar a alguien

to lead sb up the aisle

llevar a alguien al altar

Translations for lead-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

llevarse a alg. al huerto (engañar)

to lead sb up the garden path inf

lead-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lead-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lead up N

lead up

tiempo m preparatorio

lead up to VB intr

1. lead up to (cause):

lead up to

conducir a

2. lead up to (slowly introduce):

lead up to

preparar

3. lead up to (precede):

lead up to

preceder a

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to lead sb up the garden path inf

embaucar a alguien

Translations for lead-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

llevar a alguien al huerto inf (engaño)

to lead sb up the garden path

lead-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lead sb up the garden path inf

embaucar a alguien

to lead sb up the garden path

llevar a alguien al huerto inf (engaño)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, he was given dispensation to act as a non-competing captain in order to mentor the fellow swimmers in the lead-up to the competition.

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

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As a lead-up forward, he is noted for his strong marking ability and his role in linking-up plays around the ground.

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

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He had received death threats in the lead-up to the game, ordering him to lose.

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

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The lead-up to the elections saw some isolated protests, but no significant disturbances.

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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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Several transportation routes were suspended in the lead-up to the storm's landfall.

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During the same period, he began to emerge as a likely opposition candidate in the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election.

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