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lead1 [led] N

1. lead no pl CHEM:

lead
ołów m

2. lead (in pencil):

lead
grafit m

I . lead2 <led, led> [li:d] VB trans

1. lead (be in charge):

lead
kierować [perf po-]
to lead the field in sth

3. lead (cause to have):

to lead sb (in)to problems

4. lead (cause to do):

to lead sb to believe that...
to lead sb astray

5. lead (live a particular way):

to lead a quiet life

6. lead (in cards):

to lead clubs/hearts

Phrases:

to lead sb by the nose inf
to lead sb down [or up] the garden path inf

II . lead2 <led, led> [li:d] VB intr

1. lead person, road, door:

lead

2. lead (be in charge):

lead
lead officer

3. lead (be directed towards):

to lead (in)to sth

4. lead fig (in cards):

to lead with the 7 of clubs

6. lead LAW (bring evidence):

III . lead2 [li:d] N

1. lead no pl (leading role):

lead
to be in the lead
to take the lead

2. lead no pl (example):

to follow sb's lead

3. lead (main role):

lead

4. lead no pl MIL:

lead

5. lead (being in charge):

lead
lead singer
pierwszy wokalista(-tka) m (f)

6. lead (clue):

lead
trop m

7. lead ELEC:

lead

8. lead Brit (for pet):

lead
smycz f

9. lead GAMES:

lead

10. lead ECON:

[sales] lead
[sales] lead
namiar m

extension cord, extension lead N

lead into VB trans

I . lead off VB trans

1. lead off meeting:

lead off

II . lead off VB intr

1. lead off (start):

lead off

2. lead off (connect):

to lead off from a hall/road

lead on VB trans to lead sb on

1. lead on (encourage):

to lead sb on

2. lead on (make believe):

to lead sb on

lead to VB trans

lead-free [ˈledfri:] ADJ

lead-free petrol:

lead management N ECON

1. lead management (financing):

lead management

lead manager N ECON

lead position, leading position N

lead time N ECON

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party.
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Apart from lead and zinc it also produced silver, manganese and heavy metals such as cadmium, vanadium, and titanium in smaller quantities.
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Also, assembly codes lead to higher software development costs and code portability is not there.
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Structural and or traumatic change can lead to hemorrhage, functional blockage or inflammation.
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This from a man who tells us at almost every stop along the campaign trail that he has the judgment to lead.
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This advocated the overthrow of the state by a vanguard party, which would lead the country towards socialism.
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In addition, there is an annual road tax applied to motor vehicles, failure of payment will generally lead to license plates being withdrawn.
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Therapeutic approaches seek to reduce factors that lead to distension, particularly of the distal small and proximal large intestine.
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This preoccupies moose, and keeps them from browsing for food, which can lead to malnutrition.
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The lead-up in the final kilometers will be a bit uphill.
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