lead

I [[t]liːd[/t]] past tense, past participle led [[t]led[/t]]

1. verb

1) to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction:

Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway

She took the child by the hand and led him across the road

He was leading the horse into the stable

The sound of hammering led us to the garage

You led us to believe that we would be paid!

يَقود

2) to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course:

A small path leads through the woods.

يوصِلُ

3) (with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs:

The heavy rain led to serious floods.

يُؤَدّي، يُسَبِّب

4) to be first (in):

An official car led the procession

He is still leading in the competition.

يسير في المُقَدِّمَه

5) to live (a certain kind of life):

She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.

يعيشُ

2. noun

1) the front place or position:

He has taken over the lead in the race.

المَركِز الأوَّل، المُقَدِّمَه

2) the state of being first:

We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.

ريادَه، المكان الأوَّل

3) the act of leading:

We all followed his lead.

قِيادَه

4) the amount by which one is ahead of others:

He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).

سَبْق

5) a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc:

All dogs must be kept on a lead.

رَسَن للكلاب، حِزام جِلْدي

6) a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc:

The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.

مَعلومات

7) a leading part in a play etc:

Who plays the lead in that film?

الدَّوْر الرَّئيسي II [[t]led[/t]] noun

1) (also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal:

lead pipes

Are these pipes made of lead or copper?

مَعْدَن الرَّصاص

2) the part of a pencil that leaves a mark:

The lead of my pencil has broken.

رصاص قَلَم الرَّصاص