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lead

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BrE /liːd/ AmE /lid/

verb / noun en → es

past led pp led ing leading

1 GUIDE/DIRECT [transitive] A2

to show someone the way to a place or how to do something

guiar, dirigir

  • lead sb somewhere
  • lead sb in doing sth

Collocations lead a tour · lead a workshop

  • She led us to the museum.

    Ella nos llevó al museo.

  • He leads workshops on photography.

    Él dirige talleres de fotografía.

2 BE IN FRONT [intransitive] B1

to be in front of a group or competition

estar al frente, liderar

  • lead the race
  • lead the team

Collocations lead the pack · lead the league

  • The red team is leading in the game.

    El equipo rojo está al frente en el juego.

  • She leads her class in mathematics.

    Ella lidera su clase en matemáticas.

3 CAUSE TO [transitive] B1

to cause someone to do something or believe something

hacer que, llevar a alguien a creer

  • lead sb to do sth
  • lead sb to believe

Collocations lead someone astray · lead someone to success

  • His advice led me to make a mistake.

    Su consejo me llevó a cometer un error.

  • The evidence leads us to believe he is innocent.

    La evidencia nos hace creer que es inocente.

4 MATERIAL [noun] A2

the metal that is used in pipes and wires, or the type of pencil made from this metal

plomo, lápiz de plomo

  • a lead pipe
  • a lead pencil

Collocations lead pipes · lead pencils

  • The house has old lead pipes.

    La casa tiene tuberías de plomo antiguas.

  • He uses a lead pencil for drawing.

    Él usa un lápiz de plomo para dibujar.

Phrasal verbs

lead to RESULT IN B1

llevar a, resultar en

  • This decision will lead to many changes.

    Esta decisión llevará a muchos cambios.

lead on DECEIVE B2

engañar, hacer creer falsamente

  • He led me on about his intentions.

    Me hizo creer falsamente sobre sus intenciones.

lead off START B1

empezar, comenzar

  • She led off the meeting with a speech.

    Ella empezó la reunión con un discurso.

lead out SHOW THE WAY OUT B1

guiar hacia afuera, sacar

  • He led her out of the room.

    Él la guio fuera de la sala.

lead away REMOVE B1

llevar lejos, remover

  • They led the suspect away for questioning.

    Los llevaron al sospechoso para interrogarlo.

Idioms

follow someone's lead B2

seguir el ejemplo de alguien

  • We decided to follow her lead.

    Decidimos seguir su ejemplo.

take the lead B2

tomar la delantera, tomar el liderato

  • The team took the lead in the second half.

    El equipo tomó la delantera en la segunda mitad.

lead a double life B2

vivir una doble vida

  • He leads a double life as a spy.

    Él vive una doble vida como espía.