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| lead adj | (principal) (in samenstelling) | hoofd- |
| | The lead speaker brought the audience to its feet with his wit. |
| | The lead story in the paper is about the bribery scandal. |
| lead adj | (Amer. Football: pass) (Amerikaans voetbal) | diep bn |
| | The lead pass arrived at midfield just as the receiver got there. |
| lead n | (a weight made of lead) | gewicht nw het |
| | Pass me those two leads please. I need to weigh this down. |
| lead n | informal (shot, bullets) (figuurlijk) | lood nw het |
| | | kogel nw de |
| | The gangster filled his rival with lead. |
| lead n | (printing: line spacing metal) (drukkunst: metaal) | interlinie nw de |
| | The typesetter cut a lead to fit the line, and put it in the composing stick. |
| lead n | (printing: line space) (drukkunst: ruimte) | interlinie nw de |
| | Add another lead between those lines, so there will be more separation between them. |
| lead n | slang (sloth, lack of energy) (figuurlijk) | lood nw het |
| | I need to get the lead out of my legs or I will never play well in this game. |
| the lead n | (first place) | koppositie, leiding nw de |
| | | eerste plaats |
| | Ben hadn't trained for the race, so the lead wasn't a position he expected to find himself in. |
| lead n | (margin) | voorsprong nw de |
| | He had a lead of three minutes over the next runner. |
| lead n | (person holding a lead) | koploper, leider nw de |
| | The lead is a Nigerian runner. |
| lead n | (clue, indication) | aanwijzing, hint nw de |
| | | spoor nw het |
| | The investigator caught the thief after finding the important lead. |
| lead n | (cinema: principal role) (film) | hoofdrol nw de |
| | Do you know who is going to play the lead in this movie? |
| lead n | (journalism: introduction) | hoofdartikel nw het |
| | The article's lead stated all the main facts. |
| lead n | (example) | leidraad, voorbeeld nw het |
| | Follow my lead, and you will be a success. |
| lead n | (leadership) | leiderschap nw het |
| | The whole team followed his lead. |
| lead n | (cards: playing first) (kaartspel) | uitkomst nw de |
| | John took the lead and played first. |
| lead n | (cards: right to play first) (kaartspel) | beurt nw de |
| | It is your lead. Go ahead and play. |
| lead n | (cards: suit played first) (kaartspel) | uitkomstkaart nw de |
| | The lead was an ace of hearts. |
| lead n | (electricity: connecting wire) (elektriciteit) | voedingslijn, kabel nw de |
| | First, connect the red lead to the brown connector. |
| lead n | (head start) | voorsprong nw de |
| | The hunter gave the target a lead of about a metre. |
| lead vi | (be in advance) | voorop liggen, op kop liggen |
| | The runner leads by thirty metres. |
| lead vi | (take the offensive) | aanvallen onoverg.ww |
| | | in de aanval gaan |
| | The boxer led with his left fist. |
| lead vi | (cards: play first) (kaartspel) | voorspelen onoverg.ww |
| | | uitkomen ww |
| | You lead this hand. Throw your card. |
| lead vi | (baseball: runner's movement) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | Runners often lead with two outs. |
| lead vi | (dancing) (danskunst) | leiden overg.ww |
| | I don't know this dance. You will have to lead. |
| lead vtr | (influence) | beïnvloeden overg.ww |
| | The president is able to lead public opinion with his comments to the press. |
| lead vtr | (command) | commanderen, aanvoeren overg.ww |
| | | het bevel voeren |
| | The general leads his troops well, so they do what he orders. |
| lead vtr | (direct) | voeren, leiden overg.ww |
| | Lead them to agreement with logical arguments. |
| lead vtr | (to head) | voorgaan onoverg.ww |
| | | leiden overg.ww |
| | The priest leads the congregation in prayer. |
| lead vtr | (live) (bestaan) | leiden |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| lead vtr | (cards) (kaartspel) | uitkomen met ww + vz |
| | He led an ace of hearts. |
| lead vtr | (aim a gun) | mikken op ww + vz |
| | Lead the target by a foot or two. |
| lead vtr | (throw a ball ahead of [sb]) | vooruitsturen overg.ww |
| | (bij sport) | iemand in de loop aanspelen |
| | Don't throw the ball where he is, you need to lead him by throwing ahead of him. |
| lead vtr | (hold an advantage over) | voorstaan onoverg.ww |
| | | een voorsprong hebben op |
| | He led the other runner by 30 meters. |
| lead vtr | (music: conduct a group) | dirigeren overg.ww |
| | The conductor has led this orchestra for two years. |