| Główne tłumaczenia |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (guide) | oprowadzać ndk. |
| | | oprowadzić dk. |
| | The tour guide leads the people through the city. |
| | Przewodnik oprowadza ludzi po mieście. |
| lead [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (head) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | The priest leads the congregation in prayer. |
| lead⇒ vtr | (be the leader) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | The chief inspector leads the investigation. |
| | Główny inspektor prowadzi to śledztwo. |
| lead [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (command) | dowodzić ndk. |
| | The general leads his troops well, so they do what he orders. |
| lead to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (bring about) | prowadzić do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | doprowadzić do dk. + przyim. |
| | The employee's habitual tardiness led to his dismissal. |
| | Drinking too much alcohol can lead to liver disease. |
| lead [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (direct) | prowadzić kogoś do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | doprowadzić kogoś do czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | Lead them to agreement with logical arguments. |
| lead [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (cause, prompt) | prowadzić kogoś do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | doprowadzić kogoś do czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | Jennifer's interest in animals led her to becoming a vet. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (go ahead) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | przewodzić ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | być na czele zwrot posił. |
| | The German cyclist is currently leading the race. |
| | Niemiecki kolarz obecnie prowadzi w wyścigu. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (live) | wieść, prowadzić ndk. |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| lead n | (chemistry: element) | ołów m |
| | The screen was made of lead to prevent X-rays from passing through. |
| | Ściana wykonana była z ołowiu, aby zapobiec przedostawaniu się promieni rentgenowskich. |
| lead n | (pencil: graphite) | grafit m |
| | The lead broke on this pencil, so I have to sharpen it. |
| | W ołówku złamał się grafit, więc muszę go naostrzyć. |
| Dodatkowe Tłumaczenia |
lead,
lead rope,
lead line | (horse: rope for leading) | lonża ż |
| lead adj | (principal) | wiodący przym. |
| | The lead speaker brought the audience to its feet with his wit. |
| | Wiodący mówca postawił widownię na nogi swoim dowcipem. |
| lead adj | (first; in front of others) | prowadzący przym. |
| | The lead runner was on second base. |
| | ⓘTo zdanie nie jest tłumaczeniem zdania angielskiego. Kierowca prowadzący w wyścigu kończył ostatnie okrążenie. |
| lead adj | (American Football pass: made into space) | na wolne pole wyr. |
| | The lead pass arrived at midfield just as the receiver got there. |
| lead n | (weight made of lead) | ołowiany odważnik przym. + m |
| | Pass me those two leads please. I need to weigh this down. |
| lead n | informal (shot, bullets) (potoczny: kule) | ołów m |
| | The gangster filled his rival with lead. |
| lead n | (printing: line spacing metal) | interlinia ż |
| | The typesetter cut a lead to fit the line, and put it in the composing stick. |
| lead n | (printing: line space) | interlinia ż |
| | Add another lead between those lines, so there will be more separation between them. |
| the lead n | (first place) | prowadzenie n |
| | Ben hadn't trained for the race, so the lead wasn't a position he expected to find himself in. |
| | Ben nie trenował przed wyścigiem, więc nie spodziewał się, że znajdzie się na prowadzeniu. |
| lead n | (margin) | przewaga ż |
| | He had a lead of three minutes over the next runner. |
| | Miał trzyminutową przewagę nad następnym biegaczem. |
| the lead n | (competitor: in front of others) | lider, liderka m, ż |
| | The lead is a Nigerian runner. |
| lead n | (clue, indication) | trop m |
| | The investigator caught the thief after finding the important lead. |
| the lead n | (principal role) | główna rola przym. + ż |
| | Do you know who is going to play the lead in this movie? The lead in the film was a famous actress. |
| lead n | (journalism: introduction) (wstęp) | lead, lid m |
| | The article's lead stated all the main facts. |
| lead n | (example) | przykład m |
| | Follow my lead, and you will be a success. |
| lead n | (leadership) | przewodnictwo n |
| | The whole team followed his lead. |
| | Cała drużyna poszła za jego przewodnictwem. |
| lead n | (cards: playing first) | zagrywka ż |
| | | wist m |
| | John took the lead and played first. |
| lead n | (cards: right to play first) | zagrywka ż |
| | | wist m |
| | It is your lead. Go ahead and play. |
| lead n | (cards: suit played first) | wist m |
| | The lead was an ace of hearts. |
| lead n | (electricity: connecting wire) | przewód m |
| | First, connect the red lead to the brown connector. |
| lead n | (head start) | przewaga ż |
| | The hunter gave the target a lead of about a metre. |
| lead n | UK (leash for a dog) | smycz ż |
| | Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in this park. |
| lead n | (business: potential customer) | potencjalny klient przym. + m |
| | Max uses social media to generate leads for his business. |
| lead n | (business: opportunity) | potencjalna sposobność sprzedaży wyr. |
| | Rita, who works in Sales, spends her day on the phone chasing up leads. |
| lead⇒ vi | (go first) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | If you lead, I'll follow. |
| | Jeśli będziesz prowadzić, pójdę za tobą. |
| lead vi | (be ahead of others) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | mieć przewagę ndk. + ż |
| | The runner leads by thirty metres. |
| lead vi | (take the offensive) | atakować ndk. |
| | | zaatakować dk. |
| | The boxer led with his left fist. |
| lead vi | (guide dance partner) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | I don't know this dance. You will have to lead. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (influence) | wpływać na ndk. + przyim. |
| | | wpłynąć na dk. + przyim. |
| | The president is able to lead public opinion with his comments to the press. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (cards: play first) | zagrywać, wistować ndk. |
| | | zagrać, zawistować dk. |
| | He led an ace of hearts. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (aim a gun) | celować ndk. |
| | | wycelować dk. |
| | Lead the target by a foot or two. |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (throw ball ahead of [sb]) | podawać z wyprzedzeniem zwrot ndk. |
| | | podać z wyprzedzeniem zwrot dk. |
| | Don't throw the ball where he is, you need to lead him by throwing ahead of him. |
| lead [sb] vtr | (hold advantage over) | wyprzedzać ndk. |
| | He led the other runner by 30 meters. |
| lead [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (music: conduct a group) | dyrygować ndk. |
| | The conductor has led this orchestra for two years. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: play first) | zagrywać, wistować ndk. |
| | | zagrać, zawistować dk. |
| | You lead this hand. Throw your card. |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (dance partner: guide) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | He gracefully lead his partner in the waltz. |
Czasowniki złożone
lead | LED |
| lead off vi phrasal | (baseball: begin) | rozpoczynać ndk. |
| | | rozpocząć dk. |
| lead off vi phrasal | US, figurative (begin a meeting) | rozpoczynać ndk. |
| | | rozpocząć dk. |
| | Let's lead off by introducing ourselves. |
| lead off from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (room: adjoin) | sąsiadować z czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| lead off into [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (room: continue into) | łączyć się z czymś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| lead [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (guide to the exit) | wyprowadzać ndk. |
| | | wyprowadzić dk. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | poprzedzać coś ndk. |
| | | poprzedzić coś dk. |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) | zmierzać do czegoś ndk. + przyim. |
| | The speaker led up to the topic by telling the audience about some of the historical background. |
| | Tessa kept beating about the bush and her brothers wondered what she was leading up to. |
Formy złożone:
lead | LED |
| follow [sb]'s lead v expr | (do the same as [sb] else) | iść za czyimś przykładem zwrot dk. |
| | The leader of the exercise class wanted us to follow her lead. |
| in the lead adv | (winning) | z przodu przyim. + m |
| | Up by thirteen points over the hated Bears, the Wolves are currently in the lead. |
| lead [sb] astray vtr + adv | figurative (tempt into bad behaviour) | prowadzić na złą drogę zwrot ndk. |
| | | sprowadzić na złą drogę zwrot dk. |
| | Young people can so easily be led astray by false values. |
| lead away vtr | (guide elsewhere) | odprowadzać ndk. |
| | | odprowadzić dk. |
| lead back vi | (card game: play same suit as partner) | doprowadzać ndk. |
| | | doprowadzić dk. |
| lead back vtr | (show way to original location) | doprowadzać do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | doprowadzić do dk. + przyim. |
| | I want to return to the hotel. Can someone lead me back? |
lead [sb] down the garden path,
lead [sb] up the garden path v expr | informal, figurative (deceive) (przenośny) | wyprowadzać w pole zwrot ndk. |
| | | wyprowadzić w pole zwrot dk. |
| | I never suspected he was just leading me down the garden path. |
| lead into vtr | (be the prelude to, introduce) | wprowadzać do ndk. + przyim. |
| | | wprowadzić dk. + przyim. |
| | Opening titles lead into a movie. |
| lead mining n | (excavation for lead) | górnictwo ołowiu n + m |
| | Much of the countryside has been scarred by the lead mining that used to take place. |
| lead on vi | (show the way) | prowadzić ndk. |
| | | poprowadzić dk. |
| | The tour guide offered to lead us on the route to the Vatican. |
| lead on vtr | informal (mislead) | mamić ndk. |
| | | omamić dk. |
| | I thought he loved me, but he was just leading me on. |
| lead pencil n | (graphite pencil) | ołówek m |
| | When I was a child I accidentally stabbed my leg with a lead pencil and you can still see the mark today! |
| lead poisoning n | (illness caused by exposure to lead) | zatrucie ołowiem n + m |
| | Removing old lead-based paintwork without wearing a mask can cause lead poisoning. |
| | Lead poisoning can cause serious developmental problems in children. |
| lead role n | (central acting part) | główna rola przym. + ż |
| | My son got the lead role in the school play. |
| lead singer n | (main singer in a popular music group) (mężczyzna) | główny wokalista przym. + m |
| | (kobieta) | główna wokalistka przym. + ż |
| | He's always wanted to be the lead singer in a rock band. |
| lead the way v expr | (serve as guide) | wskazywać drogę ndk. + ż |
| | | wskazać drogę dk. + ż |
| | John knows where we are going, so he will lead the way. |
| lead the way v expr | figurative (be the first to do [sth]) | być pionierem, być prekursorem posił. + m |
| | Ford led the way into mass-produced automobiles. |
| lead time n | (time between design and finished product) | czas realizacji m + ż |
| | You didn't give me enough lead time to finish this project. |
| lead [sb] to believe v expr | often passive (mislead into thinking) | sprawiać, że ktoś sądzi zwrot dk. |
| | The financial advisor led me to believe that my investments were safe. |
| lead-in n | (introduction) | wstęp m |
| | | wprowadzenie n |
| | Every day this news program always starts with the anchor reading the same lead-in. |
| retractable lead n | (point of a propelling pencil) | ołówek automatyczny m + przym. |
| | A pencil with retractable lead is great because you don't have to sharpen it. |
strain at the leash (US),
strain at the lead (UK) v expr | (dog: pull against lead) | ciągnąć za smycz zwrot ndk. |
| | | pociągnąć za smycz zwrot dk. |
| | The dog was so determined to chase the cat, it was straining at the leash. |
| take the lead v expr | (race: in first place) | przejmować prowadzenie ndk. + n |
| | | przejąć prowadzenie dk. + n |
| | With a burst of speed, Jack took the lead in the race. |
| take the lead v expr | figurative (take the initiative) (przenośny) | przejmować stery ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| | (przenośny) | przejąć stery dk. + m, l.mn. |
| take the lead on [sth] v expr | (take the initiative on) (przenośny) | przejmować stery w czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | przejąć stery w czymś zwrot dk. |
team leader,
team lead n | ([sb] who manages a group) | lider zespołu m + m |
| | As team leader, Paul ensures that each member of his team has clear targets and is motivated to work towards them. |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free adj | (vehicle fuel: lead-free) | bezołowiowy przym. |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free n | informal (lead-free vehicle fuel) | bezołowiowy przym. |
| | Fill it with unleaded, please. |
| | Bezołowiową do pełna, poproszę. |