'LED' tiene referencia cruzada con 'light emitting diode'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'LED' is cross-referenced with 'light emitting diode'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principal Translations |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (guide) | guiar⇒ vtr |
| | | conducir⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | The tour guide leads the people through the city. |
| | El guía turístico guía a la gente a través de la ciudad. |
| lead [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (head) | dirigir⇒, conducir⇒ vtr |
| | The priest leads the congregation in prayer. |
| | El sacerdote dirige (or: conduce) en oración a la congregación. |
| lead [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (command) | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | | capitanear⇒ vtr |
| | The general leads his troops well, so they do what he orders. |
| | El general manda sus tropas muy bien, de manera que ellos hacen lo que él les ordena. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (head, manage) | conducir⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | The chief inspector leads the investigation. |
| | El inspector en jefe conduce la investigación. |
| lead to [sth] vi + prep | (take you to) | llevar a vtr + prep |
| | | conducir a vtr + prep |
| | This road leads to the forest. |
| | Este camino lleva al bosque. |
| lead to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (bring about) | provocar⇒ vtr |
| | The employee's habitual tardiness led to his dismissal. |
| | Drinking too much alcohol can lead to liver disease. |
| | El retraso habitual del empleado provocó su despido. |
| | | causar⇒ vtr |
| | El retraso habitual del empleado causó su despido. |
| lead [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (direct) | llevar⇒, conducir⇒ vtr |
| | Lead them to agreement with logical arguments. |
| | Llévalos (or: condúcelos) a un acuerdo con argumentos lógicos. |
| lead [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (cause, prompt) | conducir⇒ vtr |
| | | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | Jennifer's interest in animals led her to becoming a vet. |
| | El interés de Jennifer en los animales la condujo a convertirse en veterinaria. |
| | El interés de Jennifer en los animales la llevó a convertirse en veterinaria. |
| | El interés de Jennifer en los animales la dirigió a convertirse en veterinaria. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (go ahead) | liderar⇒ vtr |
| | The German cyclist is currently leading the race. |
| | El ciclista alemán está liderando la carrera. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (live) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | | vivir⇒ vtr |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| | Mi abuelo llevó una vida dura. |
| lead n | (chemistry: element) | plomo nm |
| | The screen was made of lead to prevent X-rays from passing through. |
| | La pantalla estaba hecha de plomo para evitar el paso de los rayos X. |
| lead n | (pencil: graphite) (lápiz) | mina nf |
| | (lápiz) | grafito nm |
| | The lead broke on this pencil, so I have to sharpen it. |
| | La mina de este lápiz se quebró, así que voy a tener que sacarle punta. |
| | El grafito de este lápiz se quebró, así que voy a tener que sacarle punta. |
| Additional Translations |
| lead adj | (principal) | principal adj mf |
| | The lead speaker brought the audience to its feet with his wit. |
| | The lead story in the paper is about the bribery scandal. |
| | El público se puso de pie para aplaudir al orador principal por su ingenio. // La historia principal del periódico es el escándalo de soborno. |
| lead adj | (first; in front of others) | que lleva la delantera loc adj |
| | | primero/a adj |
| | The lead runner was on second base. |
| | ¿Quién es el corredor que lleva la delantera? |
| | ¿Quién es el primer corredor? |
| lead adj | (American Football pass: made into space) (fútbol americano) | pase en profundidad grupo nom |
| | The lead pass arrived at midfield just as the receiver got there. |
| | El pase en profundidad llegó al mediocampo al mismo tiempo que el receptor. |
| lead n | (weight made of lead) | pesa de plomo grupo nom |
| | Pass me those two leads please. I need to weigh this down. |
| | Pásame esas dos pesas de plomo. Necesito más peso. |
| lead n | informal (shot, bullets) (coloquial) | plomo nm |
| | | balazo nm |
| | The gangster filled his rival with lead. |
| | El mafioso lleno de plomo a su rival. |
| | El mafioso lleno de balazos a su rival. |
| lead n | (printing: line spacing metal) | tira de plomo grupo nom |
| | The typesetter cut a lead to fit the line, and put it in the composing stick. |
| | El tipógrafo cortó una tira de plomo para que encajara en el renglón y lo puso en el componedor. |
| lead n | (printing: line space) | espaciado nm |
| | | espacio nm |
| | | interlineado nm |
| | Add another lead between those lines, so there will be more separation between them. |
| | Agrega otro espaciado entre esos renglones así están más separados. |
| | Agrega otro espacio entre esos renglones así están más separados. |
| | Agrega otro interlineado entre esos renglones así están más separados. |
| the lead n | (first place) | la delantera nf |
| | | la cabeza nf |
| | Ben hadn't trained for the race, so the lead wasn't a position he expected to find himself in. |
| | Ben no había entrenado para la carrera así que la delantera no era una posición en la que esperara encontrarse. |
| lead n | (margin) | ventaja nf |
| | He had a lead of three minutes over the next runner. |
| | Tenía una ventaja de tres minutos con respecto al siguiente corredor. |
| the lead n | (competitor: in front of others) | líder n común |
| | | primer puesto adj + nm |
| | | el primero nm |
| | The lead is a Nigerian runner. |
| | El líder de la carrera es un corredor nigeriano. |
| lead n | (clue, indication) | pista nf |
| | The investigator caught the thief after finding the important lead. |
| | El investigador atrapó al ladrón luego de haber encontrado una importante pista. |
| the lead n | (principal role) | protagonista n común |
| | Do you know who is going to play the lead in this movie? The lead in the film was a famous actress. |
| | ¿Sabes quién será el protagonista en esta película? |
| lead n | (journalism: introduction) (artículo periodístico) | encabezamiento nm |
| | | introducción nf |
| | | encabezado nm |
| | The article's lead stated all the main facts. |
| | El encabezamiento del artículo enunciaba los hechos principales. |
| lead n | (example) | ejemplo nm |
| | Follow my lead, and you will be a success. |
| | Sigue mi ejemplo y triunfarás. |
| lead n | (leadership) | ejemplo nm |
| | The whole team followed his lead. |
| | El equipo entero siguió su ejemplo. |
| lead n | (cards: playing first) (naipes) | mano nf |
| | John took the lead and played first. |
| | John era mano y empezó primero. |
| lead n | (cards: right to play first) (naipes) | mano nf |
| | It is your lead. Go ahead and play. |
| | Tú eres mano. Empieza a jugar. |
| lead n | (cards: suit played first) (naipes) | mano nf |
| | | primera carta grupo nom |
| | The lead was an ace of hearts. |
| | Se jugó de mano un as de corazones. |
| | La primera carta fue un as de corazones. |
| lead n | (electricity: connecting wire) | cable nm |
| | First, connect the red lead to the brown connector. |
| | En primer lugar, conecta el cable rojo al conector marrón. |
| lead n | (head start) (de tiro) | distancia grupo nom |
| | | ventaja nf |
| | The hunter gave the target a lead of about a metre. |
| | El cazador le dio al objetivo una distancia de aproximadamente un metro. |
| lead n | UK (leash for a dog) | correa nf |
| | (cacería) | traílla nf |
| | Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in this park. |
| | Los perros deben ir siempre con correa en el parque. |
| lead n | (business: potential customer) | cliente potencial, clienta potencial loc nm, loc nf |
| | Max uses social media to generate leads for his business. |
| | Max usa las redes sociales para buscar clientes potenciales para su negocio. |
| lead n | (business: opportunity) | oportunidad de negocios nf + loc adj |
| | Rita, who works in Sales, spends her day on the phone chasing up leads. |
| | Rita, que trabaja en Ventas, se pasa el día en el teléfono buscando oportunidades de negocios. |
| lead n | (horse leg placement at canter) (equitación) | miembro líder loc nom m |
| | If your horse begins to tire, changing the lead to its right leg may help. |
| | Si el caballo comienza a cansarse, cambiar el miembro líder a la derecha puede ser útil. |
lead,
lead line,
US also: lead rope n | (horse: rope for leading) | rienda nf |
| | The rider attached the lead to the horse's halter. |
| | El jinete puso las riendas en el cabestro del caballo. |
| lead⇒ vi | (go first) | ir al frente, ir delante loc verb |
| | | encabezar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | hacer la punta loc verb |
| | If you lead, I'll follow. |
| | Si tú vas al frente, yo te sigo. |
| lead vi | (be ahead of others) | llevar la delantera loc verb |
| | | liderar⇒ vtr |
| | | ir al frente loc verb |
| | The runner leads by thirty metres. |
| | El corredor lleva la delantera por treinta metros. |
| lead vi | (take the offensive) | tomar la ofensiva loc verb |
| | The boxer led with his left fist. |
| | El boxeador tomó la ofensiva con su puño izquierdo. |
| lead vi | (baseball: runner's movement) (béisbol) | corredor delantero grupo nom |
| | Runners often lead with two outs. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El corredor delantero estaba en la segunda base. |
| | (béisbol) | intentar robar la base loc verb |
| | Los corredores generalmente intentan robar bases cuando tienen dos outs. |
| lead vi | (guide dance partner) | llevar⇒, guiar⇒ vtr |
| | | marcar el paso loc verb |
| | I don't know this dance. You will have to lead. |
| | No conozco este baile. Vas a tener que llevarme (or: guiarme). |
| | No conozco este baile. Vas a tener que marcar el paso. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (influence) | influenciar⇒ vtr |
| | | influir en vtr + prep |
| | The president is able to lead public opinion with his comments to the press. |
| | El presidente es capaz de influenciar la opinión pública con sus comentarios a la prensa. |
| | El presidente es capaz de influir en la opinión pública con sus comentarios a la prensa. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (cards: play first) | hacer mano loc verb |
| | | tirar la primera carta loc verb |
| | | abrir juego loc verb |
| | He led an ace of hearts. |
| | Hizo mano con un as de corazones. |
| | Tiró un as de corazones como primera carta. |
| | Abrió juego con un as de corazones. |
| lead [sth] vtr | (aim a gun) (proyectil) | apuntar más lejos loc verb |
| | Lead the target by a foot or two. |
| | Apúntale al blanco uno o dos pies más lejos. |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (throw ball ahead of [sb]) | hacer avanzar loc verb |
| | Don't throw the ball where he is, you need to lead him by throwing ahead of him. |
| | No le lances el balón adonde él está, tienes que hacerlo avanzar arrojándole el balón delante de él. |
| lead [sb] vtr | (hold advantage over) | aventajar⇒ vtr |
| | He led the other runner by 30 meters. |
| | Aventajaba al otro corredor por 30 metros. |
| lead [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (music: conduct a group) (música) | encabezar⇒ vtr |
| | (música) | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | The conductor has led this orchestra for two years. |
| | El director ha encabezado esta orquesta por dos años. |
| | Él ha dirigido esta orquesta por dos años. |
| lead [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: play first) (naipes) | ser mano loc verb |
| | You lead this hand. Throw your card. |
| | Tú eres mano. Arroja tu carta. |
| lead [sb]⇒ vtr | (dance partner: guide) | guiar⇒ vtr |
| | He gracefully lead his partner in the waltz. |
| | Guió gentilmente a su compañera durante el vals. |
| lead [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (prompt to mention) | llevar a alguien hacia, llevar a alguien a vtr + prep |
| | | conducir a alguien hacia, conducir a alguien a vtr + prep |
| | All of which leads me to my next point, which is that the project cannot possibly be completed on time. |
| | Todo esto me lleva al siguiente punto, que es el hecho de que no es posible finalizar el proyecto a tiempo. |
Locuciones verbales
lead | LED | light emitting diode |
| lead [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (guide elsewhere) | conducir a otra parte a loc verb |
| | | llevar a otro lado a loc verb |
| | A police officer put the man in handcuffs and led him away. |
| lead back vi phrasal | (card games) | igualar el palo loc verb |
| lead [sth/sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (show way to original location) | dirigir de vuelta a loc verb |
| | | indicar el camino de vuelta a loc verb |
| | | indicar cómo volver a loc verb |
| | I've forgotten the way to the hotel: could someone lead me back, please? |
| | Me olvidé cómo llegar al hotel. ¿Alguien podría dirigirme de vuelta, por favor? |
| lead into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be prelude to) | introducir⇒ vtr |
| | Opening titles lead into a movie. |
| | Los títulos de crédito introducen la película.. |
| lead off vi phrasal | (baseball: begin) (béisbol) | ser el primero al bate loc verb |
| lead off vi phrasal | US, figurative (begin a meeting) | empezar⇒ vi |
| | | comenzar⇒ vi |
| | Let's lead off by introducing ourselves. |
| | Empecemos por las presentaciones. |
| lead off from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (room, etc.: adjoin) (habitación) | comunicar con loc verb |
| | (calle) | tener salida a loc verb |
| | (calle) | llevar a vi + prep |
| | The couple have a downstairs bedroom, which leads off from the living room. |
| lead off into [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (room, path, etc.: continue into) | conducir a vtr + prep |
| | | continuar en vi + prep |
| | The path on the left leads off into the woods. |
| lead on vi phrasal | (go first, show the way) | guiar⇒ vtr |
| | "Lead on!" she said, and I showed her along the corridor. |
| | "¡Guía!" dijo ella, y yo la llevé por el pasillo. |
| lead [sb] on vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (mislead) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | | darle esperanzas falsas a loc verb + prep |
| | I thought he loved me, but he was just leading me on. |
| | Pensé que me amaba, pero me estaba engañando. |
| lead on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (progress to) | traer consigo loc verb |
| | | suponer⇒ vtr |
| | We hope that this early success will lead on to further triumphs. |
| | Esperamos que nuestro temprano éxito traiga consigo futuros triunfos. |
| lead [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (guide to the exit) | acompañar a la salida loc verb |
| | | guiar |
| | Marta, por favor, acompaña a los señores a la salida. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | preceder a vi + prep |
| | | anteceder a vi + prep |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| | Los días que precedieron a la boda fueron un caos con tantos detalles por arreglar. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: culminate in) | llevar a, conducir a vi + prep |
| | | terminar en vi + prep |
| | In court, the police officer recounted the events leading up to the defendant's arrest. |
| | En el tribunal, el oficial de policía relató los eventos que llevaron a la detención del acusado. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) | introducir⇒ vtr |
| | (informal, conversación) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | 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. |
| | El orador introdujo el tema contándole al público sobre el contexto histórico. |
| | Tessa seguía hablando en círculos y sus hermanos se preguntaban a dónde quería llegar. |
| lead with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (begin with a subject) | empezar con, comenzar con vi + prep |
| lead with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (boxing: start attack with) | empezar con vi + prep |
Compound Forms:
lead | LED | light emitting diode |
dog leash,
also UK: dog lead n | (lead for a canine) | correa nf |
| | As Jack was always running off with other dogs, we have to put him on a dog leash when we take him for a walk now. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A mi perro no le gusta que le ponga la correa para salir a pasear. |
extension cord (US),
extension lead (UK) n | (electronics) | alargador nm |
| | (AmL) | extensión nf |
| | (AR, UY) | alargue nm |
| follow [sb]'s lead v expr | (do the same as [sb] else) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | The leader of the exercise class wanted us to follow her lead. |
| | La líder de la clase de gimnasia quería que la siguiéramos. |
| get the lead out v expr | figurative, slang (hurry) | darse prisa loc verb |
| | | apresurarse⇒ v prnl |
go down like a lead balloon,
go over like a lead balloon v expr | (fail to be popular) | caer mal loc verb |
| in the lead adv | (winning) (figurado) | a la cabeza loc adv |
| | | ganando gerundio |
| | Up by thirteen points over the hated Bears, the Wolves are currently in the lead. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Gracias a su récord, él va a la cabeza. |
| in the lead-up adv | (in the period before) | en vísperas loc adv |
| in the lead-up to [sth] expr | (in the period before) | en el período previo a loc adv |
| | This change was reflected in the opinion polls conducted in the lead up to the election. |
lead [sb] a chase,
lead [sb] a merry dance v expr | figurative (make [sb] do unnecessary things) | hacer perder el tiempo a loc verb + prep |
lead acetate,
sugar of lead n | (chemistry) | acetato de plomo loc nom f |
| lead [sb] astray vtr + adv | figurative (tempt into bad behaviour) | llevar por el mal camino vtr + loc adv |
| | Young people can so easily be led astray by false values. |
| | Los valores falsos pueden llevar fácilmente a los jóvenes por el mal camino. |
| lead [sb] astray vtr + adv | figurative (mislead) | engañar⇒ vtr |
| | | perder⇒, extraviar⇒ vtr |
| | The conman led investors in the scheme astray with promises of easy profit. |
| | El estafador engañó a los inversores con promesas de ganancias fáciles. |
| lead balloon n | figurative (total failure) | fracaso completo nm + loc adj |
| lead by example v expr | (behave as you wish others to do) | predicar con el ejemplo loc verb |
| | If you want your children to be compassionate, lead by example. |
| | Si quieres que tus hijos muestren compasión, predica con el ejemplo. |
| lead [sb] by the nose v expr | figurative (control, steer to do [sth]) | llevar por las narices loc verb |
| | | controlar⇒ vtr |
| | | manipular⇒ vtr |
| lead [sb] by the nose v expr | figurative (deceive) | embaucar⇒ vtr |
| | | engañar⇒ vtr |
| lead colic | (pathology) | cólico plúmbico loc nom m |
| lead dioxide | (chemistry) | dióxido de plomo loc nom m |
lead [sb] down the garden path,
lead [sb] up the garden path v expr | informal, figurative (deceive) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | I never suspected he was just leading me down the garden path. |
| | Nunca pensé que él me engañaría. |
| lead generation n | (creation of consumer interest) | captación de clientes loc nom f |
| | Company newsletters are one method of lead generation. |
| lead glass n | (clear, hard material) | vidrio de plomo nm + loc adj |
| lead line | (nautical) | plomada nf |
| lead miner n | (worker who extracts lead ore) | minero de plomo grupo nom |
| lead mining n | (excavation for lead) | minería de plomo grupo nom |
| | Much of the countryside has been scarred by the lead mining that used to take place. |
| | La minería de plomo ha dejado una gran marca en la mayoría del campo. |
| lead pencil n | (graphite pencil) | lápiz de grafito grupo nom |
| | When I was a child I accidentally stabbed my leg with a lead pencil and you can still see the mark today! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los lápices de grafito escribían estupendamente. |
| lead poisoning n | (illness caused by exposure to lead) | envenenamiento por plomo nm + loc adj |
| | (medicina) | saturnismo nm |
| | Removing old lead-based paintwork without wearing a mask can cause lead poisoning. |
| | Lead poisoning can cause serious developmental problems in children. |
| | Remover pintura de base de plomo sin usar una máscara puede causar envenenamiento por plomo. |
| lead role n | (central acting part) | papel principal nm + adj mf |
| | | papel de protagonista nm + loc adj |
| | My son got the lead role in the school play. |
| | Mi hijo ha conseguido el papel principal en la obra del colegio. |
lead screw,
leadscrew n | (tool used in machines) | tornillo de potencia, tornillo de avance nm + loc adj |
| | | husillo nm |
| lead sheet n | (type of sheet music for a song) | partitura básica nf + adj |
| lead singer n | (main singer in a popular music group) | cantante n común |
| | He's always wanted to be the lead singer in a rock band. |
| | Siempre quiso ser el cantante de una banda de rock. |
| lead the field v expr | (be first in a race) | llevar la delantera loc verb |
| | | ir a la cabeza loc verb |
| | | ir primero loc verb |
| lead the field v expr | figurative (be foremost) | llevar la delantera loc verb |
| | | ir a la cabeza loc verb |
| | | ir primero loc verb |
| lead the way v expr | (serve as guide) | hacer de guía loc verb |
| | | guiar⇒ vtr |
| | John knows where we are going, so he will lead the way. |
| | John sabe adónde vamos, así que él hará de guía. |
| lead the way v expr | figurative (be the first to do [sth]) | marcar el camino loc verb |
| | | ser pionero v cop + adj |
| | Ford led the way into mass-produced automobiles. |
| | Ford marcó el camino de los automóviles producidos en masa. |
| lead time n | (time between design and finished product) | tiempo de elaboración nm + loc adj |
| | | plazo de elaboración nm + loc adj |
| | | plazo de ejecución nm + loc adj |
| | You didn't give me enough lead time to finish this project. |
| | No me diste tiempo suficiente de elaboración para finalizar el proyecto. |
| lead [sb] to believe v expr | often passive (mislead into thinking) | hacer creer a loc verb |
| | | llevar a alguien a pensar que loc verb |
| | The financial advisor led me to believe that my investments were safe. |
| | El asesor financiero me hizo creer que mis inversiones eran seguras. |
| | El asesor financiero me llevó a pensar que mis inversiones eran seguras. |
| lead-based paint n | (wet pigment containing lead) | pintura con plomo nf |
| | Old houses often have dangerous lead-based paint on the walls. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las pinturas con plomo están prohibidas, son muy tóxicas. |
| lead-free adj | (without lead) | libre de plomo loc adj |
| Note: With a hyphen before a noun. |
| lead-in n | (introduction) | introducción nf |
| | | presentación nf |
| | Every day this news program always starts with the anchor reading the same lead-in. |
| lead-off adj | US (first, beginning) | inicial adj |
| | El paso inicial es enchufar el aparato. |
| lead-up n | (preceding events, action) | evento que lleva a, evento que conduce a nm + loc adj |
| | The politician made promises in the lead-up to the election that he failed to keep once he came to power. |
| limb lead n | (electrocardiography) | electrocardiografía nf |
| limb lead n as adj | (relating to a limb lead) | de electrocardiografía loc adj |
| pencil lead n | (graphite part of a pencil) | mina nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Otra vez se me ha quebrado la mina! Este lápiz es una porquería. |
red lead,
minium n | (lead oxide: pigment) | minio nm |
| retractable lead n | (point of a propelling pencil) | mina nf |
| | A pencil with retractable lead is great because you don't have to sharpen it. |
| | Un lápiz con mina es muy bueno porque no tienes que sacarle punta. |
| sales lead n | (potential customer) | cliente potencial n común + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me dieron una lista de potenciales clientes que podrían estar interesados en este producto, voy a visitarlos para hacerles una oferta directa. |
strain at the leash (US),
strain at the lead (UK) v expr | (dog: pull against lead) | tirar de la correa loc verb |
| | | dar tirones a loc verb |
| | The dog was so determined to chase the cat, it was straining at the leash. |
| | El perro estaba tan determinado a perseguir al gato que tiraba de la correa. |
| take the lead v expr | (race: in first place) | tomar la delantera loc verb |
| | | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | With a burst of speed, Jack took the lead in the race. |
| | Con un empujón de velocidad, Jack tomó la delantera en la carrera. |
| take the lead v expr | figurative (take the initiative) | tomar la iniciativa loc verb |
take the lead on [sth],
take the lead in [sth] v expr | (take the initiative on) | tomar la iniciativa de loc verb |
| | Our company is proud to be taking the lead on recyclable packaging. |
team leader,
team lead n | ([sb] who manages a group) | líder del equipo loc non común |
| | As team leader, Paul ensures that each member of his team has clear targets and is motivated to work towards them. |
| tetraethyl lead n | (poisonous lead compound) | tetraetilo de plomo loc nom m |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free adj | (vehicle fuel: without lead) | sin plomo loc adj |
| | This car only runs on unleaded gasoline. |
| | Este coche solo usa combustible sin plomo. |
unleaded,
lead-free,
lead free n | informal (lead-free vehicle fuel) | gasolina sin plomo nf + loc adj |
| | Fill it with unleaded, please. |
| | Llénelo de gasolina sin plomo, por favor. |
| white lead n | (chemistry: heavy white powder) | carbonato de plomo loc nom m |
| | | blanco de plomo loc nom m |
| white lead n | (putty made from this powder) | albayalde nm |