WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| leading up to prep | (preceding) | antesala de loc prep |
| | Investigators are attempting to piece together the events leading up to the murder. |
| | | preámbulo de loc prep |
| leading up to prep | (preparatory to) | preliminar a loc prep |
| | | preparatorio de loc prep |
| | Leading up to Christmas, the shops are heaving with customers. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
'leading up to' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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