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lead englannista suomeksi

kulkea edellä, edeltää, olla edellä
kärki
saada tekemään, ohjata, ajaa
johtaa
lyijy
talutushihna
olla johdossa, vetää
johdattaa
johdanto
johto
johtoasema, johtopaikka
johtolanka
pääosan esittäjä
viedä
vuoro
etumatka
ennakko
välike
vihje
ohjaus
aiheuttaa
pääuutinen

lead englanniksi

A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin ''plumbum'').
A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
A thin strip of metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as ''leading''.

''This copy has too much lead; I prefer less space between the lines.''

Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
(quote-book)|title=(w)|passage=I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top.
A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils.
Bullets; ammunition.

''They pumped him full of lead.''

To cover, fill, or affect with lead

(ux)

To place leads between the lines of.

''to lead a page; leaded matter''

(senseid) ''To guide or conduct.''
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
(w) on ''Matthew 15:14''

If a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in the ditch.

''Luke 4:29''

They thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill.

(rfdate) (w)

In thy right hand lead with thee / The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.

To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
''Exodus 13:21''

The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way.

''Psalms 23:2''

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

This thought might lead me through the world’s vain mask. Content, though blind, had I no better guide.

(quote-book)|chapter=1
: To direct; to counsel; to instruct
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.

Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or possess places.

To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
''1 Timothy 2:2''

That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.

1849, (w), (w), (w)

Nor thou with shadow'd hint confuse / A life that leads melodious days.

1849-50, (w), ''(w)'', Chapter 61

You remember(..)the life he used to lead his wife and daughter.

To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
''To begin, to be ahead.''
To go or to be advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
1600, (w), The ''(w)'' of (w)

As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way.

And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.

(quote-book)| title=(w)|chapter=4| passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with
To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
To have the highest interim score in a game.
To step off base and move towards the next base.
To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
climb|Lead climb.
To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
1649, King (w), ''(w)''

He was driven by the necessities of the times, more than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of actions.

''2 Timothy 3:6''.

Silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers lusts.

(quote-journal)
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
ca. 1590, (w), ''Two Gentlemen of Verona|Two Gentlemen of Verona'', V-ii

The mountain-foot that leads towards Mantua.

To produce (with ''to'').
(misspelling of)
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course

At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, (..) I am sure I did my country important service. — (w)

Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
{{quote-journal
An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.

''The runner took his lead from first.''

The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
A channel of open water in an ice field.
A lode.
The course of a rope from end to end.
A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
Usage note: When used alone it means ''outside lead'', or lead for the admission of steam. ''Inside lead'' refers to the release or exhaust.
Charging lead. (rfex)
The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
Hypothesis that has not been pursued

''The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.''

Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.

''Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.''

Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
In a quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor
The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
The excess above a angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the force producing it.
Foremost.

''The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.''

2006, Ronald Mak, ''The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems''

For the first time ever, the senior architect and lead developer for a key enterprise system on NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover mission shares the secrets to one of the most difficult technology tasks (..)

main, principal
2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, ''Al Jazeera'':

(ux)

to down, down, turn in, drop off
to lose weight, usually as a result of some kind of training or exercise
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