lead

Signification (Anglais)

1. 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).
2. A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
3. A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
4. Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
5. Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
6. A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
7. A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
8. (slang) bullets; ammunition.
9. X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.

plomb

mener

prospect

broche de raccordement

partir

être à la tête

mine de crayon

s’avancer

vendre au marché

antécéder

être conducteur (de)

faire entrer

show the way

bring with

go first

conduce

leading role

go before

go in front

lead story

confidential information

gain the upper hand

lead up

prevail over

principal character

sounding lead

take precedence

leading actor

package pin

have an advantage

principal one

atomic number 82

jumper lead

spark advance

line spacing

lode

most important

put in order

rule over

spark-plug

take along

trigger off

bear a child

bear away

call over

first move

first place

frogmarch

give advice

give directions

head start

lead-colored

lead to

made of lead

main character

preside over

seal with lead

support oneself

take by the hand

take command

be ahead of

conduct onself

being in the lead

die before someone

maintain one’s status

passage-way

soldering lead

give counsel

a heavy

comparatively soft

malleable metal

first position

frist step

show to

introductory paragraph

bring towards

lead towards

alloy of iron

show the right way

silver and antimony

taking the lead

government activity

management personnel

stage direct

type slug

lead angle

phase lead

angle of lead

anecdotal lead

leaden-coloured

star part

make move

gate apparatus

purified lead

go on ahead

march in the van

be the leader

guide-vane apparatus

nozzle junction assembly

initial lead

leading phase angle

be first in line

lead paragraph

teser

be at the head

actor

be able

be next to

draw rein

ensue

in charge of

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɛd/

table From Middle English led, leed, from Old English lēad (“lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *laud (“lead”), borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow”). Cognate with Scots leid, lede (“lead”), North Frisian lud, luad (“lead”), West Frisian lead (“lead”), Dutch lood (“lead”), German Lot (“solder, plummet, sounding line”), Swedish lod (“lead”), Icelandic lóð (“a plumb, weight”), Irish luaidhe (“lead”) Latin plumbum (“lead”), Finnish luoti (“bullet”). Doublet of loth. More at flow. * (graphite in a pencil): Graphite was once believed to be a form of lead; see black lead and plumbago.