lead

liderazgo, iniciativa, dirección

Papel o acción de orientar a otros, dirigir un trabajo o mostrar qué hacer.

En inglés sencillo: The role or action of guiding others, directing work, or showing what to do.

• Please take the lead today.
• We followed her lead and started cleaning.
• He took the lead in planning the new project.

Cómo se usa: take the lead in doing something (She took the lead in organizing the meeting.); follow someone's lead (I followed his lead and introduced myself.)

Sinónimos: guidance, leadership, direction

Expresiones frecuentes: take the lead, follow someone's lead, give a lead

correa

Tira o cuerda que se sujeta a un animal para guiarlo y mantenerlo cerca.

En inglés sencillo: A strap or rope attached to an animal so you can guide it and keep it close.

• Keep the dog on a lead.
• She bought a longer lead for her puppy.
• His dog pulled hard on its lead.

Sinónimos: leash

Expresiones frecuentes: a dog lead, on a lead, off the lead

plomo

Metal gris, pesado y blando, usado en baterías y algunos materiales de construcción.

En inglés sencillo: A heavy, soft, grey metal used in batteries and some building materials.

• This weight is made of lead.
• The old house still has lead pipes.
• Children should never swallow paint containing lead.

Expresiones frecuentes: made of lead, lead poisoning, lead pipes, a lead weight

dirigir, liderar

Orientar a otras personas decidiendo qué deben hacer o mostrándoles cómo hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To guide people by deciding what they should do or showing them how to do it.

• She leads our team.
• He led the orchestra at last night's concert.
• Who will lead the discussion tomorrow?

Cómo se usa: lead someone in something (The teacher led the children in a song.)

Sinónimos: direct, guide, head

Antónimos: follow

Expresiones frecuentes: lead a team, lead a discussion, lead an orchestra

llevar, conducir

Dicho de un camino o una abertura: ir hacia un lugar determinado o permitir llegar a él.

En inglés sencillo: A road, path, or opening goes towards a particular place.

• This path leads to the beach.
• The stairs led down to a small kitchen.
• Where does this road lead?

Cómo se usa: lead to somewhere (The narrow lane leads to the river.); lead into something (This door leads into the garden.)

Sinónimos: go, extend

Expresiones frecuentes: lead to something, lead into something, lead upstairs

guiar, conducir

Ir delante de otras personas para que te sigan y mostrarles el camino.

En inglés sencillo: To go ahead of other people and show them the way by having them follow you.

• You know the way, so lead us.
• She led the children across the road.
• Who will lead the group through the caves?

Cómo se usa: lead someone to + place (He led us to the station.); lead someone through something (Our guide led us through the forest.)

Sinónimos: guide, show the way

Antónimos: follow

Expresiones frecuentes: lead the way, lead someone home, lead someone to something

recubrir de plomo

Cubrir o rellenar algo con plomo.

En inglés sencillo: To cover or fill something with a heavy, soft metal.

• Repeated firing can lead the barrel.
• Soft bullets led the grooves inside the rifle.
• This process leads the surface with a thin metal layer.

Expresiones frecuentes: lead a surface, lead the barrel

principal

Que tiene el papel principal o más importante en algo.

En inglés sencillo: Having the main or most important role in something.

• She is the lead singer.
• He played the lead role in our school show.
• The lead researcher presented the results.

Sinónimos: main, principal, chief

Expresiones frecuentes: lead role, lead singer, lead investigator