lead

direction, initiative

Rôle ou action de guider les autres, diriger un travail ou montrer quoi faire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : guidance, leadership, direction

Expressions courantes : take the lead, follow someone's lead, give a lead

laisse

Lanière ou corde attachée à un animal pour le guider et le garder près de soi.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : leash

Expressions courantes : a dog lead, on a lead, off the lead

plomb

Métal gris, lourd et mou, utilisé dans les batteries et certains matériaux de construction.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : made of lead, lead poisoning, lead pipes, a lead weight

diriger, mener

Guider des personnes en décidant ce qu’elles doivent faire ou en leur montrant comment faire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lead someone in something (The teacher led the children in a song.)

Synonymes : direct, guide, head

Contraires : follow

Expressions courantes : lead a team, lead a discussion, lead an orchestra

mener, conduire

Pour une route, un sentier ou une ouverture, aller vers un lieu précis ou y donner accès.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lead to somewhere (The narrow lane leads to the river.); lead into something (This door leads into the garden.)

Synonymes : go, extend

Expressions courantes : lead to something, lead into something, lead upstairs

guider, conduire

Marcher devant d’autres personnes pour leur montrer le chemin en se faisant suivre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : lead someone to + place (He led us to the station.); lead someone through something (Our guide led us through the forest.)

Synonymes : guide, show the way

Contraires : follow

Expressions courantes : lead the way, lead someone home, lead someone to something

plomber

Recouvrir ou remplir quelque chose avec du plomb.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : lead a surface, lead the barrel

principal

Qui occupe le rôle principal ou le plus important dans quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : main, principal, chief

Expressions courantes : lead role, lead singer, lead investigator