lead foot no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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lead foot [americ ˈlɛd ˌfʊt] SUBST americ coloq

lead foot

= guidatore che pigia molto sull'acceleratore

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I.foot <pl feet> [Brit fʊt, americ fʊt] SUBST

1. foot:

foot (of person, horse)

piede m

foot (of rabbit, cat, dog)

zampa f

foot (of chair)

piede m

foot (of stocking, sock)

pedule m

on foot

a piedi

this carpet is soft under foot

è piacevole camminare su questo tappeto

he hasn't set foot in this house, in England for 10 years

non mette piede in questa casa, in Inghilterra da 10 anni

from head to foot

dalla testa ai piedi

to rise to one's feet

alzarsi in piedi

to help sb to their feet

aiutare qn ad alzarsi

her speech brought the audience to its feet

tutto l'uditorio si alzò in piedi per applaudire il suo discorso

to be on one's feet

essere in piedi

to be on one's feet again fig

essere di nuovo in piedi

to get sb back on their feet (after illness)

rimettere in piedi qn

to get sb, sth back on their, its feet (after setback)

rimettere in piedi qn, qc

to be quick on one's feet

essere un gambalesta, essere veloce

bound or tied hand and foot

legato mani e piedi

to sweep sb off their feet

fare cadere qn or fare perdere l'equilibrio a qn

to sweep sb off their feet fig

fare perdere la testa a qn

to sit at sb's feet

sedere ai piedi di qn

to sit at sb's feet fig

= essere un seguace, un allievo di qn

my foot! coloq

un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2. foot (measurement):

foot

piede m (= 0, 3048 m)

3. foot (bottom):

foot (of mountain)

piedi mpl (of di)

at the foot of bed, stairs

ai piedi di

at the foot of list, letter

alla fine di, in fondo a

at the foot of page

a piè di

at the foot of table

in fondo a

4. foot (of sewing machine):

foot

piedino m

5. foot MILITAR:

foot

fanteria f

6. foot LIT (in poetry):

foot

piede m

II.-footed COMPOS

four-footed

quadrupede

bare-footed

a piedi nudi

III.foot [Brit fʊt, americ fʊt] VERBO trans

to foot the bill

pagare il conto (for di)

IV.foot [Brit fʊt, americ fʊt]

not to put a foot wrong

non sbagliare un colpo

to be, get under sb's feet

stare fra i piedi a qn

to be rushed off one's feet

non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb on the wrong foot

prendere qn in contropiede, cogliere qn in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb's feet

fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qn or spiazzare qn

to dance, walk sb off their feet

fare ballare, camminare qn fino allo sfinimento

to fall or land on one's feet

cadere in piedi

to keep both or one's feet on the ground

tenere i piedi or stare coi piedi per terra

to have two left feet

= essere goffo, maldestro

to leave somewhere feet first

uscire da un luogo con i piedi davanti

to put one's foot down coloq (accelerate)

schiacciare l'acceleratore

to put one's foot down (be firm)

insistere

to put one's best foot forward (do one's best)

fare del proprio meglio

to put one's best foot forward (hurry)

allungare il passo or affrettarsi

to put one's foot in it coloq

fare una gaffe

to put one's feet up

= rilassarsi, riposarsi

to stand on one's own (two) feet

essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe

to start off or get off on the wrong, right foot

partire col piede sbagliato, giusto (with sb con qc)

to wait on sb hand and foot

essere servile nei confronti di qn

I.lead¹ [Brit liːd, americ lid] SUBST

1. lead (winning position in race, game, poll, quiz):

to be in the lead or to have the lead

essere in testa or al primo posto

to go into the lead or to take the lead

passare in testa or assumere il comando

this gave him the lead

questo lo fece passare in testa or al comando

to move into an early lead

passare rapidamente in vantaggio

to share the lead

condividere il primo posto

2. lead (amount by which one is winning):

lead

vantaggio m (over su)

to have a lead of three points, half a lap

avere tre punti, mezzo giro di pista di vantaggio

to have a six second, three-goal lead

avere sei secondi, tre gol di vantaggio

to increase one's lead

aumentare il proprio vantaggio (by di)

to increase one's lead in the polls to 20%

raggiungere un vantaggio del 20% nei sondaggi

3. lead (initiative):

to take the lead

prendere l'iniziativa

to take the lead in doing

prendere l'iniziativa a fare

to give a or the lead

dare il via (in doing nel fare)

to follow sb's lead

seguire l'esempio di qn

4. lead (clue):

lead

pista f

to have a number of leads to pursue

avere più piste da seguire

this was our first real lead

questo fu la nostra prima vera traccia

to give sb a lead as to solution

dare a qn un suggerimento per

to give sb a lead as to perpetrator

dare a qn un'indicazione circa

5. lead:

lead TEATR, CINEMA (role)

parte f principale, da protagonista

lead TEATR, CINEMA (role)

ruolo m principale, da protagonista

lead (person)

interprete mf principale

lead (person)

protagonista mf

to play the lead

fare il ruolo principale or il protagonista

who was the male, female lead?

chi era il protagonista maschile, femminile?

6. lead JORNAL (story):

to be the lead

essere in prima pagina

to be the lead in all the papers

essere su tutte le prime pagine dei giornali

7. lead ELETRÓN (wire):

lead

filo m

8. lead Brit (for dog):

lead

guinzaglio m

on a lead

al guinzaglio

to let the dog off the lead

togliere il guinzaglio al cane or sguinzagliare il cane

9. lead (in cards):

it's Nina's lead

è di mano Nina

II.lead¹ [Brit liːd, americ lid] ADJ before subst

lead guitarist, guitar

primo

lead role, singer

principale

lead article

d'apertura

III.lead¹ <pass/Part perf led> [Brit liːd, americ lid] VERBO trans

1. lead (guide, escort):

lead person

guidare, condurre (to sth a qc; to sb da qn; out of fuori da; through per)

to lead sb into the house, into the kitchen

condurre qn in casa, in cucina

to lead sb up, down hill, staircase

portare or condurre qn su per, giù da

to lead sb back

riportare qn indietro

to lead sb back

riaccompagnare qn (to a)

to lead sb away

condurre via or allontanare qn (from da)

to lead sb across the road

fare attraversare la strada a qn

to lead sb to safety, into a trap

portare qn al sicuro, in trappola

2. lead (pull, take by hand or bridle):

lead child, prisoner, horse

condurre, portare (to a; into in; by per)

to lead sb to his cell

condurre qn alla sua cella

3. lead (bring):

lead path, route, sign, clue:

portare (to a)

lead path, route, sign, clue:

guidare (to da, verso)

lead sound, smell: person

guidare (to da, verso)

where is this discussion leading us?

a che cosa ci porta questa conversazione?

this leads me to my main point

con questo arrivo al punto principale

to lead the conversation onto

portare la conversazione su

4. lead (be leader of):

lead army, team, expedition, attack, strike, revolt, proceedings, procession, parade

guidare

lead orchestra, research

dirigere

to lead sb to victory

portare qn alla vittoria

to lead the debate

condurre il dibattito

to lead a congregation in prayer

intonare le preghiere

to lead the dancing

aprire le danze

5. lead (be ahead of):

lead DESP, COM rival

condurre su, essere in vantaggio su

lead team

guidare su

to be leading sb by 10 metres

avere un vantaggio di 10 metri su qn

to be leading Liverpool 4-2

condurre per quattro a due contro il Liverpool

to lead the world

essere al primo posto nel mondo

to lead the field (in commerce, research)

essere il leader nel settore

to lead the field (in race)

condurre or essere in testa

to lead the market

essere il leader del mercato

6. lead (cause, influence):

to lead sb to do

portare qn a fare

to lead sb to believe, hope that …

indurre qn a credere, sperare che …

to be led to believe that …

essere indotto a credere che …

he led me to expect that …

mi indusse ad aspettarmi che …

what led you to this conclusion?

che cosa ti portò a questa conclusione?

everything leads me to conclude that …

tutto mi porta a pensare che …

to be easily led

essere facilmente influenzabile

7. lead (conduct, have):

lead active life, lazy life

condurre, fare

to lead a life of luxury, idleness

vivere nel lusso, nell'ozio

8. lead JUR:

to lead a witness

interrogare un testimone suggerendogli le risposte

9. lead (in cards):

lead card

aprire con

IV.lead¹ <pass/Part perf led> [Brit liːd, americ lid] VERBO intr

1. lead (go, be directed):

to lead to path, route:

condurre, portare a

to lead to door:

dare su

to lead to exit, trapdoor:

portare a

to lead back to

ricondurre a or riportare a

to lead off the corridor passage:

partire dal corridoio

to lead off the corridor door:

dare sul corridoio

footsteps led away from the scene

le tracce si allontanavano dal luogo

2. lead (result in):

to lead to complication, discovery, accident, response

portare a

it was bound to lead to trouble

era destinato a creare problemi

one thing led to another, and we…

da cosa nacque cosa, e noi…

3. lead (be ahead):

lead company:

essere in testa

lead runner, car, team, side:

condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando

to lead by three games, 15 seconds

condurre per tre giochi, avere un vantaggio di 15 secondi

to be leading in the arms race

essere in testa nella corsa agli armamenti

4. lead (go first):

lead (in walk)

fare strada

lead (in procession)

essere in testa

lead (in action, discussion)

prendere l'iniziativa

5. lead (in dancing):

lead

condurre

lead

guidare

6. lead JUR:

to lead for defence, prosecution

essere l'avvocato principale di

7. lead JORNAL:

to lead with story, headline, picture

mettere in prima pagina

8. lead (in boxing):

to lead with one's left, right

attaccare di sinistro, di destro

9. lead (in cards):

lead

essere di mano

V.lead¹ [Brit liːd, americ lid]

to lead the way (go first)

fare strada

to lead the way (guide others)

mostrare la via or la strada

to lead the way (be ahead, winning)

essere in testa

to lead the way up, down, into

mostrare la strada per salire, scendere, entrare

to lead the way in space research

essere il numero uno nella ricerca spaziale

lead² [Brit lɛd, americ lɛd] SUBST

1. lead (metal):

lead

piombo m

white lead

biacca (di piombo)

red lead

minio

red lead before subst piping

di, in piombo

red lead weight

di piombo

2. lead (bullets):

lead coloq, fig

piombo m

3. lead:

lead, also blacklead (graphite)

grafite f

lead, also blacklead (in pencil)

mina f

4. lead (on fishing line, in gun cartridge etc.):

lead

piombo m

lead

piombino m

5. lead NÁUT (for sounding):

lead

piombo m

lead

scandaglio m

6. lead TIPOGR:

lead

interlinea f

7. lead ENGENH (of window):

lead

piombo m

leads (of windows)

piombi

8. lead Brit (for roofing):

lead

piombo m

to fill or pump sb full of lead coloq

riempire qn di piombo

to get the lead out americ coloq (stop loafing)

darsi una mossa

to get the lead out (speed up)

liberarsi della zavorra

to go down like a lead balloon Brit coloq , to go over like a lead balloon americ coloq

fallire miseramente

to swing the lead Brit coloq, raro

darsi malato (per non lavorare)

lead foot no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para lead foot no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.foot <feet> [fʊt] SUBST

1. foot:

foot of person

piede m

foot of animal

zampa f

2. foot (unit of measurement):

foot

piede m 30, 48 cm

3. foot (bottom or lowest part):

at the foot of one's bed

ai piedi del letto

at the foot of the page

a piè di pagina

Expressões:

to get a foot in the door

mettere un piede dentro

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba

to have both feet on the ground

avere i piedi per terra

to set foot on dry land

mettere piede sulla terra ferma

to be back on one's feet

essere di nuovo in piedi

to have/get cold feet

avere fifa

to get off on the wrong foot

partire col piede sbagliato

to fall on one's feet

cadere in piedi

to find one's feet

ambientarsi

to put one's foot down

puntare i piedi

to put one's foot in it [or in one's mouth]

fare una gaffe

to set foot in sth

metter piede in qc

I'll never set foot in his house again

non metterò mai più piede a casa sua

to be under sb's feet

stare sempre in mezzo a piedi a qu

II.foot [fʊt] VERBO trans coloq

to foot the bill

pagare il conto

I.lead¹ [li:d] SUBST

1. lead:

to be in the lead

essere in testa

to hold the lead

rimanere in testa

to lose one's lead

perdere il vantaggio

to move into the lead

andare in testa

to take the lead

assumere il comando

2. lead:

lead (example)

esempio m

lead (guiding)

iniziativa f

to follow sb's lead

seguire l'esempio di qu

3. lead TEATR:

lead

ruolo m principale

to play the lead

essere il/la protagonista

4. lead (clue, tip):

lead

pista f

to get a lead on sth

ricevere un indizio su qc

to give a lead

dare una dritta

5. lead (connecting wire):

lead

cavo m

6. lead (dog leash):

lead

guinzaglio m

II.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VERBO trans

1. lead (be in charge of):

lead

guidare

lead discussion, inquiry

condurre

2. lead (conduct):

lead

condurre

lead

portare

to lead the way

fare strada

to lead the way fig

indicare la strada

3. lead (induce):

lead

indurre

to lead sb to do sth

portare qu a fare qc

to lead sb to believe that …

far credere a qu che …

JUR to lead a witness

fare domande tendenziose a un testimone

4. lead COM, DESP (be ahead of):

lead

essere in vantaggio su

to lead the field fig

essere il primo

5. lead (live a particular way):

lead life

condurre

to lead a life of luxury

vivere nel lusso

to lead a quiet/hectic life

fare una vita tranquilla/frenetica

Expressões:

to lead sb (around) by the nose coloq

far fare a qu ciò che si vuole

III.lead¹ <led, led> [li:d] VERBO intr

1. lead (be in charge):

lead

dirigere

2. lead (guide followers):

lead

essere alla guida

3. lead (conduct):

lead

portare

to lead to/into sth a. fig

portare a qc

4. lead (be ahead):

lead

essere in vantaggio

to lead by 2 laps

essere in vantaggio di due giri

lead² [led] SUBST

1. lead (metal):

lead

piombo m

2. lead in pencil:

lead

mina f

3. lead NÁUT:

lead

scandaglio m

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

The lead uppercut, like the jab does not use any pivotal motion, the power comes from the transfer of bodyweight to the lead foot.

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