lead

1 nounAinmfhocal 1 winning positiontosach masc1 cmu to have the lead bheith chun tosaigh, bheith chun cinn to take the lead dul chun tosaigh, dul amach chun cinn to be in the lead bheith chun tosaigh, bheith chun cinn to go into the lead dul chun tosaigh, dul amach chun cinn two quick points gave Meath the lead chuir dhá chúilín tapa an Mhí chun tosaigh 2 advantagefarasbarr masc1 cmubuntáiste masc4 cmu they had a three-point lead over us bhí farasbarr trí phointe acu orainn, bhí siad trí phointe chun cinn orainn he has a lead of 3 minutes and 15 seconds tá sé 3 nóiméad agus 15 shoicind chun tosaigh the Democrats hold a 5% lead in the opinion polls tá na Daonlathaithe 5% chun cinn sna pobalbhreitheanna 3 initiativetreoir fem5 cmusampla masc4 cmu they're waiting for a lead from the unions tá siad ag fanacht le treoir ó na ceardchumainn he followed her lead lean sé a sampla, rinne sé mar a rinne sise to take your lead from sb aithris a dhéanamh ar dhuine, duine a leanúint to take the lead ceannaireacht a thabhairt, bheith ar thús cadhnaíochta, ceannródaíocht a dhéanamh she took the lead in reforming the system bhí sí ina ceannródaí maidir leis an gcóras a leasú, bhí sí chun tosaigh agus an córas á leasú 4 clue in investigationleid fem2 cmunod masc1 cmu to follow a lead leid a fhiosrú to get a lead leid a fháil 5 business administrationgnó & riarachán, commercetráchtáil potential clientábhar cliaint cmu 6 presspreas potential storyleid fem2 cmuábhar scéil cmu 7 for animaliall fem2 cmu collar and lead coiléar agus iall dogs must be on a lead caithfidh madraí a bheith ar éill to let a dog off the lead madra a scaoileadh den éill, cead a chinn a thabhairt do mhadra 8 electricalleictreach cableseolán masc1 cmucábla masc4 cmu 9 presspreas, tv & radioteilifís & raidió main storypríomhscéal masc1 cmu 10 theatreamharclannaíocht, cinemacineama main performerpríomhaisteoir masc3 11 theatreamharclannaíocht, cinemacineama main rolepríomhpháirt fem2 cmu to play the lead an phríomhpháirt a bheith agat 12 musicceol, informalneamhfhoirmeálta main vocal or instrumental part he sings lead on the title track is eisean an príomhamhránaí ar an teidealrian 13 business administrationgnó & riarachán main person on projectceannasaí masc4 cmu she's the marketing lead is ise an ceannasaí margaíochta, ise atá i gceannas ar an margaíocht 14 gamescluichí person's turn to play firstleagan masc1 cmu adjectiveaidiacht 15 sportspórttosaigh gs as adj cmu the lead horse an capall tosaigh the lead runner an reathaí tosaigh 16 musicceol, theatreamharclannaíocht principalpríomh- pref lead guitarist príomhghiotáraí masc4 lead singer príomhamhránaí masc4 to play the lead role in sth an phríomhpháirt a bheith agat i rud 17 initialan chéad cmutosaigh gs as adj cmu the lead paragraph an chéad alt, an t-alt tosaigh verbbriathar 18 guide, escort transitiveaistreachtreoraigh verb cmutabhair leat PhrV cmutionlaic verb cmu she led me to her office thug sí chuig a hoifig mé he led us through the forest threoraigh sé tríd an bhforaois muidlead sb up the garden pathlead sb astraylead the waylead sb a merry danceyou can lead a horse to water, but you can' t make it drink 19 by hand, arm, bridle, etc transitiveaistreachtabhair verb cmu my mother led me out by the hand thug mo mháthair amach mé ar ghreim láimhe he led the horse by its bridle bhí an capall ar ghreim sriain leislead sb by the nose 20 path, door, etc: provide access intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh verb cmu a door leads out to the garden tá doras amach ar an ngairdín the gate leading west is closed tá an geata thiar dúnta where does this tunnel lead to? cá dtabharfaidh an tollán seo mé?, cá dtéann an tollán seo? a second path leads back to the car park tá cosán eile ag dul ar ais chuig an gcarrchlós transitiveaistreachtabhair verb cmu this door leads you into the sitting room tugann an doras seo isteach sa seomra suí thúlead sb astray 21 direct transitiveaistreachtreoraigh verb cmutabhair verb cmudírigh verb cmu a sign to lead us back to the beach comhartha a threoródh ar ais go dtí an trá muid 22 provide guidance to transitiveaistreachtreoraigh verb cmu to lead a student through the course scoláire a threorú tríd an gcúrsa 23 in discussion etc transitiveaistreachtabhair verb cmu this leads me to something else tugann sé seo chuig pointe eile mé intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh verb cmu where is all this leading? cá bhfuil sé seo ar fad ag dul?, cad a thiocfaidh as seo go léir? all this talk is leading nowhere caint san aer é seo go léir, cur amú ama an chaint seo uilig 24 motivate, attract transitiveaistreachtabhair ar PhrV cmumeall verb cmuspreag verb cmutreoraigh verb cmu placenames led him to the study of Irish logainmneacha a spreag é le staidéar a dhéanamh ar an nGaeilge her love of music led her to a new career thug sí faoi shlí bheatha nua, a bhuíochas dá grá don cheol do not lead us into temptation ná lig sinn i gcathú he was led into crime by his friends mheall a chairde é le dul le coireacht, a chairde a thug air dul le coireacht she's easily led tá sí somheallta, tá sí furasta a mhealladhlead sb astray 25 business administrationgnó & riarachán hold main role intransitiveneamhaistreach to lead on sth bheith i gceannas ar rud 26 direct operations intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith i gceannas cmuceannaireacht a thabhairt cmu she was born to lead is ceannaire cruthanta í to lead from the front bheith ar thosach an tslua to lead by example ceannaireacht a thabhairt le dea-shampla 27 be in charge of, facilitate transitiveaistreachbheith i gceannas ar cmu to lead a party bheith i gceannas ar pháirtí, bheith i do cheannaire ar pháirtí to lead an attack bheith i gceannas ar ionsaí to lead people into battle daoine a thabhairt chun catha to lead an investigation bheith i gceannas ar fhiosrúchán to lead a discussion bheith ag stiúradh díospóireachta he led the calls for reform bhí sé chun tosaigh san éileamh ar leasú Mick O'Dwyer led Kerry to eight All-Ireland titles bhuaigh Ciarraí ocht gcraobh Uile-Éireann faoi cheannas Mick O'Dwyer the Irish team was led by Stephen Cluxton Stephen Cluxton a bhí ina chaptaen ar fhoireann na hÉireannlead the way 28 be at front of transitiveaistreach he led the parade bhí sé ar cheann na paráide, bhí sé i dtosach na paráide, bhí sé ar thús na paráide 29 go first, take initiative intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith i do cheannródaí cmubheith ar thosach an tslua cmulead the way 30 lawdlí be principal barrister intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith i do phríomhabhcóide cmu 31 dancedamhsa be leading partner intransitiveneamhaistreachtreoraigh verb cmu 32 sportspórt, business administrationgnó & riarachán in competitive situation transitiveaistreachbheith chun tosaigh i cmubheith chun cinn i cmu to lead a race bheith chun tosaigh i rás Galway are leading Sligo by a goal tá Gaillimh cúl chun tosaigh ar Shligeach intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith chun tosaigh cmubheith chun cinn cmu Ireland were leading at half-time bhí Éire chun cinn ag leath-am Laois are leading by a goal tá Laois cúl chun tosaigh 33 life, existence transitiveaistreachcaith verb cmu to lead a sad existence saol beag brónach a bheith agat he leads a life of leisure tá saol an mhadra bháin aige, tá an saol ar a dheis aige she led a life of crime chaith sí a saol le coireacht 34 result in intransitiveneamhaistreach this will lead to more problems tiocfaidh tuilleadh fadhbanna as seo, tuilleadh fadhbanna an toradh a bheidh air seo that decision led to the failure of the company an cinneadh sin ba chúis le cliseadh an chomhlachta that meeting led to her changing her job is de bharr an chruinnithe sin a d'athraigh sí a post illness eventually led to his retirement drochshláinte a thug air dul ar scor sa deireadh 35 cause transitiveaistreach that led him to doubt the findings thug sé sin air a bheith in amhras faoi na torthaí what led them to refuse? cad a thug orthu diúltú?, cad ba chúis leo diúltú? I've been led to believe that it'll happen tá sé tugtha le fios dom go dtarlóidh sé, tuigtear dom go dtarlóidh sé it was cheaper than we'd been led to expect bhí sé níos saoire ná mar a tugadh le tuiscint dúinn 36 educationoideachas result in (qualification) intransitiveneamhaistreach a course leading to a diploma cúrsa ar féidir dioplóma a ghnóthú as 37 lawdlí put words in mouth of (witness) transitiveaistreachtreoircheist a chur ar cmu 38 boxingdornálaíocht, sportspórt favour hand, foot intransitiveneamhaistreach he leads with his left an chiotóg a bhíonn chun tosaigh aige 39 gamescluichí in card games transitiveaistreachleag verb cmu she led the ace of clubs leag sí aon triuf SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -leading→ leads→ -led PhrasesNathanna to lead sb a merry dance beithé a dhéanamh de dhuineceap magaidh a dhéanamh de dhuinestaicín áiféise a dhéanamh de dhuine to lead sb astray 1 encourage into wrongdoingduine a chur ar bhóthar a aimhleasaduine a chur amú 2 deceive, distractduine a chur amúduine a chur ar straeduine a chur dá threoir to lead sb up the garden path an dubh a chur ina gheal ar dhuinedallamullóg a chur ar dhuine to lead the way 1 go first and show waybheith chun tosaigh cmubheith ag ceann an tsluabheith ar thosach an tslua cmu 2 prepare groundan bealach a réiteach 3 set examplebheith mar eiseamláirdul ar thús cadhnaíochta 4 innovatebheith ar thús cadhnaíochtabheith chun tosaigh cmu you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink is féidir capall a thabhairt chuig an tobar ach ní féidir tabhairt air ól Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ lead off→ lead on→ lead up to→ lead with

lead

2 nounAinmfhocal 1 chemistryceimic, mineralogymianreolaíocht chemicalluaidhe fem4 cmu 2 fishingiascaireacht fishing weightluaidhe fem4 cmufabhair fem cmu 3 informalneamhfhoirmeálta bulletsluaidhe fem4 cmu to pump sb full of lead duine a phumpáil le luaidhe, duine a chriathrú le piléir 4 in pencilluaidhe fem4 cmu 5 nauticalmuirí for plumblineluaidhe fem4 cmu to heave the lead an luaidhe a chaitheamh amach, an doimhne a thomhasswing the lead SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → leading→ leads PhrasesNathanna to get the lead out (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta deifrigh cmu get the lead out, Seán! déan deifir, a Sheáin! to go down like a lead balloon informalneamhfhoirmeálta (also nó to go over like a lead balloon) (USSAM) the proposal went down like a lead balloon theip glan ar an moladh, ní raibh aon ghlacadh leis an moladh to have lead in your pencil vulgargáirsiúil, used humorouslyúsáid ghreannmhar he still has lead in his pencil! tá dúch ina pheann go fóill!, tá géim sa chailleach fós!, tá sé ina bhríste go fóill! to swing the lead 1 nauticalmuirí sound depthfeádóireacht a dhéanamhan doimhneacht a thomhas 2 informalneamhfhoirmeálta malingerbheith ag loiceadhbheith ag seachaint oibrebheith ag cuntas tairníbheith ag feádóireacht

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