lead
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1 noun winning positiontosach masc1 to have the lead bheith chun tosaigh, bheith chun cinnto take the lead dul chun tosaigh, dul amach chun cinnto be in the lead bheith chun tosaigh, bheith chun cinnto go into the lead dul chun tosaigh, dul amach chun cinntwo quick points gave Meath the lead chuir dhá chúilín tapa an Mhí chun tosaigh 2 noun advantagefarasbarr masc1 buntáiste masc4 they had a three-point lead over us bhí farasbarr trí phointe acu orainn, bhí siad trí phointe chun cinn orainnhe has a lead of 3 minutes and 15 seconds tá sé 3 nóiméad agus 15 shoicind chun tosaighthe Democrats hold a 5% lead in the opinion polls tá na Daonlathaithe 5% chun cinn sna pobalbhreitheannaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun initiativetreoir fem5 sampla masc4 they're waiting for a lead from the unions tá siad ag fanacht le treoir ó na ceardchumainnhe followed her lead lean sé a sampla, rinne sé mar a rinne siseto take your lead from sb aithris a dhéanamh ar dhuine, duine a leanúintto take the lead ceannaireacht a thabhairt, bheith ar thús cadhnaíochta, ceannródaíocht a dhéanamhshe 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 noun clue in investigationleid fem2 nod masc1 to follow a lead leid a fhiosrúto get a lead leid a fháil 5 noun BUS-ADM, COMM potential clientábhar cliaint 6 noun PRESS potential storyleid fem2 ábhar scéil 7 noun for animaliall fem2 collar and lead coiléar agus ialldogs must be on a lead caithfidh madraí a bheith ar éillto let a dog off the lead madra a scaoileadh den éill, cead a chinn a thabhairt do mhadra 8 noun ELECTRIC cableseolán masc1 cábla masc4 9 noun PRESS, TV-RAD main storypríomhscéal masc1 10 noun THEAT, CINE main performerpríomhaisteoir masc3 11 noun THEAT, CINE main rolepríomhpháirt fem2 to play the lead an phríomhpháirt a bheith agat 12 noun MUS, informal main vocal or instrumental parthe sings lead on the title track is eisean an príomhamhránaí ar an teidealrian 13 noun BUS-ADM main person on projectceannasaí masc4 she's the marketing lead is ise an ceannasaí margaíochta, ise atá i gceannas ar an margaíocht 14 noun GAMES person's turn to play firstleagan masc1
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15 adjective SPORtosaigh gs as adj the lead horse an capall tosaighthe lead runner an reathaí tosaigh 16 adjective MUS, THEAT principalpríomh- preflead guitarist príomhghiotáraí masc4lead singer príomhamhránaí masc4to play the lead role in sth an phríomhpháirt a bheith agat i rud 17 adjective initialan chéad tosaigh gs as adj the lead paragraph an chéad alt, an t-alt tosaighverb
18 verb guide, escort TRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb tabhair leat PhrV tionlaic verb she led me to her office thug sí chuig a hoifig méhe led us through the forest threoraigh sé tríd an bhforaois muid 19 verb by hand, arm, bridle, etc TRANSITIVEtabhair verb my mother led me out by the hand thug mo mháthair amach mé ar ghreim láimhehe led the horse by its bridle bhí an capall ar ghreim sriain leis 20 verb path, door, etc: provide access INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb a door leads out to the garden tá doras amach ar an ngairdínthe gate leading west is closed tá an geata thiar dúntawhere 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
TRANSITIVEtabhair verb this door leads you into the sitting room tugann an doras seo isteach sa seomra suí thú
21 verb direct TRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb tabhair verb dírigh verb a sign to lead us back to the beach comhartha a threoródh ar ais go dtí an trá muid 22 verb provide guidance to TRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb to lead a student through the course scoláire a threorú tríd an gcúrsa 23 verb in discussion etc INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb 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 verb motivate, attract TRANSITIVEtabhair ar PhrV meall verb spreag verb treoraigh verb placenames led him to the study of Irish logainmneacha a spreag é le staidéar a dhéanamh ar an nGaeilgeher love of music led her to a new career thug sí faoi shlí bheatha nua, a bhuíochas dá grá don cheoldo not lead us into temptation ná lig sinn i gcathúhe was led into crime by his friends mheall a chairde é le dul le coireacht, a chairde a thug air dul le coireachtshe's easily led tá sí somheallta, tá sí furasta a mhealladh 25 verb BUS-ADM hold main role INTRANSITIVEto lead on sth bheith i gceannas ar rud 26 verb direct operations INTRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas ceannaireacht a thabhairt she was born to lead is ceannaire cruthanta íto lead from the front bheith ar thosach an tsluato lead by example ceannaireacht a thabhairt le dea-shampla 27 verb be in charge of, facilitate TRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas ar to lead a party bheith i gceannas ar pháirtí, bheith i do cheannaire ar pháirtíto lead an attack bheith i gceannas ar ionsaíto lead people into battle daoine a thabhairt chun cathato lead an investigation bheith i gceannas ar fhiosrúchánto lead a discussion bheith ag stiúradh díospóireachtahe led the calls for reform bhí sé chun tosaigh san éileamh ar leasúMick O'Dwyer led Kerry to eight All-Ireland titles bhuaigh Ciarraí ocht gcraobh Uile-Éireann faoi cheannas Mick O'Dwyerthe Irish team was led by Stephen Cluxton Stephen Cluxton a bhí ina chaptaen ar fhoireann na hÉireann 28 verb be at front of TRANSITIVEhe led the parade bhí sé ar cheann na paráide, bhí sé i dtosach na paráide, bhí sé ar thús na paráide 29 verb go first, take initiative INTRANSITIVEbheith i do cheannródaí bheith ar thosach an tslua 30 verb LAW be principal barrister INTRANSITIVEbheith i do phríomhabhcóide 31 verb DANC be leading partner INTRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb 32 verb SPOR, BUS-ADM in competitive situation 33 verb life, existence TRANSITIVEcaith verb to lead a sad existence saol beag brónach a bheith agathe leads a life of leisure tá saol an mhadra bháin aige, tá an saol ar a dheis aigeshe led a life of crime chaith sí a saol le coireacht 34 verb result in INTRANSITIVEthis will lead to more problems tiocfaidh tuilleadh fadhbanna as seo, tuilleadh fadhbanna an toradh a bheidh air seothat decision led to the failure of the company an cinneadh sin ba chúis le cliseadh an chomhlachtathat meeting led to her changing her job is de bharr an chruinnithe sin a d'athraigh sí a postillness eventually led to his retirement drochshláinte a thug air dul ar scor sa deireadh 35 verb cause TRANSITIVEthat led him to doubt the findings thug sé sin air a bheith in amhras faoi na torthaíwhat 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 séit was cheaper than we'd been led to expect bhí sé níos saoire ná mar a tugadh le tuiscint dúinn 36 verb ED result in (qualification) INTRANSITIVEa course leading to a diploma cúrsa ar féidir dioplóma a ghnóthú as 37 verb LAW put words in mouth of (witness) TRANSITIVEtreoircheist a chur ar 38 verb BOX, SPOR favour hand, foot INTRANSITIVEhe leads with his left an chiotóg a bhíonn chun tosaigh aige 39 verb GAMES in card games TRANSITIVEleag verb she led the ace of clubs leag sí aon triuf