leading

leading
['liːdɪŋ]
aggettivo
1) (top) [lawyer, politician] eminente, di primo piano, di spicco; [brand] primario; [position] preminente

a leading company — una delle società principali

2) (main) [role] principale, da protagonista
3) (in race) [driver, car] di testa, che è in testa; (in league) [club, team] in testa alla classifica
4) (at the front) [aircraft, car] di testa
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leading (1) /ˈlɛdɪŋ/
n. [u]
1 articoli di piombo
2 (edil.) impiombatura
3 piombaggio (di merci)
4 piombatura (di vetri)
5 (tipogr.) interlinea addizionale.
♦ leading (2) /ˈli:dɪŋ/
A n. [u]
1 comando; direzione; guida
2 (fig.) influenza; (forza dell') esempio
B a.
1 che guida; che comanda; che dirige
2 (anche sport) che è in testa; che è all'avanguardia (fig.)
3 eminente; preminente; primo; primario; principale: a leading company, un'azienda primaria; a leading scientist, un eminente scienziato; (geom.) leading diagonal, diagonale principale
● (aeron. mil., in GB) leading aircraftman, aviere scelto □ leading article, (giorn.) ► leader, def. 9 □ (teatr.) leading business, parti principali (riservate al primo attore) □ (leg.) leading case, caso che fa testo; sentenza che serve da precedente □ (alpinismo) leading climber, capocordata □ (elettr.) leading current, corrente in anticipo □ (aeron.) leading edge, bordo d'attacco, bordo d'entrata (dell'ala) □ (econ., fin.) leading indicator, indicatore di tendenza; indicatore anticipatore; indice significativo □ (cinem., teatr.) leading lady, primadonna; (attrice) protagonista □ leading light, (naut.) fanale di allineamento; (fig.: di persona) luminare □ (cinem., teatr.) leading man, primo attore; (attore) protagonista □ (naut.) leading mark, meda; segnale □ (mus.) leading motive, motivo conduttore; tema melodico ricorrente □ (mus.) leading note, nota sensibile □ (spec. leg.) leading question, domanda tendenziosa; domanda posta in modo da suggerire una certa risposta (e perciò non consentita e non ammessa) □ leading rein, briglia; cavezza □ leading reins = leading strings ► sotto □ (marina mil., in GB) leading seaman, sottocapo □ (econ.) the leading sectors, i settori di punta □ (Borsa) leading securities, titoli guida □ (naut.) leading ship, nave capofila □ leading strings, dande; guinzaglio per bambini piccoli □ leading topics, argomenti d'attualità □ (mat., telef., ecc.) leading zero, zero iniziale □ (fig.: di adulto) to be in leading strings, venir fatto rigare dritto; essere sotto stretto controllo.
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['liːdɪŋ]
aggettivo
1) (top) [lawyer, politician] eminente, di primo piano, di spicco; [brand] primario; [position] preminente

a leading company — una delle società principali

2) (main) [role] principale, da protagonista
3) (in race) [driver, car] di testa, che è in testa; (in league) [club, team] in testa alla classifica
4) (at the front) [aircraft, car] di testa

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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