lead on

lɛd ɑn
led on
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Translation of lead on into German

Phrasal verb

tr.
1.

guidance

guide or direct someone forward
  • She will lead on the group through the mountain trail..Sie wird die Gruppe durch den Bergpfad führen
2.

deception

encourage someone with false romantic intentions
  • He led her on without any intention of dating her.Er hat sie ohne jegliche Absicht, mit ihr auszugehen, hingehalten.
3.

trick into

Rare
entice someone into trouble or wrongdoing
Rare
  • The gang leader led him on to commit the crime.Der Bandenführer verleitete ihn dazu, das Verbrechen zu begehen.
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Synonyms and analogies of lead on in English

Examples of lead on in a sentence

  • The guide will lead on the hikers through the forest.
  • She didn't mean to lead him on during the trip.
  • He felt guilty for leading her on for months.
  • She led him on with promises of wealth.
  • The con artist led them on to invest in the scheme.

Translations of "lead on" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
führenv.

As president, he plans to lead on discussions about policy changes.

Als Präsident plant er, die Diskussionen über politische Veränderungen zu führen.

I'd like you to lead on the interview with her.

Ich hätte gerne, dass Sie das Interview mit ihr führen.

leitenv.

I thought that I was supposed to be lead on the case here.

Ich dachte, dass ich den Fall hier leiten sollte.

The manager will lead on the training session scheduled for next week.

Der Manager wird die für nächste Woche geplante Schulung leiten.

Spur zu

They have an unconfirmed lead on the missing person, which provides a glimmer of hope.

Sie haben eine unbestätigte Spur zu der vermissten Person, die einen Funken Hoffnung bietet.

And you've got our best lead on the kidnappers.

Die Uhr tickt und du hast unsere beste Spur zu den Entführern.

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Other translations for lead on:

  • weiterführenv.
  • anführenv.
  • Hinweis auf

lead on: Examples and translations in context

It must lead on to further efforts to remove the obstacles.

Er muß zu weiteren Bemühungen um eine Beseitigung der Hindernisse führen.

There originate balls which irritate the resistance system and lead on wrong tracks.

Es entstehen Knäuel, die das Abwehrsystem irritieren und auf falsche Fährten führen.

Davenport already has a lead on the source of the story.

Davenport hat bereits eine Spur, welche zur Quelle der Story führen könnte.

Two piers lead on into the water where large ships can dock.

Zwei Stege führen weiter ins Wasser hinaus, wo große Schiffe anlegen können.

Multi-coloured boxes on the starting page lead on to different categories.

Verschiedenfarbige Boxen führen auf der Startseite zu den unterschiedlichen Rubriken.

It must lead on to further efforts to remove the obstacles.

Er muß zu weiteren Bemühungen um eine Beseitigung der Hindernisse führen.

Mark was excited to lead on the initiative for improving the workplace.

Mark war begeistert, die Initiative zur Verbesserung des Arbeitsplatzes zu leiten.

She hoped to lead on the scientific research project next semester.

Sie hoffte, im nächsten Semester das wissenschaftliche Forschungsprojekt zu leiten.

See also:

lead someone on
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