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lead

lead

Meaning of lead

English

a heavy, soft, grey metal

Русский

Тяжёлый мягкий серый металл.

lead

Pronunciation

British English
/led/
American English
/led/

lead with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом lead

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23 сочетания

Формы металла

Forms of the metal
molten lead
расплавленный свинец

The metalworker poured molten lead into a mould.

Мастер по металлу залил расплавленный свинец в форму.

a piece of lead
кусок свинца

They found a piece of lead beneath the old floor.

Под старым полом они нашли кусок свинца.

  • pure leadчистый свинец
  • a block of leadсвинцовый блок
  • a sheet of leadлист свинца
  • lead foilсвинцовая фольга

Где встречается свинец

Where lead is found
lead in old paint
свинец в старой краске

Before sanding the walls, we checked for lead in the old paint.

Прежде чем шлифовать стены, мы проверили старую краску на свинец.

a lead roof
свинцовая крыша

The guide pointed out the church’s lead roof.

Экскурсовод обратил внимание на свинцовую крышу церкви.

  • lead in drinking waterсвинец в питьевой воде
  • lead in the soilсвинец в почве
  • lead in batteriesсвинец в аккумуляторах
  • lead shieldingсвинцовая защита от излучения

Работа со свинцом

Working with lead
  • melt leadплавить свинец
  • pour lead into a mouldзаливать свинец в форму
  • recycle leadперерабатывать свинец
  • remove old lead pipesудалять старые свинцовые трубы
  • contain leadсодержать свинец

Загрязнение и проверка

Contamination and testing
lead contamination
загрязнение свинцом

The investigation focused on lead contamination near the factory.

Расследование было сосредоточено на загрязнении свинцом вблизи завода.

exposure to lead
воздействие свинца

The training course covered exposure to lead at work.

На учебном курсе рассматривалось воздействие свинца на рабочем месте.

  • lead poisoningотравление свинцом
  • traces of leadследы свинца
  • test for leadпроверять на содержание свинца
  • lead levelsуровень содержания свинца

lead usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Old pipes were made of lead.

Старые трубы делали из свинца.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Lead is very toxic.

Свинец очень ядовит.

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lead meaning: what does it mean?

a heavy, soft, grey metal

lead pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

lead is pronounced as /led/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

lead definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Старые трубы делали из свинца. Translation: Old pipes were made of lead.

Is lead part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

Yes, lead can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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