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English meaning

  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • roadie noun A person who works on the technical crew for a touring band, setting up and moving equipment.

Senses

plomo is used for these senses in English:

  • lead (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
  • lead (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
  • lead (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
  • lead (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
  • roadie One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.

lead — full definition

  1. noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  2. verb To guide or direct a person, group, or activity.
  3. noun The state of being ahead in a race, contest, or competition.
  4. noun The main role in a film, play, or performance, or the person who plays it.
  5. noun A piece of information that may help solve a case or investigation.

roadie — full definition

  1. noun A person who works on the technical crew for a touring band, setting up and moving equipment.
  2. noun A cyclist who mainly rides on paved roads rather than off-road trails.
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