English | Russian |
get a lead on | найти зацепку (КГА) |
get a lead on | найти след (КГА) |
hunt a false lead | пойти по ложному следу (This was the rarest type of all kidnappings — a stranger abduction from the home — and it triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history, along with a media frenzy. By the time it was all over, actress Winona Ryder would even offer a reward for Polly’s safe return; a move investigative journalist Kim Cross said police asked her to walk back for fears it would draw opportunists and waste resources hunting false leads. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
hunt a false lead | идти по ложному следу (This was the rarest type of all kidnappings — a stranger abduction from the home — and it triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history, along with a media frenzy. By the time it was all over, actress Winona Ryder would even offer a reward for Polly’s safe return; a move investigative journalist Kim Cross said police asked her to walk back for fears it would draw opportunists and waste resources hunting false leads. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
lead investigator | старший оперуполномоченный (по делу; in the US – a detective assigned to lead the investigation Val_Ships) |
lead investigator | начальник следственной группы (4uzhoj) |
lead to the suspect | выводить на подозреваемого (sankozh) |
not a single lead | ни одной зацепки (в ходе расследования Val_Ships) |
slim lead | слабая зацепка (Taras) |
work one's lead | отрабатывать версию (Am.E. Taras) |