Oct 4, 2004 18:43
19 yrs ago
English term
lead sb along
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
GRACE
He'd reveal a great deal in pursuing you, Mel. He'll probably try and bribe you with little bits of information about Alana and Valerie. Information we could use to get leverage on him and he would end up telling us who his partner was.
MEL
What would I have to do?
GRACE
Interview him - alone, following a script by me.
MEL
Not lead him along?
GRACE
Oh, no, no. You naturally hold his interest.
'Waking the Dead'
He'd reveal a great deal in pursuing you, Mel. He'll probably try and bribe you with little bits of information about Alana and Valerie. Information we could use to get leverage on him and he would end up telling us who his partner was.
MEL
What would I have to do?
GRACE
Interview him - alone, following a script by me.
MEL
Not lead him along?
GRACE
Oh, no, no. You naturally hold his interest.
'Waking the Dead'
Responses
+8
12 mins
Gisele Brierley
Works in field
Prompt and Professional Translations
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Selected
To keep in a state of expectation or hope; entice.
To keep in a state of expectation or hope; entice.
Perhaps to entice the man in question by acting interested in him (in a physical way), so as to find out the information.
Perhaps to entice the man in question by acting interested in him (in a physical way), so as to find out the information.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much."
12 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
fool, or hoax or deceive
In the USA, you can also say "string sb along"
34 mins
lead him on with false expectations
play make believe with him, so he thought she was interested in him
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