mener ☊ 
to lead like: to lead → →
(1) only (2) to lead
(3) to point, indicate, show, point out
(4) thread ☊
chỉ ☊ She has tried to lead a good life. ☊ good ☊
to lead/form a government ☊ government ☊
to lead an expedition ☊ lead ☊
to lead a discussion ☊ lead ☊
to lead a quiet life/a life of luxury/a miserable existence ☊ lead ☊
I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue. ☊ lead ☊
He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life. ☊ normal ☊
He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere). ☊ take ☊
mener ☊ la police mène une enquête pour arrêter les assaillants ☊
conduire ☊ conduisons-la à l’hôpital ☊
diriger ☊ nous ne sommes dirigés que par nos désirs ☊
animer ☊ le vin suscitait des conversations animées ☊