queue (ky )n. 1. A line of waiting people or vehicles. 2. A long braid of hair worn hanging down the back of the neck; a pigtail. 3. Computer Science a. A sequence of stored data or programs awaiting processing. b. A data structure from which the first item that can be retrieved is the one stored earliest. intr.v. queued, queu·ing, queues To get in line: queue up at the box office. [French, from Old French cue, tail, from Latin cauda, c  da.]Word History: When the British stand in queues (as they have been doing at least since 1837, when this meaning of the word is first recorded in English), they may not realize they form a tail. The French word queue from which the English word is borrowed is a descendant of Latin c da, meaning "tail." French queue appeared in 1748 in English, referring to a plait of hair hanging down the back of the neck. By 1802 wearing a queue was a regulation in the British army, but by the mid-19th century queues had disappeared along with cocked hats. Latin cda is also the source of Italian coda, which was adopted into English as a musical term (like so many other English musical terms that come from Italian). A coda is thus literally the "tail end" of a movement or composition. |
queue [kjuː] Chiefly Brit
n
1. a line of people, vehicles, etc., waiting for something a queue at the theatre
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a list in which entries are deleted from one end and inserted at the other
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a pigtail
jump the queue See queue-jump
vb queues, queuing, queueing queued
1. (intr; often foll by up) to form or remain in a line while waiting
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing to arrange (a number of programs) in a predetermined order for accessing by a computer US and Canadian word line
[C16 (in the sense: tail); C18 (in the sense: pigtail): via French from Latin caudatail]
Queue a number of persons or things in a line.
Examples: queue of carriages, 1862; of people, 1837; of theatre-goers, 1862.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  queue - a line of people or vehicles waiting for somethingline - a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" bread line, breadline - a queue of people waiting for free food checkout line - a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases chow line - a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp) gas line - a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline reception line - a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party ticket line - a queue of people waiting to buy tickets unemployment line - a queue of people waiting for employment |
| 2. | queue - (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted informatics, information processing, information science, IP - the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information push-down queue - a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) | |
| 3. | queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head | |
| Verb | 1. | queue - form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" |
queue
noun
1. line, row, file, train, series, chain, string, column, sequence, succession, procession, crocodile (Brit. informal), progression, cavalcade, concatenation A queue of more than sixty people snaked its way down the pavement.
2. tailback, line, traffic jam, stream a long queue of angry motorists
3. wait, waiting list The queue for places at school has never been longer.
verb
wait in line, line up, stand in a queue, form a queue a line of women queueing for bread
Translations
queue [kjuː] (esp Brit)
A. N → cola f
to form a queue; stand in a queue → hacer cola
to jump the queue → colarse, saltarse la cola
to form a queue; stand in a queue → hacer cola
to jump the queue → colarse, saltarse la cola
queue [ˈkjuː]
n
vi (British) → faire la queue
to queue for sth → faire la queue pour avoir qch
We had to queue for tickets → Nous avons dû faire la queue pour avoir des billets.
to queue for sth → faire la queue pour avoir qch
We had to queue for tickets → Nous avons dû faire la queue pour avoir des billets.
vt (COMPUTING) → mettre en file d'attente
to be queueing up for sth (fig) (= eager for) → s'arracher qch
to be queueing up to do sth (fig) (= be eager to) → se battre pour faire qch
queue-jumper [ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpər] n (British) → resquilleur/eusequi passe avant son tour)m/f >
queue-jumping [ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpɪŋ] n → resquillepour passer avant son tour)f >
queue up
vi (British) → faire la queueto be queueing up for sth (fig) (= eager for) → s'arracher qch
to be queueing up to do sth (fig) (= be eager to) → se battre pour faire qch
queue-jumper [ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpər] n (British) → resquilleur/euse
queue-jumping [ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpɪŋ] n → resquille
queue
queue:
n
(Brit: of people, cars) → Schlange f; → Warteschlange f (also Comput); to form a queue → eine Schlange bilden; to stand in a queue → Schlange stehen, anstehen; to join the queue → sich (hinten) anstellen; a queue of cars → eine Autoschlange; a long queue of people → eine lange Schlange
(old: = pigtail) → Zopf m
vi (Brit: also queue up) → Schlange stehen; (people also) → anstehen; (= form a queue) → eine Schlange bilden; (people) → sich anstellen; they were queuing outside the cinema → sie standen vor dem Kino Schlange; we queued for an hour → wir haben eine Stunde angestanden; they were queuing for the bus → sie standen an der Bushaltestelle Schlange; they were queuing for bread → sie standen nach Brot an; people are queuing up to … (fig) → die Leute schlagen sich darum, zu …
queue:
queue-jump
vi (Brit) → sich vordränge(l)n; (Mot) → aus einer Kolonne ausscheren und überholen
queue-jumper
n (Brit) jd, der sich vordräng(el)t (Mot) → Kolonnenspringer(in) m(f); the queues were booed → die, die sich vordräng(el)ten, wurden ausgebuht
queue [kjuː]
queue [kjuː]
1. n → coda, fila
to form a queue → mettersi in fila or in coda
to stand in a queue → essere in fila or in coda, fare la fila or la coda
to jump the queue → passare davanti agli altri (in coda)
to form a queue → mettersi in fila or in coda
to stand in a queue → essere in fila or in coda, fare la fila or la coda
to jump the queue → passare davanti agli altri (in coda)
2. vi (also queue up) → fare la fila, fare la coda
queue [kjuː]
1. n → coda, fila
to form a queue → mettersi in fila or in coda
to stand in a queue → essere in fila or in coda, fare la fila or la coda
to jump the queue → passare davanti agli altri (in coda)
to form a queue → mettersi in fila or in coda
to stand in a queue → essere in fila or in coda, fare la fila or la coda
to jump the queue → passare davanti agli altri (in coda)
2. vi (also queue up) → fare la fila, fare la coda
n queue [kjuː]
a line of people waiting for something or to do something a queue for the bus. tou صَف опашка fronta kø die Schlange ουρά, σειρά (ανθρώπων) fila järjekord صف jono file d'attente תּוֹר लाइन red sor antrian biðröð fila, coda 列 대기 행렬 eilė rinda barisan rij kø kolejka bicha coadă очередь rad vrsta red kö คิว kuyruk, sıra 列隊，長隊 черга, хвіст کسی مخصوص کام کے لۓ بنی لوگوں کی قطار hàng; lối 列队，长队
v
to stand in a queue We had to queue to get into the cinema; We had to queue for the cinema. toustaan يَصُف чакам на опашка stát frontu stå i kø Schlange stehen στέκομαι στην ουρά ponerse en fila, hacer (la) cola järjekorras seisma صف ایستادن jonottaa faire la queue (pour) לַעֲמוֹד בְּתוֹר कतार čekati u redu sorba(n) áll antri standa í röð fare la fila/coda 並ぶ 줄에 서다 stovėti eilėje stāvēt rindā berbaris in de rij staan stå i kø, stille seg i kø stać w kolejce ficar na bicha a sta la coadă (la) стоять в очереди stáť v rade stati v vrsti stajati u red köa, stå i kö เข้าคิว kuyruğa/sıraya girmek 排隊 стояти в черзі قطار میں لگنا xếp hàng 排队
queue up
to form, or stand in, a queue We queued up for tickets. toustaan يَصْطَف редя се на опашка postavit se do fronty stille sig i kø; stå i kø Schlange stehen σχηματίζω ουρά, παίρνω θέση στην ουρά ponerse en fila, hacer (la) cola järjekorda seisma در صف ایستادن jonottaa faire la queue (pour) לַעֲמוֹד בְּתוֹר ל- लाइन लगाना stati u red sorba(n) áll membentuk antrian fara í biðröð fare la fila 並ぶ 줄지어 기다리다 sustoti į eilę stāties rindā; veidot rindu berbaris in de rij gaan staan stille seg i kø, stå i kø stać w kolejce fazer bicha a sta la coadă (la) становиться в очередь postaviť sa do radu stati v vrsti stati u red köa, ställa sig i kö เข้าคิว kuyruğa/sıraya girmek, kuyruk olmak 排隊等候 ставати в чергу قطار بنا کر کھڑے ہونا đứng xếp hàng 排队等候
queue → صَفْ, يَصْطَف fronta, vystát frontu kø, stille sig i kø Schlange, Schlange stehen ουρά, περιμένω στην ουρά cola, hacer cola jono, jonottaa faire la queue, queue čekati u redu, red coda, mettersi in coda 列, 列を作る 줄, 줄을 짓다 in de rij staan, wachtrij kø, stå i kø kolejka, stać w kolejce fazer fila, fila очередь, стоять в очереди kö, köa เข้าคิว, แถวยาว kuyruğa girmek, kuyruk hàng, xếp hàng 排队, 队列
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