cue (redirected from cues)

cue ¹  (ky)

n.

1. Games A long tapered rod with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool.

2. Games A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard.

3. A queue of hair.

4. A line of waiting people or vehicles; a queue.

v. cued, cu·ing, cues

v.tr.

1. Games To strike with a cue.

2. To braid or twist (hair) into a queue.

v.intr.

To form a line or queue.

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[Variant of queue.]

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cue ²  (ky)

n.

1. A signal, such as a word or action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor's speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect.

2.

a. A reminder or prompting.

b. A hint or suggestion.

3. Music

a. An extract from the music for another part printed, usually in smaller notes, within a performer's part as a signal to enter after a long rest.

b. A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part.

4. Psychology A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior.

5. Archaic One's assigned role or function.

6. Archaic A mood; a disposition.

tr.v. cued, cu·ing, cues

1. To give a cue to; signal or prompt.

2. To insert into the sequence of a performance: cued the lights for the monologue scene.

3. To position (an audio or video recording) in readiness for playing: cue up a record on the turntable.

Phrasal Verb:

cue in

To give information or instructions to, as to a latecomer.

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[Perhaps from q, qu, abbreviation of Latin quand, when, used for actors' copies of plays; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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cue ³  (ky)

n.

The letter q.

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cue¹

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)

a.  (in the theatre, films, music, etc.) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc., to follow with specific lines or action

b. 

on cue at the right moment

2. a signal or reminder to do something

3. (Psychology) Psychol the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response

4. the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person

vb cues, cueing, cued

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (usually foll by in or into) to signal (to something or somebody) at a specific moment in a musical or dramatic performance to cue in a flourish of trumpets

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone)

4. (Performing Arts) (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word ``Action!''

[probably from name of the letter q, used in an actor's script to represent Latin quando when]

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cue²

n

1. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid

3. US a variant spelling of queue

vb cues, cueing, cued

1. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) to drive (a ball) with a cue

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue

[variant of queue]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech actor's line, words, speech - words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" prompt, prompting - a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
	2.	cue - evidence that helps to solve a problem clew, clue evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" sign, mark - a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
	3.	cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do discriminative stimulus stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
	4.	cue - sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards cue stick, pool cue, pool stick sports implement - an implement used in a sport stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
Verb	1.	cue - assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned remind, prompt inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

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cue

noun signal, sign, nod, hint, prompt, reminder, suggestion He took this as his cue to leave.

Translations

cue [kjuː]

A. N

1. (Billiards) → taco m

2. (Theat) (verbal, by signal) → pie m, entrada f (Mus) (by signal) → entrada f
to give sb his cue (Theat) → dar el pie or la entrada a algn (Mus) → dar a algn su entrada
that gave me my cue (fig) → eso me sirvió de indicación
to come in on cue → entrar en el momento justo
then, right on cue for the photographers, she threw him a kiss → entonces, en el momento justo para los fotógrafos, ella le lanzó un beso
to take one's cue from sb → seguir el ejemplo de algn

B. CPD cue ball N (Billiards) → bola f jugadora (Snooker) → bola f blanca
cue card N → letrero m (apuntando lo que se ha de decir)
cue word N → palabra f clave

cue in VT + ADV (Rad, TV, Mus) → dar la entrada a (Theat) → dar el pie a, dar la entrada a
to cue sb in on sth (US) → poner a algn al tanto or al corriente de algo

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cue [ˈkjuː] n

(for pool, billiards) → queue f de billard cue ball

(THEATRE) (to performer) → signal m

(fig) (= signal) → signal m
that's my cue to ... → c'est le signal pour que je ... + subj
to take one's cue from sb/sth → prendre exemple sur qn/qch
on cue → au bon moment
cue ball n → bille f de joueur

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cue

n

(Theat, fig) → Stichwort nt; (action) → (Einsatz)zeichen nt; (Film, TV) → Zeichen nt → zum Aufnahmebeginn; (Mus) → Einsatz m; (written: = preceding bars) → Hilfsnoten pl; to give somebody his cue (Theat) → jdm das or sein Stichwort geben; (action) → jdm das (Einsatz)zeichen geben; (Mus) → jdm den Einsatz geben; that sounds like a cue for a song → das hört sich ganz nach einem Lied an; whenever he hears the word “strike” that’s his cue to launch into an attack on the unions → das Wort „Streik“ ist für ihn jedesmal (das) Stichwort für einen Angriff auf die Gewerkschaften; to take one’s cue from somebody → sich nach jdm richten; right on cue (Theat) → genau aufs Stichwort; (fig) → wie gerufen

(Billiards) → Queue nt

vt (Theat) → das Stichwort geben (+dat); (with gesture etc) → das Einsatzzeichen geben (+dat); (Film, TV) scene → abfahren lassen; (Mus) player → den Einsatz geben (+dat); trumpet flourish etc → den Einsatz geben für; cue! (Film, TV) → ab!

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cue:

cue ball

n → Spielball m

cue card

n (TV) → Neger m (spec)

cue rest

n → Stütze f → für das Queue

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cue [kjuː] n

a. (Theatre) (verbal, by signal) → segnale m, imbeccata (Mus) (by signal) → segnale
to give sb his cue → suggerire a qn la battuta, dare l'imbeccata a qn
to take one's cue from sb (fig) → prendere esempio da qn

b. (Billiards) → stecca

cue in vt + adv (Theatre) → chiamare in scena (Radio, TV) → dare il segnale a

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cue¹

n cue [kjuː]

the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc Your cue is `– whatever the vicar says!' aanduiding, aanwysing, sein إشارة إلى بَدء الحَديث реплика narážka stikord das Stichwort ατάκα pie märgusõnad اشاره؛ سر نخ iskurepliikki réplique סִימָן संकेत-शब्द šlagvort végszó isyarat stikkorð, markorð attacco, battuta d'entrata きっかけ (배우의 등장 등의) 큐가 되는 대사 ženklas, paskutinė replika (aktiera teksta) galavārds isyarat wachtwoord stikkord, vink sygnał wejścia deixa replică (сигнальная) реплика narážka iztočnica šlagvort stickreplik, slutord i replik คำสุดท้ายของคำพูดที่เป็นสัญลักษณ์ให้นักแสดงคนต่อไปพูด replik, başlama işareti 演戲或出場的提示 натяк; репліка مثال، نمون‍ہ vĩ bạch 提示（指演出时给同台演员作暗示的尾白）

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cue²

n cue [kjuː]

a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards. biljartstok, keu عَصا البِلياردو щека tágo billiardkø; kø das Queue στέκα του μπιλιάρδου taco kii چوب بیلیارد biljardikeppi queue מָקֵל בִּילִיאָרד बिलियर्ड खेलने का डंडा biljarski štap (biliárd)dákó tongkat bilyar kjuði stecca 玉突きのキュー 당구체 biliardo lazda (biljarda) kija kiu keu biljardkø kij taco tac кий tágo kej tak kö ไม้คิว isteka, bilardo sopası (撞球)球桿 кий بليرڈ كهيلن‍ے کا ڈن‍ڈا gậy bi a （台球中）弹子棒, 球杆

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cue → إلماع narážka stikord Einsatzzeichen ατάκα indicación aloitusmerkki queue znak battuta d'entrata キュー 신호 seintje vink sygnał do rozpoczęcia dica реплика stickreplik บทบาท replik lời nhắc 提示