cue

cue

hint; prompting: The actor was given his cue.

Not to be confused with:

queue – waiting line of people or cars: There was a long queue at the movies.

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cue ¹

 (kyo͞o)

n.

1. Games

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

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

2. Nonstandard Variant of queue.

tr.v. cued, cu·ing, cues

1. Games To strike (a ball) with a cue.

2. Nonstandard Variant of queue.

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[French queue, tail, billiards cue (in the latter sense perhaps originally referring to the narrow leather-tipped end, or "tail," of the cue); see queue.]

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cue ²

 (kyo͞o)

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 quandō, when, used for actors' copies of plays; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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cue ³

 (kyo͞o)

n.

The letter q.

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cue

(kjuː)

n

1. (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 or cued

5. (Theatre) (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)

6. (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.

7. (Communications & Information) (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone)

8. (Film) (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!"

[C16: probably from name of the letter q, used in an actor's script to represent Latin quando when]

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cue

(kjuː)

n

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

2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid

3. US a variant spelling of queue

vb, cues, cueing or cued

4. (Billiards & Snooker) to drive (a ball) with a cue

5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue

[C18: variant of queue]

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cue¹

(kyu)

n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.

1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: The gunshot is your cue to enter.

2. anything that excites to action; stimulus.

3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.

4. a sensory signal that serves to elicit a behavioral response.

5. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.

6. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.

v.t.

7. to give a cue to; prompt.

8. to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a performance (often fol. by in): to cue in a lighting effect.

9. to search for and reach (a track on a recording).

10. cue in, Informal. to give information, news, etc., to; inform.

[1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when]

cue²

(kyu)

n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.

1. a tapering rod, tipped with leather, used to strike the ball in pool, billiards, etc.

2. a stick used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.

3. queue (defs. 1, 2).

v.t.

4. to strike with a cue.

5. to tie (hair) into a queue.

[1725–35; < French queue tail, Old French coue < Latin cōda, earlier cauda tail; compare coward, queue]

cue³

(kyu)

n.

the letter Q, q.

[1400–50; late Middle English cu]

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cue

Past participle: cued
Gerund: cueing

Imperative

cue

cue

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cue

Past participle: cued
Gerund: cueing

Imperative

cue

cue

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cue

1. Long tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.

2. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.

3. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.

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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.

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cue

noun

A subtle pointing out:

clue, hint, intimation, suggestion.

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Translations

إِشَارَةإشارة إلى بَدء الحَديثعَصا البِلياردو

narážkatágo

stikordbilliardkøkø

QueueStichwortEinsatzEinsatzzeichen

ατάκαστέκα

tacopiepie (theater)indicación

aloitusmerkkiköö

répliqueréponsesignal

znak

kjuðikjuîistikkorî, markorî

battutabattuta d'entrataimbeccatasegnalesegnare

キュー

신호

galavārdskija

keuseintje

biljardkøstikkordvink

sygnał do rozpoczęcia

dicaquê

кийреплика

tágo

stickreplik

การเตือน

replikbaşlama işaretibilardo sopasıisteka

sự ra hiệu

提示球杆弹子棒指演出时给同台演员作暗示的尾白

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 momentcue 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

(kjuː) noun

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 deixa narážka das Stichwort stikord ατάκαpie märgusõnad اشاره؛ سر نخ merkki répliqueסימן 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 wachtwoordstikkord, vink sygnał wejścia اشاره deixa replică 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

(kjuː) noun

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 taco tágo das Queue billiardkø; kø 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 keubiljardkøkij د بلیارډ لرګی 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

→ إِشَارَة narážka stikord Einsatzzeichen ατάκα indicación, pie aloitusmerkki signal znak battuta d'entrata キュー 신호 seintje vink sygnał do rozpoczęcia dica реплика stickreplik การเตือน replik sự ra hiệu 提示

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cue

n (visual, auditory, etc.) pista, señal f, clave f (visual, auditiva, etc.)

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