clue

clue ¹

 (klo͞o)

n.

Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.

tr.v. clued, clue·ing or clu·ing, clues

To give (someone) guiding information: Clue me in on what's happening around the office.

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[Variant of clew (from Theseus's use of a ball of thread as a guide through the Cretan labyrinth).]

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clue ²

 (klo͞o) Nautical

n.

Variant of clew¹..

v.

Variant of clew¹..

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clue

(kluː)

n

1. something that helps to solve a problem or unravel a mystery

2. not to have a clue

a. to be completely baffled

b. to be completely ignorant or incompetent

vb, clues, cluing or clued

(tr; usually foll by in or up) to provide with helpful information

n, vb

a variant spelling of clew

[C15: variant of clew]

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clue

(klu)

n., v. clued, clu•ing. n.

1. anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.

2. clew (defs. 2–4).

v.t.

3. to direct by a clue.

4. clew (def. 5).

5. clue in, to provide with necessary information.

[variant sp. of clew]

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clue

Past participle: clued
Gerund: cluing

Imperative

clue

clue

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clue - a slight indication       hint indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
	2.	clue - evidence that helps to solve a problem clew, cue 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"
Verb	1.	clue - roll into a ball clew twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

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clue

noun indication, lead, sign, evidence, tip, suggestion, trace, hint, suspicion, pointer, tip-off, inkling, intimation Scientists have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die. a vital clue to the killer's identity

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clue

also clew
noun

1. A piece of information useful in a search:

lead, scent.

2. A subtle pointing out:

cue, hint, intimation, suggestion.

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Translations

مِفْتَاحمِفْتاحُ اللُّغْز، دَليل

indicieklíčlegendastopa

sporfingerpegindiciumnøgleord

HinweisIndizTippAnhaltspunkt

ένδειξη

pistaindicio

johtolankanäyttötodistevihje

indice

indicija

nyomra vezető jel

ábending; vísbending

indizionon sapere neanche di che cosa si trattipista

手がかり

실마리

be nuovokosneturėti supratimopriemonė

pavedienspieturas punkts

aanwijzing

holdepunktledetrådpeilingspor

wskazówka

dicaindíciopistasugestão

ключподсказка

ključsled

ledtråd

เงื่อนงำ

delilipucu

đầu mối

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clue

clew (US) [kluː]

A. N (in guessing game) → pista f; (in a crime) → pista f, indicio m; [of crossword] → indicación f
an important clue → una pista importante
I haven't a clue → no tengo ni idea
can you give me a clue? → ¿me das una pista?

B. VT to clue sb up → informar a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clue

[ˈkluː] n

(in investigation) → indice m
an important clue → un indice important
I haven't a clue → je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

(= indication) → indication f

(in crosswords) → définition fclued-up clued up [ˌkluːdˈʌp] (British) clued in (US) adj (= well-informed) → calé(e)
to be clued-up on sth, to be clued-up about sth → tout savoir sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clue

n → Anhaltspunkt m, → Hinweis m; (in police search also: = object) → Spur f; (in crosswords) → Frage f; to find a/the clue to something → den Schlüssel zu etw finden; I’ll give you a clue → ich gebe dir einen Tipp; I haven’t a clue! → (ich hab) keine Ahnung!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clue

[kluː] n → indicazione f; (in a crime) → indizio; (in crosswords) → definizione f
I'll give you a clue → ti metto sulla strada giusta
I haven't a clue (fam) → non (ne) ho la minima idea

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clue

(kluː) noun

anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc. The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword. leidraad مِفْتاحُ اللُّغْز، دَليل улика pista klíč, stopa; legenda der Anhaltspunkt spor; indicium; fingerpeg; nøgleord ένδειξηpista, indicio juhtlõng کلید؛ سر نخ vihje indiceרמז सुराग nit pričanja, ključ zagonetke nyom(ra vezető jel) petunjuk ábending; vísbending indizio; definizione 手かがり 단서 raktas, priemonė, būdas (įminti, nustatyti, suprasti) pavediens; pieturas punkts petunjuk aanwijzing holdepunkt, spor, peilingwskazówka نښه، علامه اثار، كلى pista indiciu ключ; нить kľúč; hádanka sled; ključ trag ledtråd, vågrätt (lodrätt) ord i korsord ร่องรอย ipucu 線索 ключ سراغ ، اشارہ đầu mố 线索

ˈclueless adjective

(of a person) stupid. He's quite clueless about art. oningelig, onnosel جاهِل، غَبي، بَليد бос ignorante neinformovaný, hloupý ahnungslos uvidende αδαήςignorante abitu ابله tyhmä ignare אֵין לוֹ מוּשָׂג बेवकूफ totalni bezveznjak „süket” bodoh fáfróður ignorante 無知な 멍청한 be nuovokos, supratimo bezpalīdzīgs; bez sapratnes tidak tahu-menahu dom, onwetenddum, «utafor» bez pojęcia بيړا، پڅ ذهنه، احمق، ساده: بې خونده، زړه وهونكى ignorante ignorant бестолковый hlúpy neveden neupućen dum, borta โง่ aptal, ahmak 笨拙的 нетямущий, безтямний بے اشارہ ngu ngốc 迟钝的

not to have a clue

to be ignorant. `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.' geen idee جاهِل، بِدون دَليل невежа съм não fazer ideia nemít ponětí 'keine Ahnung ikke ane; ikke have idé (om) δεν έχω ιδέα no tener ni idea pole õrna aimugi ندانستن؛ بی خبر بودن tietämätön n'avoir pas la moindre idée (de) אֵין לוֹ מוּשָׂג कुछ न जानना nemati pojma fogalma sincs tidak tahu hafa ekki glóru non avere la minima idea さっぱりわからない 전혀 모르다 neturėti supratimo bez pieturas punkta/sapratnes tidak tahu langsung geen idee hebben ikke ha peiling/anelse nie mieć pojęcia نا پوهه não fazer ideia a nu avea nici o idee не иметь понятия nemať poňatie ne imeti pojma nemati pojma inte ha en aning เพิกเฉย bilgisi olmamak, hiç haberi olmamak 不知道，完全沒概念 не мати уявлення کوئی سراغ نہ ہونا không biết phải làm cái gì 不知道，毫无头绪

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clue

→ مِفْتَاح indicie spor Hinweis ένδειξη pista johtolanka indice indicija indizio 手がかり 실마리 aanwijzing ledetråd wskazówka dica подсказка ledtråd เงื่อนงำ delil đầu mối 线索

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