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CUE

cue (English)

Pronunciation

  • /kjuː/

  • Rhymes: uː
  • en-us-queue.ogg
  • - Audio (UK)
  • - queue|Q
  • Etymology 1

    From the letter Q, abbreviation of

    la

    quando (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.

    Noun

    An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.

    * {{quote-news

    |year=2011 |date=November 3 |author=Chris Bevan |title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham |work=BBC Sport |url= |page= |passage=This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.
    That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.}}
  • Engelska - name
  • - universities A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for - quadrans|lang=la farthing) in the buttery books.

    * Hast thou suck'd Philosophy, ate cues, drank cees?

    quadrans

    See also

    Derived terms

  • on_cue
  • sensory_cue
  • Translations

    name of the letter Q, q

  • Arabiska - كو
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin:

    English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists

  • Finska - kuu
  • , guu
  • Hindiska - क्यू
  • Ungerska -
  • Japanska - キュー
  • Koreanska -
  • Latin - ku|alt=kū
  • Makedonska - ку
  • Malaysiska - kiu
  • Marathi - क्यू|tr=kyū|sc=Deva
  • Portugisiska - quê
  • Ryska - кью
  • - ru|ку|n|tr=ku

    Latin

  • Spanska - cu
  • Vietnamesiska - cu
  • , quy, quờ

    action or event that is a signal to do something

  • Bulgariska - намек
  • Bulgariska - загатване
  • Finska - merkki
  • Hebrew - אות|m
  • Isländska - stikkorð
  • , markorð
  • Italienska - segnale
  • Persiska - علامت دادن
  • Portugisiska - sinal
  • Ryska - намёк
  • , - ru|сигнал|m|tr=signál
  • Slovakiska - podnet
  • , znamenie, signál
  • Spanska - señal
  • Verb

    cues|cueing|cued

    To give someone a cue signal.

  • Cue the cameraman, and action!
  • * {{quote-news

    |year=2012 |date=May 27 |author=Nathan Rabin |title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992) |work=The Onion AV Club |url= |page= |passage=The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song).}}

    Etymology 2

    Variant of queue

    Noun

    - billiards|snooker|pool A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in various games.

    Derived terms

  • cue_ball
  • Translations

    straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool

  • Bulgariska - щека
  • Tjeckiska - tágo
  • Holländska - keu
  • Finska - köö
  • , biljardikeppi
  • Franska - queue de billard
  • Tyska - Queue
  • , Billardstock
  • Ungerska - dákó
  • Isländska - kjuði
  • Irländska - ciú
  • Italienska - stecca
  • Makedonska - так
  • Mandarin - 球杆|tr=qíugǎn|sc=Hani
  • Manx - maidjey billiard|m
  • Polska - kij
  • Portugisiska - taco
  • Ryska - кий
  • Slovakiska - tágo
  • Spanska - taco
  • Swedish: kö , biljardkö
  • Volapük - biliarastaf
  • Verb

    cues|cueing|cued

    - billiards|snooker|pool To take aim on the cue_ball with the cue and hitting it.

    Synonyms

  • cue_up
  • External links

    Anagrams

  • ecu#English|ecu, écu#English|écu
  • UCE#English|UCE
  • Fullständig information på

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cue

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