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cue
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kju/
cues
pl
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kju/
Translations
The director gave the actor a cue to start his monologue.
Le directeur a donné un signal à l’acteur pour commencer son monologue.
He carefully chalked his cue before taking the shot.
Il a soigneusement frotté la queue avant de faire son coup.
She took his silence as a cue to leave the room.
Elle a pris son silence pour un indice qu’il fallait quitter la pièce.
Definitions
The director gave the actor a cue to start his monologue.
He carefully chalked his cue before taking the shot.
She took his silence as a cue to leave the room.
cued
Past Simple
cued
Past Participle
cueing
ing-form
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kjuː/
Translations
The director cued the actors to start the scene.
Le directeur a signalé aux acteurs de commencer la scène.
She cued him with a nod to let him know it was his turn to speak.
Elle lui a indiqué par un signe de tête que c’était à son tour de parler.
Additional translations
Definitions
The director cued the actors to start the scene.
She cued him with a nod to let him know it was his turn to speak.
The DJ cued the next track before the current one ended.
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kjuː/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a cue, especially in billiards or broadcasting (e.g., cue ball, cue sheet).
Translations
Additional translations
Definitions
He prepared the cue cards for the host's speech.