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The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.

    "My name is Quinn," said Quinn. "Cue-you-eye-en-en."

  2. 2

    obsoletoA small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books.

Etimologia

From Middle English cu (used for half a farthing, from q as an abbreviation for Latin quadrāns (“quarter of an as”)), from Latin cū, kū. Compare French ku.

sostantivo

  1. 1

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

    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.

  2. 2

    The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.

    When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.

  3. 3

    A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.

  4. 4

    A hint or intimation.

    Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.

  5. 5

    obsoletoHumour; temper of mind.

Etimologia

From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.

verbo

  1. 1

    To give someone a cue signal.

    Cue the cameraman, and action!

  2. 2

    To spark or provoke.

    These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.

    The teenager, as beloved a full-back as any in these parts since Danny McGrain was tearing it up, cut in, shot and saw his attempt deflected in off Sterling's boot. Cue more pandemonium.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.

  2. 2

    obsoletoThe tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

Etimologia

Variant of queue, from French queue (“tail”).

verbo

  1. 1

    To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.

  2. 2

    To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

Forme

plurale
cues
passato
cued
participio passato
cued
participio presente
cueing, cuing
3ª persona singolare
cues
Le pagine vicineL'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.

Contenuto lessicale tratto da Wiktionary, sotto licenza CC BY-SA 4.0 · Voce di origine · Versione dei dati 2026-08-23

Posizione tra le parole del corpus OpenSubtitles 2018 — sottotitoli di film e serie, quindi lingua parlata e non scritta (CC BY-SA 3.0).