-
1 cue
cue [kju:]1 noun∎ Theatre to give sb their cue donner la réplique à qn;∎ he took his cue il a entamé sa réplique∎ on cue au bon moment;∎ to take one's cue from sb prendre exemple sur qn;∎ her cough was my cue to enter elle devait tousser pour signaler que je pouvais entrer;∎ her yawn was our cue to leave nous avons compris qu'il fallait partir quand elle s'est mise à bâiller;∎ right on cue, the door opened la porte s'est ouverte juste au bon moment ou à point nommé(c) (for snooker, pool) queue f (de billard);∎ cue rack porte-queue m(in snooker, pool) queuterCards cue bid = annonce qui montre un as ou un vide -
2 snooker
-
3 tip
1 noun(a) (extremity → of ear, finger, nose) bout m; (→ of tongue) bout m, pointe f; (→ of cigarette, wing) bout m; (→ of blade, knife, fork) pointe f;∎ stand on the tips of your toes mettez-vous sur la pointe des pieds;∎ from tip to toe de la tête aux pieds;∎ six metres from tip to tip six mètres d'envergure ou de long;∎ his name is on the tip of my tongue j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue(b) (of island, peninsula) extrémité f, pointe f;∎ figurative it's just the tip of the iceberg ce n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg∎ to give sb a tip (for race) donner un tuyau à qn; (for repairs, procedure) donner un tuyau ou un conseil à qn;∎ to take a tip from sb suivre le conseil de qn;∎ if you take my tip, you'll wait a bit longer before selling si vous voulez un bon conseil, attendez encore un peu avant de vendre;∎ any tips for the 4.30? avez-vous un tuyau pour la course de 16h30?;∎ Orlando's my tip je pense qu'Orlando va gagner;∎ 'Handy Tips for Successful Gardening' (book title) 'Comment réussir votre jardin'∎ to give sb a tip donner un pourboire à qn;∎ how big a tip shall I leave? combien de pourboire dois-je laisser?∎ an ivory-tipped cane une canne à pommeau d'ivoire;∎ arrows tipped with poison des flèches empoisonnées(b) (tilt, lean) incliner, pencher;∎ she tipped her head to one side elle a penché la tête sur le côté;∎ to tip one's hat to sb saluer qn d'un coup de chapeau;∎ to tip one's hat over one's eyes rabattre son chapeau sur ses yeux;∎ the boxer tipped the scales at 80 kg le boxeur pesait 80 kg;∎ figurative to tip the scales in sb's favour faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn;∎ the election tipped the balance of power avec les élections, l'équilibre des forces politiques a été inversé(c) (upset, overturn) renverser, faire chavirer;∎ I was tipped off my stool/into the water on m'a fait tomber de mon tabouret/dans l'eau∎ she tipped the sugar into the bowl elle a versé ou vidé le sucre dans le bol;∎ the lorry tipped the rubbish into the field le camion a déchargé ou déversé les déchets dans le champ(e) (winning horse) pronostiquer;∎ Orlando is tipped for the 2.30 or to win the 2.30 Orlando est donné gagnant dans la course de 14h30;∎ he tipped the winner il a pronostiqué ou donné le cheval gagnant;∎ figurative you've tipped a winner there vous avez trouvé un bon filon;∎ he's tipped to be the next president or as the next president on prédit ou pronostique qu'il sera le prochain président;∎ he is strongly tipped to become Home Secretary il est donné comme favori pour le poste de ministre de l'Intérieur;∎ familiar to tip sb the wink avertir qn□, prévenir qn□(f) (porter, waiter) donner un pourboire à;∎ she tipped him £1 elle lui a donné une livre de pourboire∎ to tip to the left pencher à gauche∎ no tipping (sign) défense de déposer des ordures(d) (give money) laisser un pourboire;∎ how much do you usually tip? combien de pourboire laissez-vous habituellement?►► tip cart tombereau m➲ tip backse rabattre en arrière, s'incliner en arrière;∎ don't tip back on your chair ne te balance pas sur ta chaisefaire basculer (en arrière);∎ don't tip your chair back too far ne te penche pas trop en arrière sur ta chaise∎ the rain is tipping down, it's tipping down (with rain) il pleut des cordes∎ (idiom) it's tipping it down il pleut des cordes∎ to tip the ball in claquer (le ballon) dans le panier(b) Typography monter en hors-texteavertir, prévenir;∎ the police had been tipped off about the robbery la police avait été avertie que le hold-up aurait lieu;∎ someone must have tipped them off quelqu'un a dû les prévenir∎ tip the tea out into the sink vide ou verse le thé dans l'évier;∎ she tipped the coins out into my hand elle a fait tomber les pièces dans ma main(b) (overturn, toss) faire basculer;∎ we were tipped out of the cart into the water on nous a fait basculer de la charrette pour nous faire tomber dans l'eau➲ tip over(b) (overturn → boat) chavirer, se renverserfaire basculer, renverser➲ tip up∎ the table tipped up when I sat on it la table a basculé quand je me suis assis dessus(b) (bucket, cup, vase) se renverser(a) (seat, table) faire basculer, rabattre(b) (upside down → bottle, barrel) renverser
См. также в других словарях:
Cue sports at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games — was held in Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 31 October to 7 November 2009. Contents 1 Medal summary 1.1 Medal table 1.2 Medalists … Wikipedia
Cue sports at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games — was held in Macau International Convention Centre, Macau, China from 27 October to 2 November 2007. Contents 1 Medal summary 1.1 Medal table 1.2 Medalists … Wikipedia
Cue stick — A pool cue and its major parts.[1]:71–72[2] A cue stick (or simply cue, more specifically pool cue, snooker cue, or billiards cue), is an item of … Wikipedia
cue ball — noun the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue • Hypernyms: ↑billiard ball * * * noun Etymology: cue (IV) 1. : the ball that a player strikes with his cue in billiards and pool as distinguished from any of the other… … Useful english dictionary
Snooker rules — Snooker is played on a rectangular snooker table, typically 6 feet by 12 feet (1.8 m x 3.6 m), with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side, though pubs and homes often have smaller versions (two thirds or one half … Wikipedia
Cue sports at the 2010 Asian Games — was held in Asian Games Town Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 20, 2010. Contents 1 Medal summary 1.1 Medal table 1.2 Medalists 1.2.1 … Wikipedia
Cue sports at the Asian Games — Cue sports events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Men 1.2 Women 2 Medalists … Wikipedia
Cue sports at the World Games — Cue sports, including three cushion billiards, nine ball (a pool discipline) and snooker, were introduced as World Games sports for men and (in the case of nine ball) for women also at the World Games 2001 in Akita. Contents 1 Medal table 2… … Wikipedia
cue — Ⅰ. cue [1] ► NOUN 1) a signal to an actor to enter or to begin their speech or performance. 2) a signal or prompt for action. 3) a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached. ►… … English terms dictionary
snooker — ► NOUN 1) a game played with cues on a billiard table, in which the players use a white cue ball to pocket the other balls in a set order. 2) a position in a game of snooker or pool in which a player cannot make a direct shot at any permitted… … English terms dictionary
cue ball — cue ,ball noun count the white ball that you hit with the cue in games such as SNOOKER and POOL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English