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1 clue
[klu:](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.) spor; indicium; fingerpeg; nøgleord- clueless- not to have a clue* * *[klu:](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.) spor; indicium; fingerpeg; nøgleord- clueless- not to have a clue -
2 not to have a clue
(to be ignorant: `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.') ikke ane; ikke have idé (om)* * *(to be ignorant: `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.') ikke ane; ikke have idé (om) -
3 follow up
1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) følge op; forfølge2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) følge op* * *1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) følge op; forfølge2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) følge op -
4 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) afledningsmanøvre2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) vildledende spor* * *1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) afledningsmanøvre2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) vildledende spor
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Clue — may refer to: Cluedo (known as Clue in North America), a crime fiction board game Clue (video game), based on the board game Clue (musical), based on the board game Clue (book series), based on the board game Clue (film), based on the board game… … Wikipedia
Clue — (kl[=u]), n. [See {Clew}, n.] A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as {Clew}. [1913 Webster] You have wound a goodly clue. Shak. [1913 Webster] This clue once found unravels all the rest. Pope. [1913 Webster] Serve as clues … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clue — ► NOUN ▪ a fact or piece of evidence that helps to clarify a mystery or solve a problem. ► VERB (clues, clued, clueing) (clue in) informal ▪ inform. ● not have a clue Cf. ↑not have a clue … English terms dictionary
clue in — clue (someone) in to give someone information they need or want. I asked David to clue us in on what needed to be done first. He hung the painting to clue in visitors that this was a different kind of place … New idioms dictionary
clue — clue; clue·less; clue·less·ly; … English syllables
clue — [n] hint, evidence cue, dead giveaway*, hot lead*, indication, inkling, intimation, key, lead, mark, notion, pointer, print, proof, sign, solution, suggestion, suspicion, telltale, tip, tip off*, trace, track, wind; concept 274 clue [v] give… … New thesaurus
clue — [klo͞o] n. [var. of CLEW] something that leads out of a perplexity; esp., a fact or object that helps to solve a problem or mystery vt. clued, cluing 1. to indicate by or as by a clue ☆ 2. Informal to provide with the necessary information: often … English World dictionary
clue — I noun data, evidence, finding, guide, hint, idea, index, indication, indicator, information, inkling, insinuation, intimation, key, lead, mark, reason to believe, scent, sign, signal, token II index catchword, hint (noun), hint (verb), indicant … Law dictionary
clue — [kly] n. f. ÉTYM. 1956; mot provençal, de même origine que cluse. ❖ ♦ Géogr. et régional (rare). Cluse en canyon. || Les clues de Haute Provence … Encyclopédie Universelle
Clue — clue, cluse, cluso nf enceinte fermée par des rochers escarpés; gorge fermée; passage resserré … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France
Clue — trademark the US name for the game ↑Cluedo … Dictionary of contemporary English
