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♦ cue (1) /kju:/n.1 (teatr.) battuta d'entrata; segnale d'entrata: to miss one's cue, perdere la battuta; non entrare al segnale2 segnale (per fare qc.): That was the cue for me to start the car, a quel segnale io dovevo mettere in moto la macchina3 suggerimento; spunto; imbeccata4 (mus.) attacco● (TV) cue card, tabellone fuori quadro ( con sopra i testi); gobbo □ ( right) on cue, al momento giusto; con perfetto tempismo □ (fig.) to take one's cue from sb., seguire l'esempio di q.; imitare q.cue (2) /kju:/n.● ( biliardo) cue ball, bilia battente; bilia bianca □ cue rack (o cue stand), ( rastrelliera) portastecche.(to) cue /kju:/A v. i.(cinem., radio) dare il ciac; dare il segnale d'azioneB v. t.● to cue in, inserire, provvedere all'inserimento di ( una canzone in un dramma, per es.) □ ( slang USA) to cue in on st., aggiornare (q.) su qc.; dare informazioni aggiuntive. -
2 cue *** n
[kjuː]1) (Theatre: verbal, by signal) segnale m, imbeccata, (Mus: by signal) segnaleto give sb his cue — suggerire a qn la battuta, dare l'imbeccata a qn
2)right on cue — esattamente al momento giusto, Billiards stecca
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