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1 cue
I noun II noun1) (Theatre) Stichwort, das; (Music) Stichnoten Pl.; (Cinemat., Broadcasting) Zeichen zum Aufnahmebeginnbe/speak/play on cue — rechtzeitig einsetzen
2) (sign when or how to act) Wink, dertake one's cue from somebody — (lit. or fig.) sich nach jemandem richten
* * *I [kju:] noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') das StichwortII [kju:] noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) das Queue* * *[kju:]I. nto miss one's \cue sein Stichwort verpassento take one's \cue from sb (follow sb's example) jds Beispiel folgen; (follow sb's advice) jds Zeichen Folge leisten4.▶ [right] on \cue wie gerufenII. vt* * *[kjuː]1. n1) (THEAT fig) Stichwort nt; (action) (Einsatz)zeichen nt; (FILM, TV) Zeichen nt zum Aufnahmebeginn; (MUS) Einsatz m; (written = preceding bars) Hilfsnoten plto give sb his cue (Theat) — jdm das or sein Stichwort geben; (action) jdm das (Einsatz)zeichen geben; (Mus) jdm den Einsatz geben
that sounds like a cue for a song —
whenever he hears the word "strike" that's his cue to launch into an attack on the unions — das Wort "Streik" ist für ihn jedesmal (das) Stichwort für einen Angriff auf die Gewerkschaften
right on cue (Theat) — genau aufs Stichwort; (fig) wie gerufen
2. vt (THEAT)das Stichwort geben (+dat); (with gesture etc) das Einsatzzeichen geben (+dat); (FILM, TV) scene abfahren lassen; (MUS) player den Einsatz geben (+dat); trumpet flourish etc den Einsatz geben für* * *cue1 [kjuː]A s1. THEAT etc, auch fig Stichwort n, MUS Einsatz m:(dead) on cuea) genau aufs Stichwort,b) fig genau zum rechten Zeitpunkt, wie gerufen2. Wink m, Fingerzeig m:give sb their cue jemandem die Worte in den Mund legen;take up the cue den Wink verstehen;take the cue from sb sich nach jemandem richten3. Anhaltspunkt m4. Rolle f, Aufgabe f5. obs Stimmung f, Laune f6. MUS Kustos m (kleine Orientierungsnote)B v/tcue2 [kjuː]A s1. Queue n, Billardstock m:cue ball Spiel-, Stoßball m* * *I noun(Billiards etc.) Queue, das; Billardstock, derII noun1) (Theatre) Stichwort, das; (Music) Stichnoten Pl.; (Cinemat., Broadcasting) Zeichen zum Aufnahmebeginnbe/speak/play on cue — rechtzeitig einsetzen
2) (sign when or how to act) Wink, dertake one's cue from somebody — (lit. or fig.) sich nach jemandem richten
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2 cue
[kju:] nto miss one's \cue sein Stichwort verpassen;( follow sb's advice) jds Zeichen nt Folge leisten;PHRASES:[right] on \cue wie gerufen vtto \cue in sb [or to \cue sb in] jdm das Stichwort geben
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cue — cue1 /kyooh/, n., v., cued, cuing. n. 1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off stage door slam was his cue to enter. 2. anything that excites to action; stimulus. 3. a hint; intimation;… … Universalium
cue — n. signal 1) to give the cue 2) to take one s cue from smb. 3) to miss the cue 4) on cue * * * [kjuː] [ signal ] to give the cue on cue to miss the cue to take one s cue from smb … Combinatory dictionary
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