cue

cue
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!') pie

II kju: noun
(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.)
cue
tr[kjʊː]
noun
1 (for actor) pie nombre masculino; (for musician) entrada
2 (signal) señal nombre femenino
3 (example) ejemplo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
right on cue en el momento justo, justo en aquel instante
to miss one's cue salir a destiempo a escena
to take one's cue from seguir el ejemplo de
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cue
tr[kjʊː]
noun
1 (in billiards etc) taco
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
cue ball bola blanca
cue ['kju:] vt, cued ; cuing or cueing : darle el pie a, darle la señal a
cue n
1) signal: señal f, pie m (en teatro), entrada f (en música)
2) : taco m (de billar)
cue
n.
• apunte s.m.
• coleta s.f.
• indicación s.f.
• señal s.f.
• taco de billar s.m.

I kjuː
noun
1) (Mus) entrada f; (Theat) pie m

to miss one's cue — no salir* a escena en el momento debido

right on cue — en el momento justo

to take one's cue from somebody — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien

2) (in snooker, billiards) taco m; (before n)

cue ball — bola f blanca


II
cues, cuing, cued transitive verb \<\<actor\>\> darle* el pie a; \<\<musician\>\> darle* la entrada a
[kjuː]
1. N
1) (Billiards) taco m
2) (Theat) (verbal, by signal) pie m , entrada f ; (Mus) (by signal) entrada f

to give sb his cue — (Theat) dar el pie or la entrada a algn; (Mus) dar a algn su entrada

that gave me my cue — (fig) eso me sirvió de indicación

to come in on cue — entrar en el momento justo

then, right on cue for the photographers, she threw him a kiss — entonces, en el momento justo para los fotógrafos, ella le lanzó un beso

- take one's cue from sb
2.
CPD

cue ball N — (Billiards) bola f jugadora; (Snooker) bola f blanca

cue card N — letrero m (apuntando lo que se ha de decir)

cue word N — palabra f clave

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I [kjuː]
noun
1) (Mus) entrada f; (Theat) pie m

to miss one's cue — no salir* a escena en el momento debido

right on cue — en el momento justo

to take one's cue from somebody — seguir* el ejemplo de alguien

2) (in snooker, billiards) taco m; (before n)

cue ball — bola f blanca


II
cues, cuing, cued transitive verb \<\<actor\>\> darle* el pie a; \<\<musician\>\> darle* la entrada a

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