Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
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- Tuntematon aksentti:
Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|
| bulgaria | щека, загатване, намек |
| espanja | taco, cu, señal, apuntar |
| hollanti | keu |
| italia | stecca, segnale, spunto, battuta, entrata |
| japani | キュー (kiュー / kyū) |
| latina | kū |
| latvia | kija |
| portugali | taco, quê, sinal |
| puola | kij |
| ranska | réplique, queue de billard, diriger, réponse, rôle, signal, ku, queue |
| ruotsi | kö, biljardkö, slutord, vink, signal |
| saksa | Queue, Billardstock, Wink |
| suomi | kuu, biljardikeppi, vihjaus, guu, merkki, vihje, keppi, köö |
| tšekki | tágo, kvé, podnět, signál, narážka |
| unkari | dákó, kú |
| venäjä | ку (ku), кью (kju), кий (ki), сигнал (signal), намёк (namjok) |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (obsolete, UK, universities) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for ) in the buttery books.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (obsolete) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- A hint or intimation.
- (obsolete) Humour; temper of mind.
Verbi
- To give someone a cue signal.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
Esimerkit
- This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner. That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.
- When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.
- Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.
- Hast thou [...] suck'd Philosophy, ate cues, drank cees?
- Cue the cameraman, and action!
- The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song).
- It was he who was staging the play – was giving the actors their cues. (Agatha Christie, The coming of Mr. Quin. In : The Mysterious Mr. Quin)
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | cued |
| Imperfekti | cued |
| Partisiipin preesens | cueing |
| Monikko | cues |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | cues |