cue

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kju/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'cue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cues
v 3rd person singular
cuing
v pres p
cueing
v pres p
cued
v past
cued
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
cue n (signal to actor) (teatro)pie nm
 Joan was behind the curtain, giving the actors their cues.
 Joan estaba detrás del telón dándoles los pies a los actores.
cue n (hint, signal)señal nf
  (músico)entrada nf
 The band stood in formation, waiting patiently for the cue to march.
 La banda estaba formada esperando con paciencia la señal para empezar a marchar.
the cue for [sb] to do [sth] n (signal, prompt to action)señal para que alguien haga algo loc nom f
 When the hostess yawns, that is the cue for her guests to leave.
 Cuando la anfitriona bosteza, es la señal para que los invitados se vayan.
cue n (pool, snooker: stick)taco nm
  (informal)palo nm
 Ray brings his own cue to the pool hall.
 Ray trae su propio taco al pool.
cue [sth]⇒ vtr (stage lights, music: prepare)preparar⇒ vtr
 Cue the lights! The play is about to begin.
 ¡Preparen las luces! La obra está por comenzar.
cue [sb]⇒ vtr (prompt) (actor, bailarín)darle el pie a loc verb + prep
  (músico)darle la entrada a loc verb + prep
 Holly asked Tom to cue her on her lines.
 Jill listened for the sound that cued her to start dancing.
 Holly le pidió a Tom que le diera el pie de lo que debía decir. // Jill intentaba escuchar el sonido que le daba el pie para empezar a bailar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
cue [sb] in vtr phrasal sep informal (inform)poner al corriente a loc verb
  poner al tanto a loc verb
cue [sb] in on [sth] vtr phrasal sep informal (inform about)poner a alguien al corriente de algo loc verb
  poner a alguien al tanto de algo loc verb
cue [sth] up vtr phrasal sep (stage lights, music: prepare) (música, vídeo)preparar⇒ vtr
  dejar preparado, dejar en un sitio determinado loc verb
 Deja preparado el vídeo justo en la escena que te dije para ponerlo en la presentación.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
as if on cue,
as though on cue expr		 (as though responding to a signal)como si fuera una señal expr
 Tom was thinking about his mother when, as if on cue, she knocked on his front door.
billiard cue n (stick for playing billiards)taco de billar loc nom m
cue ball n (snooker, pool: white ball)bola blanca nf + adj
 In pool, you hit the coloured balls with the white cue ball.
 En el pool tenés que pegarle a las bolas de color con la bola blanca.
cue bid n (bid in suit) (naipes: bridge)cue-bid, cuebid nm
cue-bid [sth]⇒ vtr (show control by cue bid)hacer cue-bid, hacer cuebid loc verb
cue-bid⇒ vi (make a cue bid) (naipes: bridge)hacer cue-bid, hacer cuebid loc verb
cue card (television) (presentador: texto a decir)letrero nm
cue sheet n (theatre: list of cues) (teatro)lista de acotaciones loc nom f
 The stage manager has prepared a cue sheet for all the technicians.
cue tip n (end of stick used in billiard games)suela nf
  casquillo nm
miss a cue,
miss your cue v expr		 (actor: forget lines, etc.) (teatro, cine)olvidar las líneas loc verb
miss a cue v expr figurative, informal (not get the point) (por no entender)dejar pasar loc verb
  no entender loc verb
 I kept dropping hints to my husband that I wanted to leave the party, but he missed every cue.
 Le seguía mandando indirectas a mi marido de que me quería ir de la fiesta, pero él las dejaba pasar a todas.
pool cue n (stick for playing pool)taco de billar, taco loc nom m
 Barry picked up his pool cue and considered his next shot.
right on cue,
on cue adv		 (at just the right moment)en el momento justo loc adv
snooker cue n UK (stick for playing snooker) (billar)taco de snooker nm + loc adj
take your cue from [sb] v expr figurative (follow [sb]'s example)seguir el ejemplo de loc verb
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'cue' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chalk - chalk up - cue bid - object ball - prompt - prompting - take a prompt
Spanish:
taco - retaco - tacote

Collocations: gave the [talk, speech] with cue cards, with the [aid, help] of cue cards, sports: [chalked, dusted] the cue tip, more...

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