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in the PONS Dictionary

I. cue [kju:] N

1. cue THEAT:

cue
Stichwort nt <-(e)s, -e>
cue fig also
Signal nt <-s, -e>
cue fig also
Zeichen nt <-s, ->
to miss one's cue
sein Stichwort verpassen
to take one's cue from sb (follow sb's example)
jds Beispiel folgen
to take one's cue from sb (follow sb's advice)
jds Zeichen Folge leisten
to take one's cue from sth
sich acc von etw dat inspirieren lassen

2. cue (in billiards, snooker):

cue
Queue nt o A a. m <-s, -s> spec
cue
Billardstock m <-(e)s, -stöcke>

3. cue COMPUT:

cue
Aufruf m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

[right] on cue
wie gerufen

II. cue [kju:] VB trans

to cue in sb [or to cue sb in]
jdm das Stichwort geben
OpenDict entry

cue N

cue PSYCH
Hinweisreiz m

ˈcue ball N (in billiards, snooker)

cue ball
Billardkugel f

ˈcue card N TV

cue card
Stichwortkarte f
cue card
Neger m <-s, -> pej sl

molecular cue [məˌlekjələˈkjuː] N

molecular cue
Signalstoff

cue detector INFRASTR

cue detector
Stausonde
Present
Icue
youcue
he/she/itcues
wecue
youcue
theycue
Past
Icued
youcued
he/she/itcued
wecued
youcued
theycued
Present Perfect
Ihavecued
youhavecued
he/she/ithascued
wehavecued
youhavecued
theyhavecued
Past Perfect
Ihadcued
youhadcued
he/she/ithadcued
wehadcued
youhadcued
theyhadcued
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to miss one's cue
sein Stichwort verpassen
[right] on cue
wie gerufen
to cue in sb [or to cue sb in]
jdm das Stichwort geben
to throw sb a cue
jdm ein Stichwort geben
to take one's cue from sb (follow sb's example)
jds Beispiel folgen

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