cue

signal

Geste, parole ou événement qui indique à quelqu’un le moment de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An action, word, or event that tells someone it is time to do something.

• That bell is your cue.
• She waited for her cue before going on stage.
• His silence was my cue to leave.

Comment l'utiliser : cue to do something (The whistle was our cue to start running.); cue for someone to do something (That nod was a cue for the actor to enter.)

Synonymes : signal, prompt

Expressions courantes : a cue to someone, take your cue, on cue

queue de billard

Long bâton utilisé pour frapper les boules dans des jeux comme le billard.

En anglais simple : A long stick used to hit balls in games such as pool and snooker.

• He picked up his cue.
• She put chalk on the tip of her cue.
• Can I borrow your pool cue?

Synonymes : cue stick

Expressions courantes : pool cue, snooker cue, cue tip

ku

Nom de la lettre Q quand on le prononce à voix haute.

En anglais simple : The spoken name of the letter Q.

• The letter is called cue.
• Write a capital cue beside the number.
• She confused cue with the name of another letter.

Expressions courantes : the letter cue, a capital cue

donner le signal

Faire signe à quelqu’un pour qu’il commence à parler ou à agir.

En anglais simple : To give someone a signal that tells them to start speaking or doing something.

• The director cued the actor.
• She cued the music with a wave.
• Please cue me when it is time to speak.

Comment l'utiliser : cue someone to do something (He cued the dancers to enter.); cue someone in (The producer cued the presenter in.)

Synonymes : signal, prompt

Expressions courantes : cue someone in, cue the music, cue an actor

déclencher, susciter

Faire naître une réaction ou un sentiment, ou faire commencer une activité.

En anglais simple : To cause a reaction, feeling, or activity to begin.

• The image cued a memory.
• Those questions cued a lively discussion.
• A familiar smell can cue an emotional response.

Synonymes : trigger, prompt, provoke

Expressions courantes : cue a response, cue a discussion, cue a memory