cue card in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cue card in the English»French Dictionary

cue card N TV

cue card

prompteur m

Translations for cue card in the English»French Dictionary

I.cue [Brit kjuː, Am kju] N

1. cue lit:

cue THEAT (line)

réplique f

cue (action)

signal m

cue MUS

signal m d'entrée

cue TV, RADIO, CINE

signal m

on cue (after word)

après la réplique

on cue (after action)

après le signal

to come in on cue instrument:

faire son entrée au signal

to give sb the cue to enter

donner la réplique à qn afin qu'il/elle fasse son entrée

2. cue (signal):

cue fig

signal m

to be sb's cue to do

être le signal pour que qn fasse

to take one's cue from sb

faire comme qn

as if on cue iron

comme par hasard

right on cue

à ce moment précis

(that's a) cue for a song!

le moment est venu pour une chanson

3. cue SPORTS:

cue

queue f de billard

II.cue [Brit kjuː, Am kju] VB trans

1. cue SPORTS:

cue ball

frapper

2. cue → cue in

See also cue in

I.cue in VB [Brit kjuː -, Am kju -] (cue [sb] in, cue in [sb])

cue in TV, CINE, RADIO

donner le signal à

I.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] N

1. card SPORTS:

card (for correspondence, greetings, business etc)

carte f

card (for indexing)

fiche f

card (at races)

programme m

card (in golf)

carte f (de parcours)

membership/library card

carte f de membre/de bibliothèque

Christmas/birthday card

carte f de Noël/d'anniversaire

2. card GAMES:

card

carte f (à jouer)

to play cards

jouer aux cartes

a pack of cards

un jeu de cartes

one's last card fig

sa dernière carte

one's strongest card fig

sa carte maîtresse

to play the race/law and order card fig

jouer la carte raciale/de la loi et de l'ordre

3. card Brit (person):

card inf, dated

original/-e m/f

4. card TEXTIL (comb):

card

peigne m

II.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd] VB trans TEXTIL

card

carder

III.card [Brit kɑːd, Am kɑrd]

a card up one's sleeve

un atout dans sa manche

it is on Brit or in Am the cards that …

il est bien possible que …

+ subj they think an election is on or in the cards

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'il y ait une élection

to get or be given one's cards Brit inf, dated

être renvoyé

to hold all the cards

avoir tous les atouts

to play one's cards right

bien jouer son jeu

See also postcard, business card

postcard, pc N

postcard

carte f postale

business card N

business card

carte f de visite

cue card in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cue card in the English»French Dictionary

cue [kju:] N

1. cue (signal for an actor):

cue

réplique f

to give sb their cue

donner la réplique à qn

2. cue SPORTS (stick used in billiards):

cue

queue f

Phrases:

to take one's cue from sb/sth

prendre exemple sur qn/qc

(right) on cue

au bon moment

I.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N

1. card no pl (cardboard):

card

carton m

2. card GAMES:

card

carte f

to play cards

jouer aux cartes

3. card (piece of stiff paper):

card

carte f

birthday card

carte d'anniversaire

business card

carte de visite

invitation card

carton m d'invitation

index card

fiche f

4. card (means of payment):

card

carte f

cheque card

carte bancaire

credit card

carte de crédit

charge card

carte de paiement

5. card (proof of identity):

card

pièce f d'identité

identity card

carte f d'identité

membership card

carte f de membre

6. card COMPUT:

card

carte f

7. card Brit inf (employment papers):

to give sb his/her cards

renvoyer qn

to get one's cards

être mis à la porte

to ask for one's cards

quitter son travail

Phrases:

to hold one's cards close to one's chest

cacher son jeu

to have a card up one's sleeve

avoir une carte dans sa manche

to put one's cards on the table

mettre cartes sur table

to have all the cards

avoir tous les atouts en main

to play one's best card

jouer son atout

to throw in one's cards

abandonner

to be on [or Am in] the cards

être très vraisemblable

II.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans

1. card (write an account):

card

ficher

2. card Am (demand identification):

card

demander les papiers d'identité à

I.card² [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N (in mechanics)

card

peigne m

II.card² [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans

card

peigner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It seemed to critics she had trouble reading her cue cards.

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She made a major gesture of throwing away the script, but then undercut this when she was seen referring to cue cards.

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A caddy would then enter, carrying with him a golf bag full of cue cards.

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However, the ratings were never successful and critics panned her inability to perform the basic tasks required of a talk show host, such as reading cue cards and conducting interviews.

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Jade then had to read her lines off cue cards.

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He was one of the first people to use cue cards.

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Cue cards were originally used to aid aging actors.

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The audience, coached with cue cards, was also filmed.

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This was her first experience with extemporaneous dialogue other than reading cue cards between records.

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For approximately the first two months, he continued his predecessor's monologue format, reading 5-10 jokes from cue cards.

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