QUEUE - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish

I. queue [Am kju, Brit kjuː] N Brit

queue

cola f

to form a queue

hacer cola

join the queue

póngase en la cola

to jump the queue

colarse inf

to jump the queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf

II. queue <queues, queueing, queued> [Am kju, Brit kjuː] VB intr Brit

queue

hacer cola

we queued for hours

hicimos cola durante horas

III. queue <queues, queueing, queued> [Am kju, Brit kjuː] VB trans

queue

poner en la cola

I. queue up VB [Am kju -, Brit kjuː -] (v + adv) Brit

queue up

hacer cola

I. queue-jump [Am ˈkjudʒəmp, Brit ˈkjuːdʒʌmp] VB intr Brit

queue-jump

colarse

queue-jump

saltarse a cola

queue-jump

brincarse a cola Mex

II. queue-jump [Am ˈkjudʒəmp, Brit ˈkjuːdʒʌmp] VB trans

queue-jump waiting list/housing list:

queue-jump

saltarse

queue jumping N U Brit

he accused me of queue jumping

me acusó de haberme colado

he accused me of queue jumping

me acusó de haberme brincado or saltado la cola Mex

queue jumper N Brit

queue jumper

persona que se cuela

queue jumpers make her furious

le da rabia que se le cuelen

print queue N

print queue

cola f de impresión

the dole queue

el número de desempleados

the dole queue

el número de parados Spain

to join the dole queue

pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

to join the dole queue

pasar a engrosar las filas del paro Spain

Spanish

English

recatafila

long queue Brit

colado (colada) (en una cola)

queue jumper Brit

había una cola kilométrica

there was a queue miles long Brit

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish

I. queue [kju:] N Aus, Brit

queue a. COMPUT

cola f

queue (in traffic)

retención f

queue (in traffic)

congestionamiento m Mex

to be in a queue for sth

estar en la cola para algo

to join a queue

ponerse en la cola

to stand in a queue

hacer cola

II. queue [kju:] VB intr

queue

hacer cola

to jump a queue

colarse

to join the queue [or line Am]

ponerse en la cola

to form a queue

formar una cola

head of queue

cabeza f

Spanish

English

cola

queue

hacer cola

to queue (up)

ponerse a la cola

to join the queue [or line]

¿quién es el último? — servidor

who is the last in the queue Brit [or line Am] ? — I am

colarse

to jump the queue [or line]

¿quién es el último? (en una cola)

who is last in the queue? Brit

ceder la vez en una cola

to give up one's place in a queue Brit [or line Am]

in the PONS Dictionary

queue [kju] N comput

queue

cola f

Present

I	queue
you	queue
he/she/it	queues
we	queue
you	queue
they	queue

Past

I	queuing
you	queuing
he/she/it	queuing
we	queuing
you	queuing
they	queuing

Present Perfect

I	have	queued
you	have	queued
he/she/it	has	queued
we	have	queued
you	have	queued
they	have	queued

Past Perfect

I	had	queued
you	had	queued
he/she/it	had	queued
we	had	queued
you	had	queued
they	had	queued