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Meanings of clue in English

Portuguese
sugestão
Catalan
indici
Spanish
indicio

Evidence that supports a hypothesis or helps to solve a problem.

        sugestão
        Portuguese
        indício
        Catalan
        insinuació
        Spanish
        pista

        A slight indication.

              indício
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              Examples for "cue"
              Examples for "cue"
              1
              German inflation figures will cue up the euro zone number on Thursday.
              Reuters
              2
              Luc's worried gaze lingers a moment longer, but he takes my cue.
              Antiphon
              3
              Control over drug cue response and stress is essential for moderating use.
              Pubmed
              4
              Oil markets were taking their cue from the weaker Chinese PMI data.
              Reuters
              5
              Scientists aren't exactly sure why, but it may be a social cue.
              The South African
              1
              The clew of the mainsail was lashing about wildly in the gale.
              The Two Whalers; Or, Adventures in the Pacific
              2
              Absolutely none; I am groping in the dark, without a single clew.
              Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
              3
              The most careful search revealed nothing in the nature of a clew.
              Helen of the Old House
              4
              The poor wretch had crossed the road and given the hounds clew.
              Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
              5
              That clew was sufficient- asuddentrain of associated ideas did the rest.
              The Return of Tarzan
              Usage of clue in English
              1
              He said his father gave him a clue a long time ago.
              The nightmarys
              2
              Police have no clue what is relevant to the case, Pike said.
              Wired
              3
              The patient's story is often the best place to find that clue.
              Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
              4
              However, findings in other fields may hold a clue to VR's benefits.
              Wired
              5
              However one partial clue to the truth may rest with Andrew Flintoff.
              The Guardian
              6
              Time will tell and next week will offer another vital, compelling clue.
              The Guardian
              7
              Of course the likelihood is that the second robot hasn't a clue.
              The Guardian
              8
              I'm sure that wherever this clue points, it marks the last stop.
              Map of bones
              9
              I found the key- Ifoundthe clue the Order left for us.
              Ice Like Fire
              10
              As far as making her own way, she hardly has a clue.
              The Elephant Vanishes
              11
              A social worker provided the clue that solved the case for him.
              Every patient tells a story: medical mysteries and the art of di...
              12
              Smith's own approach as a batsman may offer the most obvious clue.
              The Guardian
              13
              His men searched the building, in case some clue had been missed.
              Perdido Street Station
              14
              It also gives a clue to potential future demand for new aircraft.
              Reuters
              15
              That he spent too much on clothes, however, was the second clue.
              Man in the Middle
              16
              He's looking for any clue that can help him make that happen.
              Shadow zone
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              Clue through the time
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