Definizione monolingua

clue

clue (third-person singular simple present clues, present participle cluing, simple past and past participle clued)

1. To provide with a clue (often used with ""in"" or ""up"").
2. To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

   Smith, clue Jones in on whats been happening.

clue (plural clues)

1. (now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:

     she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.

2. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
3. An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
4. (slang) Insight or understanding (""to have a clue [about]"" or ""to have clue"". See have a clue, clue stick)

Definizione dizionario clue

	indizio
	information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion

	pista
	information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion

	appiglio
	Elemento al quale appoggiarsi a sostegno di un'ipotesi, di una tesi e sim. o che fornisce informazioni utili alla risoluzione di un mistero, di un problema e sim.

	prova
	object or marking that may be used in evidence

consiglio

segnale

segno

suggerimento

Altri significati:

To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up").

An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

(slang) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

(now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

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