Clue in spanish
pronunciation: pistɑ part of speech: noun
clue1 = indicio, pista, señal, signo.
Example: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.more:
» clueless = despistado.
Example: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.» clueless = ingenuo.
Example: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.» clueless = sin idea, sin la menor idea, sin pistas, ignorante.
Example: Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.» drop + hints and clues = dar indicios y pistas.
Example: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.» have + a clue = tener una idea, tener idea. [Generalmente usado en negativo]
Example: Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.» have + no clue = no tener idea.
Example: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.» hold + a clue = indicar, revelar, dar una pista.
Example: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.» offer + clues = dar ideas.
Example: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.» take + a clue from = inspirarse en, imitar a, copiar.
Example: Taking a clue from the video-game arcades, the scores of the top 10 players are stored and displayed to later players.clue2 = dar un indicio, dar una pista, sugerir, insinuar.
Example: My feelings about working women were clued by my observation of pregnant alley cats -- belly or no, they continue to jump over fences.more:
» clue + Alguien + in (on) = poner a Alguien al día (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al tanto (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al corriente (de/sobre), poner a Alguien a loro (de/sobre).
Example: This monthly series is for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins and outs of life after college.» clue + Alguien + up (on) = poner a Alguien al día (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al tanto (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al corriente (de/sobre), poner a Alguien a loro (de/sobre).
Example: It appeared this was something she had not clued her up on.