"segue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ Audio: en-us-segue.ogg , en-au-segue.ogg Forms: segues [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡweɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|it|segue||it follows}} Italian segue (“it follows”), {{der|en|la|sequor}} Latin sequor, {{cog|es|seguir}} Spanish seguir, {{doublet|en|sue}} Doublet of sue Head templates: {{en-noun}} segue (plural segues)
  1. An instance of segueing, a transition. Synonyms: segué Translations (an instance of segueing, a transition): overgang [masculine] (Dutch), siirtymä (Finnish), transition [feminine] (French), Übergang [masculine] (German), Überleitung [feminine] (German), átváltás (Hungarian), átmenet (Hungarian), átvezetés (Hungarian), passagem (Portuguese), transição (Portuguese), tranziție [feminine] (Romanian), се́гуэ (ségue) [neuter] (Russian), пла́вный перехо́д (plávnyj perexód) [masculine] (Russian), transición [feminine] (Spanish), övergång [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-segue-en-noun-qLn2F7HN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 34 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 33 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 41 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 39 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 33 17 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 44 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 45 37 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 39 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 36 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 38 11 6

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ Audio: en-us-segue.ogg , en-au-segue.ogg Forms: segues [present, singular, third-person], segueing [participle, present], segued [participle, past], segued [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɡweɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|it|segue||it follows}} Italian segue (“it follows”), {{der|en|la|sequor}} Latin sequor, {{cog|es|seguir}} Spanish seguir, {{doublet|en|sue}} Doublet of sue Head templates: {{en-verb|+|segueing|+}} segue (third-person singular simple present segues, present participle segueing, simple past and past participle segued)
  1. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another. Synonyms: transition Translations (music: to move smoothly from one theme to another): liukua (Finnish), enchaîner (French), überleiten (German), átvált (Hungarian) Translations (to move smoothly from one topic to another): van thema wisselen (Dutch), siirtyä juohevasti (Finnish), sujuvasti (Finnish), huomaamatta (Finnish), enchaîner (French), überleiten (english: topic, conversation) (German), wechseln [usually] [position, state] (German), átsiklik (Hungarian), átvált (Hungarian), áttér (Hungarian), passar para (Portuguese), пла́вно переходи́ть (plávno perexodítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продолжа́ть та́к же (prodolžátʹ ták že) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-segue-en-verb-qXN3PFmm Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 41 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 39 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 44 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 45 37 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 39 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 38 11 6 Disambiguation of 'music: to move smoothly from one theme to another': 56 43 1 Disambiguation of 'to move smoothly from one topic to another': 70 29 0
  2. (music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-segue-en-verb-ebl3UuCY Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 41 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 39 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 45 37 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 39 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 38 11 6 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (of a disk jockey) To play a sequence of records with no talk between them. Translations (to play a sequence of records without talking in between): soittaa putkeen (Finnish), enchaîner (French)
    Sense id: en-segue-en-verb-3-i20sq1 Disambiguation of 'to play a sequence of records without talking in between': 6 4 90

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Alternative forms

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    "Terms with German translations",
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        "(music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another."
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "van thema wisselen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "siirtyä juohevasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "sujuvasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "huomaamatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "enchaîner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "topic, conversation",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "überleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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        "state"
      ],
      "word": "wechseln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "átsiklik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "átvált"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "áttér"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "word": "passar para"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plávno perexodítʹ",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пла́вно переходи́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodolžátʹ ták že",
      "sense": "to move smoothly from one topic to another",
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        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "продолжа́ть та́к же"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: to move smoothly from one theme to another",
      "word": "liukua"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "music: to move smoothly from one theme to another",
      "word": "enchaîner"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: to move smoothly from one theme to another",
      "word": "überleiten"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "music: to move smoothly from one theme to another",
      "word": "átvált"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to play a sequence of records without talking in between",
      "word": "soittaa putkeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to play a sequence of records without talking in between",
      "word": "enchaîner"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with German translations",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "overgang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "siirtymä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transition"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Übergang"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Überleitung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "átváltás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "átmenet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "átvezetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "passagem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "word": "transição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tranziție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ségue",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "се́гуэ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plávnyj perexód",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пла́вный перехо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transición"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an instance of segueing, a transition",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "övergång"
    }
  ],
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}

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