segue

English

WOTD - 7 December 2006    

Etymology

From Italian seguire, "to follow", from Latin sequi; originally a musical term.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/

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• Homophone: Segway

Verb

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.

   I can tell she's going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.

2. (music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.

   Beethoven's symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.

3. (of a disk jockey) To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.

Translations

Translations

Portuguese: passar (pt), mudar (pt) Russian: продолжать так же (prodolžát tak že); плавно переходить (plavno perexodit)

Spanish: transición suave (es)

Noun

segue (plural segues)

1. An instance of segueing, a transition.

Translations

Translations

French: transition (fr) f. German: Übergang (de) m. Portuguese: passagem, transição

Russian: сегуэ (segue); плавный переход (plávnyj perexod) Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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Italian

Verb form

segue

1. third-person singular indicative present of seguire

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Portuguese

Verb form

segue

1. third-person singular indicative present of seguir