Queues (en. Tails)

/kø/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A line of people waiting their turn.

Customers are queuing at the store entrance.

Les clients font la queue à l'entrée du magasin.

A set of data streams in the field of computer science.

Message queues help manage communication between systems.

Les queues de messages permettent de gérer les communications entre les systèmes.

From the Latin 'cauda' meaning 'tail' or 'end'.

to wait in line

Waiting in line, typically to purchase something.

faire la queue

waiting queues

Lines formed by people waiting their turn.

queues d'attente

to be in line

To be waiting, in line behind others.

être dans la queue

waiting

Action of waiting.

attente

line

Alignment of people or objects.

file

order

Arrangement in line or sequence.

ordre

Refers to someone who waits a long time.

I've been in line for ages!

Je suis dans la queue depuis une éternité !

Used to describe a situation where there are too many people.

This party is a real queue!

Cette fête est une vraie queue !