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queue noun

  /kju/ , /kjuː/
  • A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
 fila, alinhamento
  • (computing) A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide. [from 20th c.]
 fila, pilha
  • (now, _, historical) A men's hairstyle with a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China. [from 18th c.]
 rabicho, rabo de cavalo

queue verb

  /kju/ , /kjuː/
  • (intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
 enfileirar
  • (intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
 entrar na fila
queue-jumper
fura-fila
jump the queue
furar a fila
queue-breaker
fura-fila
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