clue |klo͞o|noun1 a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery: police officers are still searching for clues.• a fact or idea that serves as a guide or aid in a task or problem:archaeological evidence can give clues about the past.2 a verbal formula giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword or other puzzle.verb ( clues , clueing , clued ) [ with obj. ] (clue someone in) informalinform someone about a particular matter: Stella had clued her in about Peter.PHRASESnot have a clue informal know nothing about something or about how to do something.ORIGIN late Middle English: variant of clew. The original sense was ‘a ball of thread’; hence one used to guide a person out of a labyrinth (literally or figuratively). Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 17th cent.
On cherche tous des indices, des petits cailloux sur la route, des amers qui nous guident.
Après le renversant de beauté texte de Kipling (
if), Mère Theresa est une autre piste. Pas easy easy, mais suffisamment ambitieuse pour nous occuper très longtemps. C'est déjà ça.
