| anglais > français | |
| sign | |
| 1. n. Panneau (routier, de rue) ; panonceau ; pancarte (sur un mur, une vitrine, etc.) ; affiche (publicitaire), écriteau (handmade sign). | |
| 2. n. Enseigne (emblème). | |
| Since the Middle Ages, the sign for a barber has been a pole with red and white stripes. | |
| 3. n. Signe, indication, preuve, témoignage. | |
| sign of the times | |
| If I am wrong, then let the gods give us a sign. | |
| 4. n. Signal. | |
| 5. v. Signer un document, une lettre. | |
| 6. v. Transmettre un message par signes. | |
| 7. v. Signer. | |
| 8. v. Communiquer en langue des signes. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| sign | |
| 1. n. (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication. |  |
| Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk. |  |
| Those clouds show signs of raining soon. |  |
| Those clouds show little sign of raining soon. |  |
| Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective. |  |
| The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step. |  |
| I gave them a thumbs-up sign. |  |
| 2. n. (North America, AU) Physical evidence left by an animal. |  |
| The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail. |  |
| 3. n. A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures. |  |
| The sign in the window advertised a room for rent. |  |
| I missed the sign at the corner so I took the wrong turn. |  |
| 4. n. A wonder; miracle; prodigy. |  |
| 5. n. (astrology) An astrological sign. |  |
| Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise. |  |
| 6. n. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity. (Note: it is improper to place a sign on the number zero) |  |
| I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong. |  |
| 7. n. A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages. |  |
| 8. n. Sign language in general. |  |
| Sorry, I don't know sign very well. |  |
| 9. n. An omen. |  |
| "It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said. |  |
| 10. n. (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed by the patient. |  |
| 11. n. A military emblem carried on a banner or standard. |  |
| 12. v. To make a mark |  |
| 13. v. (transitive, now rare) To seal (a document etc.) with an identifying seal or symbol. |  |
| The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet. |  |
| 14. v. To mark, to put or leave a mark on. |  |
| 15. v. To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. |  |
| 16. v. More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. |  |
| I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt. |  |
| 17. v. (transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature. |  |
| Just sign your name at the bottom there. |  |
| I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’. |  |
| 18. v. (intransitive) To write one's signature. |  |
| Please sign on the dotted line. |  |
| 19. v. (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. |  |
| 20. v. To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract. |  |
| It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players. |  |
| 21. v. To make the sign of the cross |  |
| 22. v. To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. |  |
| 23. v. (reflexive) To cross oneself. |  |
| 24. v. To indicate |  |
| 25. v. (intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal. |  |
| 26. v. To communicate using gestures to (someone). |  |
| He signed me that I should follow him through the doorway. |  |
| 27. v. (intransitive) To use sign language. |  |
| 28. v. To furnish (a road etc.) with signs. |  |
| français > anglais | |
| panneau | |
| 1. n-m. sign; signpost |  |
| 2. n-m. panel |  |