signal

'siɡnəl 1. noun

1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) signal, tegn

2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) signal(lys)

3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal

2. verb

1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) gjøre tegn (til), signalisere

2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalere, signalisere

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- signalman

signal

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signalisere

I

subst. \/ˈsɪɡn(ə)l\/

1) signal, tegn

• we're not getting any radio signals

vi får ikke inn noen radiosignaler

• I didn't hear the danger signal

jeg hørte ikke alarmsignalet

• start running at a given signal

begynn å løpe på et gitt signal

2) (kortspill) opplysningsmelding, opplysningsutspill

3) (bibliotek e.l.) rytter (på kartotekkort)

4) (radio og tv) melding, signal

flash a signal sende et lyssignal, signalisere med lys

signal for something signal om noe

signal to do something signal om gjøre noe

the signals (militærvesen) sambandstropper

II

verb \/ˈsɪɡn(ə)l\/

signalere, signalisere, gi tegn (til), markere

• the enemy signalled a message

fienden signalerte en beskjed

• signal with flags if necessary

signaliser med flagg om nødvendig

• she signalled that she didn't want to leave yet

hun gjorde tegn til at hun ikke ville gå ennå

• we'll signal the car to stop

vi skal gjøre tegn til at bilen skal stoppe

signal somebody eller signal to somebody signalere til noen, gjøre tegn til noen

• he is signalling (to) the waiter

han vinker på kelneren

III

adj. \/ˈsɪɡn(ə)l\/

1) bemerkelsesverdig, fremragende

• that was a signal achievement

det var en fremragende prestasjon

• the president did signal service for the country

presidenten tjente landet utmerket

2) overbevisende, overlegen

• it was a signal victory

det var en overlegen seier

3) fullstendig

• the play was a signal failure

stykket var en fullstendig fiasko