sign

sign
1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tegn
2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) skilt
3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) tegn, signal
4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) tegn
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) underskrive
2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) underskrive
3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gjøre tegn, tilkjennegi
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
merke
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signal
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skilt
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subst. \/saɪn\/
1) tegn, merke, spor
it's a sign that she's angry
det er et tegn på at hun er sint
her healing was a sign from heaven
helbredelsen hennes var et tegn fra himmelen
2) symbol
the anchor is a sign of hope
ankeret er et symbol på håp
3) skilt
the town was full of street signs
byen var full av gateskilt
4) (forkortelse for sign language) tegnspråk, tegn
5) (astrologi) (himmel)tegn, stjernebilde
6) vink, varsel
I got a sign of the party
jeg fikk et vink om festen
7) (amer.) (dyre)spor
the hunters found deer signs
jegerne fant hjortespor
8) (matematikk, språkvitenskap) tegn
as a sign that til tegn på, som tegn på
bear signs of bære spor av, bære merker etter
do signs and wonders gjøre tegn og underlige gjerninger, gjøre tegn og undere
from all signs etter alt å dømme
from all signs, they never found the burglar
etter alt å dømme fant de aldri innbruddstyven
high sign (hverdagslig) forklaring: håndsignal som betyr 'OK', hvor man løfter hånden i været mens tommel- og peke- eller langfinger danner en sirkel
in sign of som tegn på
make a sign \/ signs to somebody gjøre tegn til noen
I made a sign to him to fetch the bowl
jeg gjorde tegn til ham om å hente bollen
make no sign ikke gi tegn fra seg, stå urørlig
sign manual egenhendig underskrift
sign of tegn på, tegn for, tegn til
there were no signs of life in the house
vi så ingen tegn til liv i huset
white is the sign of purity
hvitt er renhetens farge
the sign of the cross korsets tegn
they made the sign of the cross
de gjorde korsets tegn
the sign of the times tidens tegn
speak by signs snakke tegnspråk, tale gjennom tegn
his grandmother speaks by signs
bestemoren hans snakker tegnspråk
there is every sign that eller all the signs are that alt tyder på at
under the sign of (astrologi) i tegnet
I'm born under the sign of Virgo
jeg er født i Jomfruens tegn
II
verb \/saɪn\/
1) undertegne, skrive under på, signere
we signed a petition against nuclear weapons
vi skrev under på et protestskriv mot atomvåpen
would you sign this picture, please?
kunne du være så snill å signere dette bildet?
sign your initials here
signer med initialene dine her
2) (på hotell e.l.) skrive seg inn
have you signed the hotel register yet?
har du skrevet deg inn i hotellboken ennå?
3) skrive kontrakt med, engasjere, verve
the club signed a new football player
klubben har skrevet kontrakt med en ny fotballspiller
4) (om håndbevegelse) vise med (et) tegn, gi tegn (til), vinke
the police signed (for) them to stop
politiet ga tegn til at de skulle stoppe
he signed to me to come
han ga tegn til meg at jeg skulle komme
5) sette opp skilt, merke opp (med skilt)
6) (kirkelig) gjøre korsets tegn over
the priest signed the child
presten gjorde korsets tegn over barnet
7) (sjøfart) mønstre på
sign articles (sjøfart) mønstre på, ta hyre, bli påmønstret
sign assent nikke bifallende
sign away fraskrive seg, gi skriftlig avkall på
with a stroke of the pen he had signed away his country's independence
med et pennestrøk hadde han berøvet landet sin selvstendighet
signed, sealed and delivered (overført) klappet og klart, fiks ferdig
sign for kvittere for
he signed for the parcel
han kvitterte for pakken
sign in stemple inn, skrive ned sin ankomsttid skrive inn (noen) som gjest (i klubb e.l.)
sign in full sefull, 1
sign off (sjøfart) mønstre av (radio) stenge senderen, avslutte sendingen (hverdagslig) (av)slutte, stikke, forsvinne (hverdagslig) ta kvelden, gå og legge seg (britisk) forklaring: registrere seg for å slutte å motta trygd når man har funnet en jobb
sign on ansette, skrive kontrakt med, engasjere
the company signed on workers in January
selskapet skrev kontrakt med arbeidere i januar
they signed on actors
de ansatte skuespillere
ta ansettelse, skrive kontrakt (med), ta engasjement
he is signing on with a theatre company
han skriver kontrakt med et teaterselskap
he signed on for a firm
han tok ansettelse i et firma
she signed on for a job
hun tok på seg en jobb
(militærvesen) verve (seg), la seg verve (sjøfart) mønstre på, ta hyre melde seg
he signed on at the Employment Exchange
han meldte seg ved arbeidskontoret
(på stemplingsur) stemple inn (radio) starte sending
sign one's name to something skrive sitt navn under noe, underskrive på noe
sign out sjekke ut la seg skrive ut
Peter signed out of the hospital
Peter lot seg skrive ut av sykehuset
(på stemplingsur) stemple ut
sign over overdra
she signed over the property to her brother
hun overdro eiendommen til broren sin
sign somebody out skrive opp at noen er ute
sign up melde seg på, skrive (seg) opp, skrive (seg) inn
I signed up for an evening course
jeg meldte meg på et kveldskurs
ansette, skrive kontrakt med (militærvesen) verve seg (sjøfart) mønstre på

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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