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A n1 ( cue) signal m (for de) ; to be the signal for violent protest être le signal de violentes protestations ; to give the signal to leave/to attack donner le signal du départ/de l'attaque ; this is a signal to do cela indique qu'il faut faire ;2 (sign, indication) signe m (of de) ; danger signal signe de danger ; to be a signal that être signe que, indiquer que ; to send a signal to sb that indiquer (clairement) à qn que ;3 Rail signal m ;5 fig ( message) to send out conflicting signals envoyer des messages contradictoires ; to read the signals comprendre.B adj sout ( épith) [triumph, achievement, success] éclatant ; [honour] véritable (before n) ; [failure] notoire.1 lit ( gesture to) to signal (to sb) that faire signe (à qn) que ; to signal sb to do faire signe à qn de faire ; I signalled John to get the car j'ai fait signe à John d'aller chercher la voiture ;2 fig ( indicate) indiquer [shift, determination, reluctance, disapproval, support] ; annoncer [release] ; to signal one's intention to do annoncer son intention de faire ; to signal one's readiness to do annoncer qu'on est prêt à faire ; to signal that indiquer que ;3 ( mark) marquer [end, beginning, decline].D vi ( p prés etc - ll- GB, -l- US) faire des signes ; he was signalling frantically il faisait des signes désespérés ; to signal with one's arm/head faire signe du bras/de la tête.
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