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sign

/saɪn/ noun · plural: signs A1 (estimated)

1. a fact that shows that something exists or may happen

German	das Zeichen, das Schild, das Indiz
French	le signe, le témoignage, enseigne
Portuguese	o sinal, o signo
Czech	znamení, známka, značka
Italian	il segno, l'indizio, l'indicazione
Spanish	la señal, el signo, la seña
Dutch	het teken, het blijk, het sein
Swedish	ett tecken
Latin	signum, index, omen

2. omen — see also omen

German	das Zeichen, das Vorzeichen
French	le signe, le présage
Portuguese	o sinal, o presságio, o agouro
Czech	znamení
Italian	il segno, il presagio
Spanish	el presagio
Dutch	het teken, het voorteken
Swedish	ett tecken, ett omen, ett järtecken

3. a mark or another symbol used to represent something

German	das Zeichen, Sonderzeichen
French	le symbole
Portuguese	o símbolo
Czech	symbol, znak
Italian	caratteristica, il simbolo
Swedish	ett tecken

4. physical evidence left by an animal

German	die Spur
Italian	il segno, la traccia, l'impronta
Latin	nota, vestigium

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to sign

/saɪn/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to make (a document) official by writing one's signature

German	unterzeichnen, abschließen
French	signer, dédicacer, émarger
Portuguese	assinar, firmar
Czech	podepsat, podepisovat, podpisovat
Italian	firmare, autografare, sottoscrivere
Spanish	firmar, signar, rubricar
Dutch	ondertekenen, aftekenen
Swedish	underteckna, skriva på
Latin	signo, subscribo

2. to write one's signature on a document

German	unterschreiben, unterzeichnen
French	signer
Portuguese	assinar, firmar
Czech	podepsat
Italian	firmare
Spanish	firmar, signar, rubricar
Dutch	ondertekenen
Swedish	signera, signa, skriva under

3. to write one's signature somewhere

German	unterschreiben, signieren
French	signer
Portuguese	assinar, firmar
Italian	firmare
Spanish	firmar, signar, rubricar

4. to persuade a sports player etc. to sign a contract

Swedish	värva

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