sign
(=symbol) signe m
plus sign signe plus
minus sign signe moins
(with hand, arms)
geste m , signe m , (with head)
signe m
through signs par gestes, par signes
→ Through signs she communicated that ...
to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de croix
The priest made the sign of the cross over him. Le prêtre le bénit.
(=indication) signe m
it's a good sign c'est bon signe
it's a bad sign c'est mauvais signe
a sure sign of sth un signe indubitable de qch
→ Wood dust beneath a piece of furniture is a sure sign of woodworm.
all the signs are that ... tous les signes montrent que ...
All the signs are that this increase will continue. Tous les signes montrent que cette augmentation continuera.
no sign of sth aucun signe de qch
There's no sign of improvement. Il n'y a aucun signe d'amélioration.
There's no sign of a change of mind. Il n'y a aucun signe de revirement.
no sign of sb doing sth, no sign of sb's doing sth, There's no sign of her changing her mind. Elle ne fait pas mine de changer d'avis., Rien ne montre qu'elle va changer d'avis.
to show signs of sth montrer des signes de qch
He was showing signs of improvement. Il montrait des signes de progrès.
a sign of the times un signe des temps
→ Kids nowadays are lazy: it's a sign of the times.
as a sign of good will en signe de bonne volonté
there's no sign of sb/sth il n'y a aucun signe de qn/qch
There's no sign of her. Il n'y a aucun signe d'elle.
There is no sign of a fall in house prices. Il n'y a aucun signe de baisse des prix de l'immobilier.
to show no sign of sth ne montrer aucun signe de qch
(=notice) panneau m
→ A sign saying "No Exit" hung over the door.
There was a big sign saying "private". Il y avait un grand panneau indiquant "privé".
road sign panneau m de signalisation
(ASTROLOGY) star sign signe m
what sign are you? tu es de quel signe?
[+document, letter] signer
→ There are four letters here for you to sign.
to sign one's name signer son nom
(=take on)
[+player, performer] recruter
→ The player was signed for 250,000 pounds.
(=provide sign language for)
[+programme] interpréter en langue des signes ~interpréter en LSF (langue des signes française)
→ All programmes are signed for the hearing-impaired.
(=write signature) signer
(=use sign language) utiliser la langue des signes → He didn't learn to sign until he was a teenager.
American sign language
n langue f des signes américaine
birth sign
n
(=sign of the zodiac) signe m de naissance
What's your birth sign? Vous êtes de quel signe?
British Sign Language
n langue f des signes britannique
call sign , call signal
n indicatif m (d'appel)
division sign
n (MATHEMATICS) signe m de division
dollar sign
n signe m du dollar
equal sign , equals sign (British)
n signe m égal, signe m d'égalité
exit sign
n (in building)
panneau m de sortie
halt sign
n stop m , panneau m stop
high sign *
n (US) signe m d'intelligence
minus sign
n signe m moins
multiplication sign
n signe m de multiplication
neon sign
n enseigne f au néon
no entry sign
n panneau m "défense d'entrer"
→ There was a "no entry" sign on the gate.
plus sign
n signe m plus
pound sign
n symbole m de la livre sterling
road sign
n (showing speed limit, warning)
panneau m de signalisation , (giving directions)
panneau m indicateur
▲
sign away
vt sep
[+rights, independence, inheritance] renoncer officiellement à
→ She was being asked to sign away her independence.
▲
sign for
vt fus
[+parcel, letter, goods] réceptionner
▲
sign in
vi signer le registre
→ They signed in at the reception desk.
▲
sign off
vi
(at end of radio or TV programme)
rendre l'antenne
(=end letter) s'arrêter là
→ It's just about tea time so I'll sign off now.
(British)
(=stop claiming unemployment benefit) demander à être radié (e) (des listes des demandeurs d'emploi)
▲
sign on
(British, as unemployed) pointer au chômage
You have to sign on every fortnight when you are unemployed. Vous devez pointer tous les quinze jours lorsque vous êtes au chômage.
(MILITARY)
[+recruits] recruter, engager
[+employee] recruter, embaucher
▲
sign on for
vt fus
(=enrol on)
[+course] s'inscrire à
→ You could sign on for a full-time course in word processing.
▲
sign out
vi signer le registre (en partant)
▲
sign over
vt sep
to sign sth over to sb [+rights] céder qch par écrit à qn
[+house, property] mettre qch au nom de qn
→ You could avoid death duties by signing the house over to your son.
▲
sign up
vt sep
[+employee] recruter, embaucher
→ The local police force has failed to sign up a single Asian.
sign language
n (for deaf people)
langage m des signes
star sign
n signe m du zodiaque
What star sign are you? De quel signe êtes-vous?
stop sign
n stop m
traffic sign
n panneau m de signalisation
V-sign
n
(for victory)
to give the V-sign faire le V de la victoire
(in Britain)
~doigt m d'honneur
to give sb a V-sign faire un doigt d'honneur à qn
→ I just gave him a V-sign and ran.