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.) znamenje

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

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.) dati znak

2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalizirati

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- signalman

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I [sígnəl]

1.

noun

znak, znamenje, signal (for za); figuratively znak; military (dogovorjen) znak, geslo; povod, spodbuda; radiotelegram

signal of distress — znak na pomoč v nevarnosti, SOS

as though in response to a signal — kot na dani znak

code of signals — ključ (seznam, popis) signalov (zlasti v vojski in mornarici)

fog-signal — zvočni signal, ki v megli opozarja voznike pri prehodu čez železniško progo

storm-signal — cilindričen znak, ki se dvigne na meteoroloških postajah v znak, da se bliža nevihta

this was the signal for revolt — to je bil znak za upor

to make a signal — dati znak (signal);

2.

adjective

signalizacijski, signalen; pomemben, važen, izreden, nenavaden, znamenit, odličen; oster

signal bell — signalni zvonec

signal box railway signalnica; kretnica

a signal victory — sijajna zmaga

II [sígnəl]

transitive verb & intransitive verb

signalizirati, da(ja)ti znak (signal); sporočiti (javiti) s pomočjo znakov (signalov)