Translation of "sign" - English-Catalan dictionary


noun uk /saɪn/ us /sɑɪn/

A2 a symbol or message in a public place that gives information or instructions

senyal, rètol
a road sign
a ‘no smoking’ sign

B1 something that shows that something is happening

senyal, indici
Flowers are the first sign of spring.
It’s a sign that things are improving.



a symbol that has a particular meaning

signe, símbol
a pound sign

one of the twelve signs that are based on star positions when you are born, which some people believe shows what type of person you are

signe del zodíac
‘What sign are you?’ ‘I’m Capricorn.’
verb uk /saɪn/ us /sɑɪn/

B1 to write your name on something to show that you wrote, painted, or created it, or to show that you agree to it

He signs his letters ‘Prof. James D. Nelson’.

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(Translation of “sign” from the Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)