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sign

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noun
1 noun indication of existencecomhartha masc4  c m uit's a sign of rain comhartha báistí is ea éit was a sign that they were happy ba chomhartha é go raibh siad sástathere's little sign of progress ní léir go ndearnadh mórán dul chun cinnthere's little sign of the gap narrowing is beag cosúlacht atá air go bhfuil an bhearna ag druidimthe dispute shows every sign of continuing tá gach cuma ar an scéal go leanfaidh an t-aighneas ar aghaidh 2 noun future omencomhartha masc4  c m utuar masc1  c m uthat's a good sign is dea-chomhartha é sin, sin comhartha maiththe tax increases are a sign of things to come is leid iad na harduithe cánach faoin méid atá romhainn
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3 noun indication of person's presencerian masc1  c m uany sign of Mary? an bhfaca duine ar bith Máire?there's no sign of them níl iomrá ar bith orthu, níl tásc ná tuairisc orthu 4 noun notice displaying informationcomhartha masc4  c m uthere's a 'for sale' sign there tá comhartha 'ar díol' annfollow the signs for the city centre lean na comharthaí le haghaidh lár na cathrachstreet sign comhartha sráide 5 noun gesture or movementcomhartha masc4  c m uleid fem2  c m uhe made no sign that he recognised me níor thug sé leid ar bith gur aithin sé mé, níor lig sé air gur aithin sé méshe gave me a sign to come over chomharthaigh sí dom teacht anall, sméid sí anall orm 6 noun special hand gesturecomhartha masc4  c m uthey made the victory sign to the crowd rinne siad comhartha an bhua leis an slua 7 noun written symbolcomhartha masc4  c m udivision sign comhartha roinnte 8 (also star sign, zodiac sign) noun ASTROL in zodiacréaltchomhartha masc4  c m usign of the Zodiac comhartha an Stoidiaca
verb
9 verb write signature
TRANSITIVEsínigh verb  c m uto sign your name on sth d'ainm a shíniú ar rudto sign a contract conradh a shíniú
INTRANSITIVEsínigh verb  c m uyou have to sign for the key caithfidh tú síniú leis an eochair a fháil
10 verb SPOR, MUS player, artist
TRANSITIVEsínigh verb  c m u
INTRANSITIVEsínigh verb  c m uto sign for a club síniú le club
11 verb use sign language
INTRANSITIVEcomharthaigh verb  c m uteanga chomharthaíochta a úsáid VPshe can sign tá teanga na comharthaíochta aici
TRANSITIVEcomharthaigh verb  c m ucomharthaíocht a dhéanamh ar VPhe signed 'milk' rinne sé comharthaíocht ar 'bainne'
phrases

to make the sign of the cross

REL comhartha na Croise a dhéanamhtú féin a choisreacancomhartha na Croise a ghearradh ort féinfíor na Croise a ghearradh ort féin

sign of life

1 evidence of lifehe showed no sign of life ní raibh cosúlacht ar bith air go raibh sé beo, ní raibh cor as 2 evidence of presencethere was no sign of life in the place ní raibh rian ar aon duine san áitthey're looking for signs of life on Mars tá siad ag lorg fianaise go bhfuil beatha ar Mhars

to be a sign of the times

it's a sign of the times that the small shops have closed down is léiriú ar shaol an lae inniu é go bhfuil na siopaí beaga dúnta

to sign sb off work

teastas tinnis a thabhairt do dhuine

signed and sealed

(also

signed, sealed and delivered

) sínithe agus séalaithe