signal

Signal

Elektrisches Signal oder Funkwelle, die Ton, Bilder oder andere Informationen überträgt.

In einfachem Englisch: An electrical or radio wave that carries sound, pictures, or other information.

• My phone has no signal here.
• The radio signal became stronger near the town.
• This device sends signals to a satellite.

Häufige Wendungen: phone signal, weak signal, radio signal

Signal, Zeichen

Ton, Licht oder Bewegung, die jemandem zeigt, was er tun soll.

In einfachem Englisch: A sound, light, or movement that tells someone what to do.

• Wait until I give the signal.
• Her raised hand was a signal to stop.
• The runners listened for the starting signal.

So benutzt man es: a signal to do something (The whistle was our signal to start running.)

Synonyme: sign, cue

Häufige Wendungen: give a signal, signal to someone, start signal, warning signal

Erkennungssignal

Licht, Bild oder anderes Zeichen, das eine Person, ein Schiff oder ein Flugzeug erkennbar macht.

In einfachem Englisch: A light, picture, or other sign used to show who someone is or identify a ship or aircraft.

• The ship displayed its recognition signal.
• The pilot checked the signal before approaching the other aircraft.
• Each boat used a different signal to identify itself.

Synonyme: identification sign

Häufige Wendungen: recognition signal, identification signal, signal flag

signalisieren, Zeichen geben

Jemandem durch eine Bewegung, einen Ton oder ein Licht etwas mitteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To use a movement, sound, or light to tell someone something.

• Please signal before you turn.
• She signalled to the waiter for the bill.
• He signaled that it was safe to cross.

So benutzt man es: signal to someone to do something (She signalled to us to wait outside.); signal for something (He signalled for help from the window.); signal that… (The guard signalled that we could enter.)

Synonyme: indicate, gesture

Häufige Wendungen: signal to someone, signal a turn, signal for help

bemerkenswert, herausragend

Besonders groß, wichtig oder erfolgreich.

In einfachem Englisch: Especially great, important, or successful.

• The project was a signal success.
• Her discovery remains a signal achievement in medicine.
• The award was a signal honour for the young scientist.

Synonyme: remarkable, outstanding, notable

Häufige Wendungen: signal success, signal achievement, signal honour