sign on

s’engager, se joindre

Accepter de participer à un projet, une activité ou un objectif commun.

En anglais simple : To agree to take part in a project, activity, or shared aim.

• I never signed on for this.
• Ten volunteers signed on to help clean the beach.
• Will you sign on for the next stage of the project?

Comment l'utiliser : sign on for something (Several volunteers signed on for the project.); sign on to do something (She signed on to help run the campaign.)

Synonymes : commit, join, agree to participate

Expressions courantes : sign on willingly, sign on for something

s’engager, s’enrôler

Rejoindre un groupe ou commencer un travail en signant un accord.

En anglais simple : To join a group or start a job by signing an agreement.

• He signed on as a sailor.
• Three new players signed on with the club.
• Would you sign on for another year at sea?

Comment l'utiliser : sign on as something (He signed on as a cook.); sign on with someone/something (She signed on with a local team.)

Synonymes : enlist, join, enrol

Expressions courantes : sign on today, sign on as someone

se connecter

Se connecter à un service informatique ou commencer à communiquer par radio.

En anglais simple : To connect to a computer service or begin using a radio to communicate.

• You need a password to sign on.
• The radio operator signed on at dawn.
• Have you signed on to your account yet?

Comment l'utiliser : sign on to something (Sign on to the network with your password.)

Synonymes : log on, log in

Contraires : sign off

Expressions courantes : sign on again, sign on today, sign on remotely

s'inscrire au chômage

S’inscrire auprès d’un organisme public pour recevoir une aide financière pendant une période de chômage.

En anglais simple : To register with a government office to receive money while you are unemployed.

• I signed on after losing my job.
• She has to sign on every two weeks.
• Have you signed on for benefits yet?

Comment l'utiliser : sign on for something (He signed on for unemployment benefits.)

Synonymes : claim unemployment benefits

Expressions courantes : sign on weekly, sign on again, sign on for benefits

commencer à émettre

Pour une station de radio ou de télévision, commencer à diffuser des programmes après une interruption.

En anglais simple : If a radio or television station does this, it begins sending programmes after a break.

• The station signs on at dawn.
• Our local radio station signed on with a weather report.
• Years ago, this channel would sign on after several hours of silence.

Comment l'utiliser : sign on at a time (The station signs on at six in the morning.)

Synonymes : begin broadcasting, go on air

Contraires : sign off

Expressions courantes : sign on daily, sign on early