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sinal.

sign; mark; trace (a visible or otherwise perceivable indication of something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/siˈnaw/Brazil[siˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/siˈnal/Portugal[siˈnaɫ]Portugal
  1. sign; mark; trace (a visible or otherwise perceivable indication of something)

    masculine
    Isso é um sinal claro dos problemas que virão.
    Esta ruína é um dos poucos sinais que restaram da guerra.
  2. sign; mark; trace (a visible or otherwise perceivable indication of something) mark (a blemish, stain, scratch, scar or similar on a surface, especially on the skin)

    masculine
    Ele voltou da guerra com o rosto cheio de sinais.
  3. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger)

    masculine
    Espere pelo meu sinal para atacar.
  4. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) sign; gesture (a motion of the hands or body used to express something)

    masculine
    Faça o sinal da cruz.
  5. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) sign; gesture (a motion of the hands or body used to express something) sign (a linguistic unit of a sign language)

    masculine
    O sinal IGREJA é composto dos sinais CASA e CRUZ.
  6. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) sign; gesture (a motion of the hands or body used to express something) name sign; sign name (a sign-language sign that identifies a person)

    masculine
    Você tem sinal?
  7. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) school bell (bell or siren used to announce the beginning and end of classes in schools)

    masculine
  8. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) traffic light (set of lights indicating when it is safe to cross a street)

    masculine
    O sinal está aberto, pode ir.
  9. signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger) beep (tone played by an answering machine before it starts recording)

    masculine
    Deixe sua mensagem após o sinal.
  10. signal (physical impulse used to convey data)

    masculine
    O sinal de rádio não pega do outro lado da montanha.
  11. deposit; down payment (initial payment of a purchase)

    masculine
  12. sign (a symbol that represents a mathematical operation or relationship)

    masculine
    O sinal de igual e o sinal de mais.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese sinal, synal, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum. By surface analysis, sino + -al. Cognate with Spanish señal f, French signal m, and English signal.

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