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signal2

/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/ [signalled, signalling; US signaled, signaling]

Translation

v [t, i]
hacer señas
They signalled for us to go to their table
Nos hicieron señas para que nos sentáramos en su mesa
constr. to signal + to do sth
dar señales (de)
He signalled that he was ready to talk
Dio señales de estar preparado para hablar
constr. to signal + (that)
(Definition of signal v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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