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sign

Dutch Definition


sign
     1. teken
     2. bord, markering
     3. ondertekenen



Translations for sign and their definitions

ondertekenen
     1. v. to sign, to put a signature under


teken
     1. n-n. sign, indication, mark
           Het vreemde geluid kan een teken zijn van een probleem met de motor. - The strange sound may be a sign of a problem with the engine.
           Er waren geen zichtbare tekens van schade aan de buitenkant van het gebouw. - There were no visible indications of damage on the exterior of the building.
           Ze zocht naar tekens van leven in het verlaten gebied. - She looked for signs of life in the abandoned area.
     2. n-n. sign, symbol
           Het yin-yang teken is een belangrijk symbool in de Chinese filosofie. - The yin-yang symbol is an important symbol in Chinese philosophy.
           De letters van het alfabet zijn tekens die samen woorden vormen. - The letters of the alphabet are symbols that form words together.
           De code bestond uit een reeks geheime tekens die alleen de ontvanger kon begrijpen. - The code consisted of a series of secret symbols that only the receiver could understand.
     3. n-n. character
           Chinese tekens - Chinese characters
     4. n. plural of teek
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of tekenen
     6. v. imperative of tekenen


bord ©
     1. n-n. A plate, dish (cutlery)
     2. n-n. A plank, board (as in "blackboard" (see schoolbord) or as in "chessboard" (see schaakbord))
     3. n-n. A sign (traffic, etc.).


markering
     1. n-f. A mark


bordje
     1. n. diminutive of bord


gebaar
     1. n-n. gesture (act of gesticulating)
     2. n-n. gesture (act or token of appreciation or lack thereof)
     3. n-n. (obsolete) movement, motion
     4. n-n. (obsolete) appearance
     5. n-n. (obsolete) uproar, tumult
     6. v. first-person singular present indicative of gebaren
     7. v. imperative of gebaren


gebarentaal
     1. n-f. A sign language, either in general (without article) or any codified medium for communication with the (nearly) deaf


voorteken
     1. n-n. portent



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