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The German word for sign is
Verkehrszeichen





sign

Gender

The gender of Verkehrszeichen is neuter. E.g. das Verkehrszeichen.

German Definition


sign
     Substantiv:
     [1] Zeichen, Geste
     [2] (Hinweis-, Verkehrs-) Schild
     [3] abstrakt: Zeichen, Symbol
     [4] übertragen: Anzeichen, Zeichen
     [5] Signal



Translations for sign and their definitions

Schild
     n. sign, plate (flat surface bearing information)
          Was steht dahinten auf dem Schild? - What does that sign say over there?
     n. (often, also, diminutive) label, tag (piece of paper etc. on a product)
          Du musst noch das Schild an deinem neuen Hemd abschneiden. - You still have to cut off the label from your new shirt.
     n. (nonstandard) Alternative form of Schild, t=shield, protector, pos=noun 2 below
          Mittelalterliche Schilde(r) waren oft sehr schwer. - Medieval shields were often quite heavy.
          Die Stasi begriff sich als (das) Schild und Schwert der Partei. - The Stasi considered itself the Party’s i.e. the SED's shield and sword.
     n. shield, buckler (defensive weapon)
          Mittelalterliche Schilde waren oft sehr schwer. - Medieval shields were often quite heavy.
     n. (figurative) protection, protector
          Die Stasi begriff sich als Schild und Schwert der Partei. - The Stasi considered itself the Party’s shield and sword.
     n. (heraldry) shield


Unterzeichnen
     n. gerund of unterzeichnen
     v. to sign (to give legal consent by writing one's signature)


Unterschreiben
     n. gerund of unterschreiben
     v. to sign (write one’s signature)
          Unterschreiben Sie bitte auf der punktierten Linie. - Please sign on the dotted line.
     v. (obsolete) to sign
     v. (rather rare) to write under or below something
          Um das Iota der langen Diphthonge in einer griechischen Handschrift hinzuzufügen, war man gezwungen, es unterzuschreiben. - In order to add the iota of the long diphthongs in a Greek manuscript


Zeichen
     n-n. sign, token
     n-n. sign, mark
     n-n. (typography) character
     n-n. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy


Unterschriften
     n. plural of Unterschrift


Anzeichen
     n-n. sign, indication


signieren
     v. to sign (put a signature)


Gebärden
     n. plural of Gebärde
     v. to sign; to communicate using sign language
     v. to behave


Vorzeichen
     n-n. omen, presage
     n-n. (figuratively) early symptom, early sign
     n-n. (mathematics) sign (plus or minus)
     n-n. (music) signature, accidental (sign denoting key and tempo)


Gebärde
     n-f. sign (linguistic unit in sign languages)
     n-f. any gesture of the body


Gebärdensprache
     n-f. sign language


Zeichensprache
     n-f. sign language


Sonderzeichen
     n-n. (typography) special character


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