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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| sign n | (traffic notice) | skylt s |
| | | trafikskylt, trafikmärke s |
| | The sign said to stop. |
| | Skylten sa att man skulle stanna. |
| sign n | (notice, placard) | skylt s |
| | The shopkeeper put a sign up saying he'd be back in thirty minutes. |
| | Affärsinnehavaren satte upp en skylt som sade att han skulle komma tillbaka om trettio minuter. |
| sign n | (indication) | tecken s |
| | There are signs that it will storm tomorrow. |
| | Det finns tecken på att det kommer att storma imorgon. |
sign, sign of [sth] n | (portent, presage) | tecken s |
| | Some people say that when cows lie down, it is a sign of rain. |
| | Vissa människor säger att när kor ligger ner så är det ett tecken på regn. |
| sign n | (typographical character) | tecken s |
| | | symbol s |
| | What does the pound sign look like? |
| | Hur ser pundtecknet ut? |
| sign n | (zodiac symbol) | stjärntecken, tecken s |
| | What is your sign? I'm a Leo. |
| | Vad är ditt stjärntecken? Mitt är Lejonet. |
| sign n | (shop sign) | skylt s |
| | All the shops had small painted signs out front. |
| | Alla affärerna hade små, målade skyltar på framsidan. |
| sign [sth]⇒ vtr | (add signature to) | underteckna vtr |
| | | signera vtr |
| | | skriva under vtr partikel skj |
| | He signed the form at the bottom. |
| | Han undertecknade formuläret längst ner. |
| sign that vtr | (say in sign language) | teckna vtr |
| | | säga på teckenspråk vbal uttr |
| | Veronica's hearing-impaired friend signed that he would prefer to meet at seven o'clock that evening. |
| | Veronicas vän med hörselnedsättning tecknade att han skulle föredra att träffas klockan sju på kvällen. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| sign n | (symbol) | tecken s |
| | | symbol s |
| | The scroll was covered in signs that they could not understand. |
| sign n | (indicative gesture) | tecken s |
| | | gest s |
| | Ken's sign told us that he was all right. |
| sign n | (gesture within sign language) | tecken s |
| | The deaf woman's sign indicated that she would drive. |
sign, sign for [sth] n | (sign language) | tecken s |
| | Do you know the sign for "cat" in American Sign Language? |
| sign n | (symptom) | tecken s |
| | | symtom, symptom s |
| | He is showing signs of diabetes. |
| sign n | (mathematics: plus, minus, etc.) | tecken s |
| | Yes, three hundred, but what is the sign? Positive or negative? |
| signs npl | US (animal tracks) | spår s |
| | The rancher inspected the area for coyote signs. |
| sign⇒ vi | (write a signature) | skriva under vitr partikel |
| | He signed, once he had found the right place. |
| sign vi | (use gestures) | gestikulera vitr |
| | | teckna vitr |
| | Trying not to make noise, he signed for her to come towards him. |
| sign vi | (use sign language) | teckna vitr |
| | | använda teckenspråk vtr + s |
| | She has a sister who is deaf, so she knows how to sign. |
| sign vi | (agree to a contract) | skriva på vitr partikel |
| | He finally signed after deliberating for a few weeks. |
| sign [sth]⇒ vtr | (autograph) | signera vtr |
| | | skriva autograf vtr + s |
| | The movie star signed many autographs that day. |
| sign [sth] vtr | (communicate using gestures) | gestikulera vtr |
| | Since the boss had laryngitis, he had to sign his approval of our idea with his head. |
| sign [sb]⇒ vtr | (hire, employ) | värva vtr |
| | | skriva kontrakt med vbal uttr |
| | They signed the basketball star to a new contract. |
| sign [sth]⇒ vtr | (say in sign language) | teckna vtr |
| | | säga på teckenspråk vbal uttr |
| | The two signed their conversation so they wouldn't make noise. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (rights: give up) | skriva bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | skriva ifrån sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | Leyla signed away all rights to her father's estate. |
| sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give up, lose) | ge upp vitr partikel |
| | Johnson signed away his chances in the next election when he approved such an unpopular law. |
| sign in vi phrasal | (register arrival) (på jobbet) | stämpla in vitr partikel |
| | | logga in vitr partikel |
| | Please sign in when you arrive. |
| sign in vi phrasal | (computing: log in) | logga in vitr partikel |
| | You can change your password after you've signed in. |
| sign in to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: log in) | logga in på ngt, logga in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | My home page looked unfamiliar; then I realised I had signed in to the wrong account. |
| sign off vi phrasal | (end a letter) | avsluta brev vtr + s |
| | | avsluta vtr |
| | Debbie signed off by telling Ian how much she missed him. |
| | Debbie avslutade brevet med att berätta för Ian hur mycket hon saknade honom. |
| sign off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (end a letter) (signatur, underskrift) | signera med ngt vitr + prep |
| | (avslutning) | avsluta med ngt vitr + prep |
| | My father always signed off with "love and kisses, Dad". |
| sign off vi phrasal | (end a broadcast) | avsluta sändning vtr + s |
| | This is WKRP in Cincinnati, signing off at midnight. |
| sign off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (end a broadcast) | avsluta sändning med ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ed Murrow always signed off with the words: "Good night, and good luck". |
| sign off vi phrasal | US, informal (stop doing [sth]) | sluta vitr |
| sign off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (authorize) | auktorisera vtr |
| | (formell) | ge fullmakt åt ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig: auktorisera) | skriva under på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The director must sign off on the project before work can begin. |
| sign [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | often passive (authorize to miss work) | bevilja ngn ledighet vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | ge ngn tillåtelse att gå hem från jobbet vbal uttr |
| | The doctor signed Greg off for two weeks after his surgery. |
| sign on vi phrasal | UK (claim unemployment benefit) | ta ut arbetslöshetsersättning vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | gå på a-kassa vbal uttr |
| sign on vi phrasal | US (join) | registrera sig vitr + refl |
| | | gå med vitr partikel |
| | The organization put out a call for volunteers, and hundreds of people signed on. |
| sign out vi phrasal | (leaving building) | checka ut vitr partikel |
| | Please sign out in Reception before you leave the building. |
| | Please sign out at the front desk. |
| sign out vi phrasal | (of computer, website) | logga ut vitr partikel |
| | Don't forget to sign out when you've finished using the computer. |
| sign [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (borrowing [sth]) | checka ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Have you signed that piece of apparatus out? |
| sign up vi phrasal | (enrol, register) | anmäla sig vitr + refl |
| | | skriva upp sig vbal uttr |
| | It's time to sign up for the volleyball team. Practice starts next week. |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (enrol, register) | skriva upp sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | registrera sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anmäla sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | Have you signed up for the French translation course next spring? |
| sign up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (consent) | anmäla sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anmäla sig för ngt vbal uttr |
| | More than 120 patients signed up for the clinical trial. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| at sign n | (symbol: @) | snabela, snabel-a s |
| | The user won't be tagged if you omit the at sign before their name. |
| blade sign n | (projecting, wall-mounted sign) | väggskylt s |
cosign [sth], co-sign [sth]⇒ vtr | (sign jointly) | skriva under ngt samtidigt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
cosign [sth], co-sign [sth] vtr | (sign as a guarantor) | skriva under ngt som borgenär vbal uttr |
| | | skriva under ngt som garant vbal uttr |
cosign [sth], co-sign [sth] vtr | (mark with two signs) | skriv under med två underskrifter - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
cross, sign of the cross n | (hand gesture: crossing body) (kyrkligt) | korstecken s |
| | The priest noticed Mark's hastily made cross as he entered the church. |
fig, fig sign n | (rude gesture made with thumb) | förolämpande gest s |
| | (slang) | fica s |
| | Ben made a fig at Stan. |
| minus sign n | (symbol: subtraction -) | minustecken s |
| | On a keyboard the minus sign and the hyphen are interchangeable. |
| road sign n | (traffic notice) | vägskylt s |
| | Didn't you see the road sign? - it said 'Cattle Crossing Ahead'. |
| sign for [sth] vi + prep | (acknowledge receipt) | skriva under, skriva på vtr partikel oskj |
| | (motta vara) | kvittera vtr |
| | I will sign for this so you have a record of delivery. |
| sign for [sb] vi + prep | (sign on behalf of [sb] else) | skriva under för ngn vbal uttr |
| | Pass me the letter and I'll sign for him as he's not available just now. |
| sign language n | (deaf language: visual signs) | teckenspråk s |
| | He can communicate perfectly by using sign language. |
| sign language n | (communication by gesture) | gestikulering s |
| | | kroppsspråk s |
| | Kyle was doing sign language across the room to ask me if I wanted a drink. |
| sign out of [sth] v expr | (computer, website) (dator, webbsida) | logga ut från ngt vbal uttr |
| | When you've finished shopping, you should sign out of the site. |
| sign [sth] over vtr + adv | (transfer legally) | skriva över vtr + prep |
| | It won't be his property until you have legally signed it over. |
| sign [sth] over to [sb] v expr | (transfer legally to [sb]) | skriva över ngt på ngn vbal uttr |
| | He signed over the house to his ex-wife and their children. |
| sign [sb] up vtr + adv | (enrol [sb]) | anmäla ngn vtr |
| | | skriva upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | registrera ngn vtr |
| | They signed their children up at the local swimming pool. |
| sign [sb] up for [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] for [sth]) | anmäla ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | registrera ngn på ngt vtr + prep |
| | The mother signed her kids up for summer camp. |
| sign [sb] up to do [sth] v expr | (enrol [sb] to do [sth]) | anmäla ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | registrera ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Amanda signed her mother up to do a six-week computer course for beginners. |
| sign up to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (agree to do [sth]) | anmäla sig till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anmäla sig för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Brian signed up to take part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. |
| star sign n | (one of 12 signs of the Zodiac) | stjärntecken s |
| stop sign n | (signal instructing drivers to brake) | stoppskylt s |
| | It's very simple: if there's a stop sign, stop. |
| street sign n | (panel bearing a road name) | gatuskylt s |
| traffic sign n | (notice to vehicles) | trafikskylt, trafikmärke, vägmärke s |
| | Some drivers seem incapable of even seeing traffic signs. |