Sentence examples of "signal" in English

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He responded to the signal I gave. Il a répondu au signal que je lui ai donné.
I'll raise my hand as a signal. Je lèverai ma main pour faire signe.
He gave us the signal to begin. Il nous a donné le signal pour commencer.
A red light is often used as a danger signal. Une lumière rouge est souvent utilisée comme un signal de danger.
The ship's captain ordered the radio operator to send a distress signal. Le capitaine du navire ordonna à l'opérateur radio d'envoyer un signal de détresse.
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking. De nombreux Étasuniens ne sont pas à l'aise avec le silence, et ils ont tendance à considérer le silence dans une conversation comme un signal indiquant qu'ils doivent commencer à parler.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. Aux premiers temps, les hommes communiquaient par signaux de fumée.
Drivers have to attend to the traffic signal. Les conducteurs doivent faire attention aux feux de circulation.
Don't cross the road while the signal is red. Ne traverse pas la rue tant que le feu est rouge.
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