French Conversation · Level 35
75 words
French word
signaliser
Pronunciation
IPA/siɲalize/
Meaning
- verbsignal
Example
Le conducteur signalise avant de tourner.
The driver signals before turning.
More examples
Peux-tu signaliser l'emplacement sur la carte?
Can you indicate the location on the map?
Core concept
A sign placed or produced so that a location, danger, action, or change becomes clear.
Common phrases
signaliser un danger
signal a danger
signaliser un emplacement
indicate a location
signaliser une anomalie
signal an anomaly
Similar words
signaler: Calling attention to a presence or important point through a visible sign or display.
indiquer: Showing another person which direction, position, or method is intended.
montrer: Showing an object or place so another person can understand its location or appearance.
désigner: Indicating a particular person or object clearly with a gesture or words.
Definition in French
Marquer ou indiquer quelque chose par un signe, un marquage ou un signal sonore.
Word origin
French signaliser derives from signal by adding -iser, while signal ultimately continues Latin signum through the history of French.
Usage tips
- Signaliser takes a direct object, as in signaliser un danger, un obstacle, or un changement, without a preposition before the thing indicated.
Other meanings
- indicateverb
- markverb
Opposites
- cacherhideverb
Related words
- signalisationsignagenoun
- signalétiquesign systemnoun
- signaléindicatedadjective