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semnal
signal /semˈnal/
noun#995 most common
Also: signal light/flare, signal (radio/electronic)
Example sentences
Telefonul meu nu are semnal.
My phone has no signal.
Șoferul a dat semnal cu farurile.
The driver flashed a signal with the headlights.
Semnalul de la radio se aude foarte slab în această zonă.
The radio signal comes through very weakly in this area.
Trenul s-a oprit pentru că semnalul era roșu.
The train stopped because the signal was red.
Inginerii au analizat semnalele transmise de satelit pentru a detecta anomalii.
The engineers analyzed the signals sent by the satellite to detect anomalies.
Slăbirea semnalului electric de-a lungul cablului se datorează rezistenței conductorului.
The weakening of the electric signal along the cable is due to the conductor's resistance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | semnal | semnale |
| Genitive | semnalului | semnalelor |
| Accusative | semnal | semnale |
| Vocative | semnal | semnale |
Word family
semnsign, mark
a semnalizato signal, to flag
semnalizaresignaling, indication (e.g. turn signal)
a semnato sign (one's name)
semnăturăsignatureEtymology
Romanian borrowed "semnal" from French "signal" in the modern period, when much technical and administrative vocabulary entered the language from French. The French word itself traces back through Late Latin "signale" to Latin "signum", meaning mark or sign. Romanian already had the native word "semn" (sign, mark) from the same Latin root, so the borrowing slotted in naturally beside existing vocabulary.
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