signal (EN)
nomino, kitenzi, sifa

nomino “signal”

sg. signal, pl. signals or uncountable
  1. njia ya kuwasiliana habari, maagizo, au onyo kupitia vitendo au sauti
    The firefighter used a whistle as a signal for everyone to evacuate the building immediately.
  2. hatua ya umeme inayotumiwa na redio, TV, simu, na intaneti kusambaza habari au mawasiliano
    The TV stopped working because it lost the signal during the storm.
  3. kifaa kama taa au semaphore kinachotumika kuonyesha kitu kwa mtu
    The traffic signal turned green, indicating it was safe to proceed.
  4. ishara au dalili ya kitu, mara nyingi ikiashiria matukio ya baadaye
    The dark clouds in the sky were a signal that a storm was approaching.
  5. habari inayofaa na tofauti na data zisizohusiana au zisizo na maana
    As data scientists, we try to distinguish the signal from the noise in complex data.

kitenzi “signal”

signal; he signals; past signaled us, signalled uk, part. signaled us, signalled uk; ger. signaling us, signalling uk
  1. kuwasiliana jambo kwa mtu kwa kutumia ishara au kitendo maalum
    She signaled for help by waving her arms frantically.
  2. kuashiria uwepo au uwezekano wa kitu kutokea
    The dark clouds signalled that a storm was approaching.
  3. kutumia taa au mwendo wa mkono kuonyesha kwamba gari litageuka au kubadili mwelekeo
    He signaled left before merging into the other lane.

sifa “signal”

signal, non-gradable
  1. kuelezea kitu au mtu kama bora kwa cheo, umuhimu, au mafanikio
    Her signal victory in the science competition earned her a scholarship to a prestigious university.