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segno

sign

noun SEH-nyoh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'signum'

Also means

mark

Usage Note

Segno covers a sign, signal or trace, and lives in fixed phrases like fare segno ('to gesture, beckon') and in segno di ('as a token of'). The plural is regular segni, as in the zodiac i segni dello zodiaco.

Examples

"Mi ha fatto segno di entrare."

Natural Translation

He gestured for me to come in.

Literal Translation

To-me he-has made sign of to-enter.

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