Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday November 4, 2008

señal, noun:
sign; signal

La señal looks as if it means signal, but is often used to refer to a physical sign.

una señal de trafico
a road sign

una señal luminosa
an illuminated road sign

It can also mean signal.

Les hice una señal para que se fueran*.
I signalled to them to go.


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