distress signal in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for distress signal in the English»Italian Dictionary

distress signal [Am dəˈstrɛs ˌsɪɡnəl] N

distress signal

segnale m di pericolo

Translations for distress signal in the Italian»English Dictionary

segnale di salvataggio AVIAT, NAUT

distress signal

segnale di pericolo

danger or distress signal

Translations for distress signal in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.distress [Brit dɪˈstrɛs, Am dəˈstrɛs] N

1. distress (anguish):

distress

angoscia f

distress

pena f

to be in distress

essere in pena

to be in distress (stronger)

essere angosciato

to cause sb distress

angosciare, fare penare qn

in his distress

nel suo (profondo) dolore

to my, his distress, they…

con mio, suo grande dolore, loro…

2. distress (physical trouble):

distress

dolore m

to be in distress

avere molto male

3. distress (poverty):

distress

miseria f

in distress person

in miseria

4. distress NAUT:

in distress

in pericolo

5. distress LAW:

distress

sequestro m

II.distress [Brit dɪˈstrɛs, Am dəˈstrɛs] VB trans

distress

far penare (to do a fare)

distress (stronger) person

angosciare (to do a fare)

III.to distress oneself VB refl

to distress oneself

angosciarsi

I.signal¹ [Brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, Am ˈsɪɡnəl] N

1. signal (cue):

signal

segnale m (for di)

to be the signal for violent protest

essere il segnale di violente proteste

to give the signal to leave, to attack

dare il segnale di partenza, di attacco

this is a signal to do

questo indica che bisogna fare

2. signal (sign, indication):

signal

segnale m (of di)

danger signal

segnale di pericolo

to be a signal that …

essere segno che …

to send a signal to sb that …

segnalare a qn che …

3. signal RAIL:

signal

segnale m

4. signal:

signal RADIO, TV, ELECTRON

segnale m

to pick up a radar signal

captare un segnale radar

5. signal (message) fig:

to send out conflicting signals

mandare segnali contraddittori

to read the signals

capire

II.signal¹ <forma in -ing ecc. signalling, signalled Brit signaling, signaled Am> [Brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, Am ˈsɪɡnəl] VB trans

1. signal (gesture to):

signal

segnalare

to signal (to sb) that …

fare segno (a qn) che …

to signal sb to do

fare segno a qn di fare

I signalled John to get the car

ho fatto segno a John di andare a prendere la macchina

2. signal (indicate) fig:

signal shift, determination, reluctance, disapproval, support

indicare

signal release

annunciare

to signal one's intention to do

annunciare la propria intenzione di fare

to signal one's readiness to do

annunciare di essere pronto a fare

to signal that …

indicare che …

3. signal (mark):

signal end, beginning, decline

segnare

III.signal¹ <forma in -ing ecc. signalling, signalled Brit signaling, signaled Am> [Brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, Am ˈsɪɡnəl] VB intr

signal

fare segnali

he was signalling frantically

faceva dei cenni frenetici

to signal with one's arm, head

fare segno con il braccio, con la testa

signal² [Brit ˈsɪɡn(ə)l, Am ˈsɪɡnəl] ADJ attrib. form

signal triumph, achievement, success

eclatante

signal failure

clamoroso

a signal honour

un grande onore

distress signal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for distress signal in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.distress [dɪs·ˈtres] N

1. distress (emotional):

distress

angoscia f

2. distress (extreme pain):

distress

sofferenza f

3. distress (state of danger):

distress

pericolo m

II.distress [dɪs·ˈtres] VB trans

distress

angosciare

I.signal [ˈsɪg·nəl] N

1. signal (particular gesture):

signal

segnale m

to give a signal

dare un segnale

to give sb a signal to do sth

fare un segnale a qu perché faccia qc

2. signal (indication):

signal

segno m

to be a signal that …

esser segno che …

3. signal AUTO, RAIL, COMPUT:

signal

segnale m

4. signal ELEC, RADIO:

signal

segnale m

II.signal <-ll-, -l-> [ˈsɪg·nəl] VB trans

1. signal (indicate):

signal

segnalare

to signal that …

segnalare che …

2. signal (gesticulate):

signal

fare dei segni

he signaled them to be quiet

gli ha fatto segno di tacere

III.signal <-ll-, -l-> [ˈsɪg·nəl] VB intr

signal

dare il segnale

the teacher signaled for the examination to begin

l'insegnante ha dato il segnale per l'inizio dell'esame

he signaled to stop AUTO

ha fatto segno di fermarsi

IV.signal [ˈsɪg·nəl] ADJ form

signal

eclatante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This behavior should be viewed as a distress signal indicating that some biological need is not being met.

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When manually activated, or automatically activated upon immersion, such beacons send out a distress signal.

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The system's main use is a distress signal, sending out a constant danger message to AWACS planes.

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