Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

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1. A visible indication; a sign.
2. : Det mörka molnet är ett tecken på att det kommer börja regna = That dark cloud is a sign that it will begin to rain.
3. A meaningful gesture
4. A symbol, for example a letter of the alphabet or a more specialized sign.
5. (In mathematics) plus or minus
6. A unit in the sign language, corresponding to a word in spoken language.
7. Short for stjärntecken; an astrological sign.
8. Short for järtecken; an omen

Related terms

• stopptecken
• teckenfel
• teckenspråk

Synonyms

;gesture

• gest

;omen

• omen

es:tecken fr:tecken ko:tecken ku:tecken lt:tecken fi:tecken sv:tecken