signaler

report

verb see-nyah-LEH Less Common

Also means

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Usage Note

Signaler means to signal, report, or draw attention to something (signaler un problème). The related noun signal means 'signal', and signalement means a description or profile (as in a police description of a suspect). Se signaler means to distinguish oneself or make oneself known.

Examples

"Signalez tout comportement suspect."

Natural Translation

Report any suspicious behaviour.

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