Phrase guide

road sign

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The road signs on motorways are particularly clear and well lit at night.
  • The organization pointed out that for speed assistance systems to work accurately, there must be clear and visible road signs placed at regular intervals.

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Albanian: shenjë rrugore — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Arabic: عَلَامَةُ طَرِيق (ʕalāmatu ṭarīq) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Arabic: لَافِتَةُ مُرُور (lāfitatu murūr) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Armenian: ճանապարհային նշան (čanaparhayin nšan) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Azerbaijani: yol işarəsi — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Azerbaijani: yol nişanı — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Basque: trafiko seinale — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Belarusian: даро́жны знак (daróžny znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Bengali: রোড সাইন (rōḍ śain) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Bengali: ট্র্যাফিক সাইন (ṭrjaphik śain) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Bulgarian: пъ́тен знак (pǎ́ten znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Burmese: လမ်းညွှန်ဆိုင်းဘုတ် (lam:hnywanhcuing:bhut) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Burmese: လမ်းပြ ဆိုင်း (lam:pra. hcuing:) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Catalan: senyal de trànsit — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交通標誌 /交通标志 (jiāotōng biāozhì) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 路標 /路标 (lùbiāo) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Czech: dopravní značka — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Danish: vejskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Danish: trafikskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Danish: færdselstavle — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Danish: anvisningstavle — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Dutch: wegaanduiding — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Dutch: verkeersbord — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Esperanto: vojsigno — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Estonian: liiklusmärk — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Faroese: ferðsluskelti — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Faroese: ferðslutalva — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Finnish: liikennemerkki — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • French: panneau de signalisation — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • North Frisian: ferkiarstiaken — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • North Frisian: ferkiarsteeken — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • North Frisian: Ferkearsteeken — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • North Frisian: Forkiirsteeken — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Saterland Frisian: Ferkiersteeken — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • West-Frisian: Ferkearsboerd — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Galician: sinal de tráfico — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Georgian: საგზაო ნიშანი (sagzao nišani) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • German: Verkehrszeichen — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • German: Verkehrsschild — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • German: Verkehrshinweisschild — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • German: Verkehrstafel — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • German: Verkehrshinweistafel — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Greek: πινακίδα (pinakída) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hebrew: תַּמְרוּר (tamrúr) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hindi: यातायात संकेत (yātāyāt saṅket) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hindi: ट्रैफ़िक साइन (ṭraifik sāin) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hindi: सड़क संकेत (saṛak saṅket) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hindi: रोड साइन (roḍ sāin) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hungarian: útjelző — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Hungarian: jelzőtábla — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Icelandic: umferðarmerki — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Indonesian: rambu lalu lintas — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Indonesian: rambu jalan — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Irish: comhartha tráchta — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Italian: segnale stradale — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Italian: cartello stradale — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Italian: segnaletica stradale — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Japanese: 道路標識 (dōro hyōshiki) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Kazakh: жол белгісі (jol belgısı) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Khmer: ស្លាកសញ្ញាចរាចរណ៍ (slaak saññaa cɑɑraacɑɑ) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Khmer: ស្លាកសញ្ញាចរាចរ (slaak saññaa cɑɑraacɑɑ) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Korean: 도로표지 (doropyoji) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Korean: 도로표지판 (doropyojipan) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Korean: 교통표지 (gyotongpyoji) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Kyrgyz: жол белгиси (jol belgisi) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Lao: ປ້າຍຈໍລະຈອນ (pāi chǭ la chǭn) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Latvian: ceļa rādītājs — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Latvian: ceļazīme — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Lithuanian: kelio ženklas — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Macedonian: сообраќаен знак (soobraḱaen znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Macedonian: патен знак (paten znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Malay: tanda lalu lintas — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Mongolian: замын тэмдэг (zamyn temdeg) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veiskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vegskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trafikkskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vegskilt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Iranian Persian: عَلامَتِ تِرافیک (alâmat-e terâfik) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Plautdietsch: Wajchwiesa — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Polish: znak drogowy — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Romanian: indicator rutier — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Russian: доро́жный знак (doróžnyj znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: цестовни знак — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: прометни знак — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: саобраћајни знак — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: cestovni znak — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: prometni znak — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Serbo-Croatian: saobraćajni znak — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Slovak: dopravná značka — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Slovene: cestni znak — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Slovene: prometni znak — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Spanish: señal de tránsito — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Spanish: señal de tráfico — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Swedish: vägskylt — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Swedish: vägmärke — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Tagalog: palimpin — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Tajik: аломати роҳ (alomat-i roh) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Tajik: аломати ҳаракат (alomat-i harakat) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Tatar: юл билгесе (yul bilgese) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Thai: เครื่องหมายจราจร (krʉ̂ʉang-mǎai-jà-raa-jɔɔn) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Thai: ป้ายจราจร (bpâai-jà-raa-jɔɔn) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Turkish: yol işareti — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Turkmen: ýol belgisi — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Ukrainian: доро́жній знак (doróžnij znak) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Urdu: نِشانِ راہ (niśān-i rāh) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Urdu: ٹْرَیفِک سائِن (ṭraifik sāin) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Urdu: ٹْرافِک سائِن (ṭrāfik sāin) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Urdu: روڈ سائِن (roḍ sāin) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Uyghur: يول بەلگىسى (yol belgisi) — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Uzbek: yoʻl belgisi — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Vietnamese: biến báo giao thông — sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign