Usage examples of "signification" in French with translation to English

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Je considère la signification de la vie. I've been thinking about the meaning of life.
Ton épée... En connais-tu la signification ? Your blade... Do you know its significance?
Peux-tu comprendre la signification de cette phrase ? Can you understand the meaning of this sentence?
C'est difficile de traduire précisément la signification. It is difficult to convey the meaning exactly.
L'instituteur nous expliqua la signification du mot. The teacher explained the meaning of the word to us.
Pouvez-vous comprendre la signification de ce paragraphe ? Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?
Quelle est la signification exacte de ce mot ? What's the precise meaning of that word?
L'argent en soi n'a pas de signification. Money, as such, has no meaning.
Je ne comprends pas la signification de ce signe. I can't understand this sign's meaning.
Je n'arrive pas à comprendre la signification de ce mot. I can't understand the meaning of this word.
J'ai cherché la signification de ce mot dans le dictionnaire. I searched for the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
Parfois je n'arrive pas vraiment à saisir la signification d'un mot. Sometimes I can't really grasp the meaning of a word.
Vous devriez consulter un dictionnaire lorsque vous ignorez la signification d'un mot. You should consult a dictionary when you don't know the meaning of a word.
Si tu ne connais pas la signification d'un mot, vérifie dans un dictionnaire. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary.
Les deux érudits bataillaient au sujet de la signification d'une obscure expression tibétaine. The two scholars wrangled over the meaning of an obscure Tibetan phrase.
Quelqu'un qui ignore la signification de "noir" peut-il vraiment parler de ce qu'est le blanc ? Can someone who does not know the meaning of black really talk about what white is?
Nous affichons les phrases grisées parce qu'elles peuvent être utiles, mais vous devriez être attentif. Leur signification peut varier un peu de la phrase principale. We display grey sentences because they can be useful, but you should be careful. Their meaning may differ a little from the main sentence.
Le mot a plusieurs significations. The word has several meanings.
Une phrase peut avoir plusieurs significations dans une langue. One sentence may have multiple meanings in one language.
Selon l'Oxford English Dictionary, le mot "set" a 430 significations ou acceptations différentes. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word 'set' has 430 different meanings or senses.
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