No. 961 in French
signer
To sign.
In a sentence
Je dois signer ce document avant de l'envoyer.
I need to sign this document before sending it.
The verb 'signer' is used here in its literal sense, indicating the action of signing or autographing a document to validate it.
Michel a signé un contrat avec une nouvelle entreprise.
Michel signed a contract with a new company.
In this sentence, 'signer' is used in a formal context related to assigning one's consent to an agreement by signing a contract.
Ce film signé par ce réalisateur est un chef-d'œuvre.
This film signed by this director is a masterpiece.
Here, 'signer' takes a metaphorical sense, meaning 'created or authored', indicating attribution of a work to its creator.
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