bow-wave in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bow-wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

bow wave [Am ˈbaʊ ˌweɪv] N NAUT

bow wave

baffo m

Translations for bow-wave in the Italian»English Dictionary

baffo

bow-wave

Translations for bow-wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] N

1. wave (hand gesture):

wave

cenno m

wave

gesto m

to give sb a wave

fare un cenno di saluto con la mano a qn

she gave him a wave from the bus

gli fece un cenno di saluto con la mano dall'autobus

with a wave, she disappeared

fece un cenno con la mano e sparì

to greet sb with a wave

salutare qn con la mano

to dismiss objections with a wave

porre fine alle obiezioni con un gesto della mano

with a wave of her wand

con un movimento della bacchetta magica

2. wave (of water):

wave

onda f

a 10-metre wave

un'onda di dieci metri

to make waves wind:

fare delle onde

to make waves (cause a stir) fig

sollevare un polverone

to make waves (cause trouble) fig

piantare grane

3. wave (outbreak):

wave

ondata f

wave

impeto m

a wave of arrests, strikes

un'ondata di arresti, di scioperi

a wave of sympathy

una ventata di solidarietà

to occur in waves

succedere a ondate

4. wave (surge):

wave

ondata f

wave

ventata f

a wave of heat, settlers

un'ondata di caldo, di coloni

5. wave (in hair):

wave

ondulazione f

wave

onde fpl

6. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

radio waves

onde radio or radioonde

light waves

onde luminose

7. wave (in sand):

wave

duna f

II.waves N

waves npl liter:

the waves

i flutti

III.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (move from side to side):

wave ticket, banknote, piece of paper, umbrella, handkerchief

agitare, sventolare

wave flag

sventolare

wave stick, gun

brandire

to wave sth at sb ticket, flag

sventolare [qc] davanti a qn

to wave sth at sb gun, stick

brandire [qc] verso qn

to wave one's magic wand

agitare la bacchetta magica (over su)

2. wave:

to wave goodbye to person

salutare [qn] con la mano

you can wave goodbye to your chances of winning fig

puoi dire addio alle tue speranze di vittoria

3. wave (direct):

they waved us on, away, through

ci hanno fatto cenno di continuare, di allontanarci, di passare

4. wave (at hairdresser's):

to have one's hair waved

farsi ondulare i capelli

IV.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (with hand):

to wave to, at sb

fare un cenno con la mano a qn

to wave to sb to do

fare segno a qn di fare

to wave frantically at sb

gesticolare freneticamente a qn

2. wave (move gently):

wave branches, corn:

ondeggiare

wave flag:

sventolare

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow (for violin, etc.)

archetto m

bow (passage)

arcata f

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow

nodo m

to tie a bow

fare un fiocco

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr MUS

bow

archeggiare

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avere molte frecce al proprio arco

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N (forward movement)

bow

inchino m

to make a bow

fare un inchino

to take a bow THEAT

inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)

to make one's bow fig

debuttare

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

abbassare

bow branch, tree

piegare

to bow the knee fig

piegarsi, sottomettersi (to a)

to bow one's head in prayer

chinare il capo in preghiera

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

inchinarsi

to bow to

inchinarsi a or davanti a

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a

to bow to pressure

cedere alla pressione

to bow to sb's opinion

allinearsi all'opinione di qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

piegarsi (under sotto)

IV.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape

profondersi in inchini, essere servili (to con)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

ci furono grandi inchini or furono tutti molto servili

bow³ [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow NAUT:

bow

prua f

bow

prora f

on the starboard bow

a dritta di prua

to go down by the bows

affondare di prua

2. bow SPORTS:

bow

vogatore m di punta / vogatrice f di punta

to fire a shot across sb's bows

= dare un avvertimento a, minacciare qn

bow-wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bow-wave in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wave [weɪv] N

1. wave:

wave (of water)

onda f

wave (on surface, of hair)

ondulazione f

to be on the crest of the wave fig

essere sulla cresta dell'onda

2. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

3. wave (hand movement):

to give sb a wave

salutare qu con la mano

Phrases:

to make waves

creare problemi

II.wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (make hand movement):

to wave at [or to] sb

salutare qu con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

ondeggiare

III.wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal):

to wave goodbye

fare ciao con la mano

to wave sb away

salutare qu con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

agitare

3. wave (hair):

wave

arricciare

to wave one's hair

arricciarsi i capelli

bow¹ [boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arco m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archetto m

3. bow (knot):

bow

fiocco m

bow² [baʊ] N NAUT

bow

prua f

I.bow³ [baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (as greeting):

bow

fare un inchino

2. bow (yield):

to bow to sth

rassegnarsi a qc

Phrases:

to bow and scrape

leccare i piedi

II.bow³ [baʊ] VB trans

bow one's head

chinare

bow body

piegare

III.bow³ [baʊ] N

bow

inchino m

to take a bow

salutare con un inchino

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the trough formed by water flowing off the bulb coincides with the bow wave, the two partially cancel out and reduce the vessel's wake.

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The external tubes were dropped from later vessels because they generated a large bow wave and made depth keeping more difficult at periscope depth.

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