Translations for „waves“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . wave [weɪv] N

1. wave of water:

wave

val m

2. wave fig (feeling):

wave of emotion

val čustev

wave of fear/panic/sympathy

val strahu/panike/sočutja

3. wave (series):

wave of redundancies

množično odpuščanje

wave of terrorism

val terorizma f

4. wave (hand movement):

wave

zamah m

to give sb a wave

pomahati komu

5. wave (hairstyle):

wave

koder m

6. wave PHYS:

wave

valovanje n

II . wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (greet):

wave

mahati [perf pomahati]

I waved at him across the room

pomahal sem mu čez sobo

2. wave (sway):

wave

valovati

wave

majati se

wave

zibati se

wave flag

plapolati [perf zaplapolati]

3. wave (be wavy):

wave

biti valovit

III . wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal with):

to wave sb goodbye

pomahati komu v slovo

2. wave (swing):

to wave a magic wand

zamahniti s čarobno palico

3. wave (make wavy):

to wave one's hair

nakodrati si lase

wave aside VB trans

to wave aside an idea/an objection/a suggestion

zanemariti idejo/ugovor/predlog

wave down VB trans

wave

ustavljati [perf ustaviti]

wave on VB trans

the policeman waved the traffic on

policaj je pomahal, naj se promet pomakne naprej

wave through VB trans

wave

viti se skozi

ˈblast wave N

blast wave

zračni udar m

ˈcrime wave N

crime wave

nenadno povečanje n kriminala

ˈlong wave N RADIO

long wave

dolgi val m

ˈme·dium wave N esp Brit

medium wave

srednji val m

new ˈwave N

1. new wave (movement):

new wave CINE, TV, THEAT

novi val m (francosko filmsko gibanje)

2. new wave (fresh outbreak):

a new wave of redundancies/violence

novi val odvečne delovne sile/nasilja

per·ma·nent ˈwave N

permanent wave

trajna f

ˈra·dio wave N

radio wave

radijski val m

ˈshock wave N

1. shock wave PHYS:

shock wave

udarni val m

2. shock wave fig:

the news sent shock waves through the financial world

novica je pretresla finančni svet

ˈshort wave N

1. short wave (radio wave):

short wave

kratki [radijski] valovi m pl

2. short wave (radio):

short wave

kratkovalovni radio m

ˈsound wave N

sound wave

zvočni val m

ˈtid·al wave N

tidal wave

plimski val m

tidal wave

cunami m

tidal wave fig

plima f

tidal wave fig

velik val m

a tidal wave of enthusiasm

val navdušenja

ˈwa·ter wave N

water wave

vodna ondulacija f

ˈwave-band N

wave-band

frekvenčni pas m

ˈwave-length N PHYS

wave-length

valovna dolžina f

to be on the same wave-length

biti na isti valovni dolžini

ˈwave pow·er N

wave power

energija f valovanja

Usage examples with waves

seismic waves

potresni valovi

the news sent shock waves through the financial world

novica je pretresla finančni svet

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.

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Standing waves normally do not extend above the tropopause at temperate latitudes.

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Often swim alongside the bow of vessels and frolic in the bow waves.

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But crank up the amount of light, and the screen shows alternating dark and light bands, the interference patterns of waves crossing each other.

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Although a ship in the region reported 40 mph (65 km/h) winds and 14ft m waves, a satellite picture revealed a cloud mass of amorphous quality.

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These stress waves can penetrate up to 10m.

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The evanescent waves propagating within the waveguide are then sampled thanks to optical probes.

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He is master of the seas that are closer to shore, coastlines, islands and waves and likes to stir up storms.

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When imaged in radio waves, however, plasma jets over one million light years long appear.

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Here, the factor for random waves is, as opposed to for periodic waves as explained hereafter.

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