permanent wave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for permanent wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

permanent wave N

permanent wave

permanente f

permanent wave

permanente m Mex

Translations for permanent wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

permanent¹ [Am ˈpərmənənt, Brit ˈpəːm(ə)nənt] ADJ

permanent address/job

fijo

permanent address/job

permanente

permanent exhibition

permanente

permanent limp/bond/conflict

permanente

permanent damage

irreparable

permanent relationship

estable

permanent dye/ink

indeleble

permanent magnet

permanente

permanent tooth

definitivo

she seems to have a permanent cold

parece que estuviera siempre resfriada

permanent² N Am

permanent → perm

See also perm², perm¹

perm² [Am pərm, Brit pəːm] N (in football pools)

perm Brit

combinación f

I.perm¹ [Am pərm, Brit pəːm] N (hairdressing)

perm

permanente f

perm

permanente m Mex

to have a perm

hacerse la permanente

to have a perm

hacerse un permanente Mex

II.perm¹ [Am pərm, Brit pəːm] VB trans

to have one's hair permed

hacerse la permanente

to have one's hair permed

hacerse un permanente Mex

I could perm your hair

podría hacerle la permanente

I could perm your hair

podría hacerle un permanente Mex

I.wave [Am weɪv, Brit weɪv] N

1.1. wave (of water):

wave

ola f

to ride the waves liter

surcar los mares liter

to make waves

hacer olas

to make waves

causar problemas

1.2. wave (in hair):

wave

onda f

she has a natural wave to her hair

tiene el pelo naturalmente ondulado

1.3. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

2. wave (surge, movement):

wave

oleada f

a wave of revolutionary fervor

una oleada de fervor revolucionario

a wave of nausea came over him

le vinieron náuseas

there has been a wave of attacks

ha habido una oleada de asaltos

3. wave (gesture):

he silenced them with a wave of his hand

los hizo callar con un gesto de la mano

she gave them a wave

les hizo adiós/los saludó con la mano

II.wave [Am weɪv, Brit weɪv] VB trans

1.1. wave (shake, swing):

wave handkerchief/flag

agitar

she waved her hand sadly

hizo adiós con la mano, llena de tristeza

to wave sth in the air

agitar algo en el aire

stop waving those papers under my nose!

¡deja de restregarme esos papeles por las narices!

to wave sth around

agitar algo

she waved her stick at them

los amenazó agitando su bastón en el aire or blandiendo su bastón

smiling, she waved the letter at him

sonriente, le enseñaba la carta agitándola en el aire

to wave goodbye

hacer adiós con la mano

she waved him goodbye

le hizo adiós con la mano

1.2. wave (direct):

I was waved to one side

me apartó con un gesto

the policeman waved us on

el policía nos hizo señas para or de que siguiéramos adelante

2. wave (curl):

wave hair

marcar

wave hair

ondular

I had my hair waved

me marqué or me ondulé el pelo

III.wave [Am weɪv, Brit weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (signal):

to wave at or to sb (to say goodbye)

hacerle adiós a alguien con la mano

to wave at or to sb (in greeting)

saludar a alguien con la mano

(to attract attention) he waved at or to me to come over

me hizo señas para que me acercara

she waved up/across at me

me hizo señas desde abajo/desde el otro lado

2. wave (sway, flutter):

wave corn/trees:

agitarse

wave corn/trees:

mecerse con el viento

wave flag/pennants:

ondear

wave flag/pennants:

flamear

permanent wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for permanent wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

permanent wave N

permanent wave

permanente f

permanent wave

permanente m Mex

Translations for permanent wave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ondulación permanente

permanent wave

Translations for permanent wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

permanent [ˈpɜ:mənənt, Am ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

permanent job

fijo, -a

permanent damage

irreparable

permanent exhibition, situation, position

permanente

permanent ink

indeleble

permanent relationship

estable

permanent tooth

definitivo, -a

I.wave [ˈweɪv] N

1. wave:

wave (of water)

ola f

wave (on surface, of hair)

ondulación f

to make waves fig

causar problemas

to be on the crest of the wave fig

estar en la cumbre

2. wave PHYS:

wave

onda f

3. wave (hand movement):

to give sb a wave

saludar a alguien con la mano

II.wave [ˈweɪv] VB intr

1. wave (make hand movement):

to wave at [or to] sb

saludar a alguien con la mano

to wave goodbye

decir adiós con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave field of corn

mecerse con el viento

wave flag

ondear

III.wave [ˈweɪv] VB trans

1. wave (move to signal):

to wave sb goodbye

decir adiós con la mano a alguien

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

agitar

3. wave (hair):

wave

ondular

to have one's hair waved

rizarse el pelo

wave N

User Entry

to make waves (to create a sensation) fig inf

causar sensación

to make waves (to draw attention to oneself) fig inf

llamar la atención

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Permanent waves were the most popular service she provided in the early days, and they've remained popular throughout her career, she said.

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Most hairdressers spend their time putting curls into women's hair and keeping them there long enough to justify all the talk about permanent waves.

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A poorly performed permanent wave will result in breakage of the disulfide bonds through chemical reduction, because it fails to fix the newly formed bonds.

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Chemical relaxers, hair dyes and permanent waves may damage hair if applied too frequently or incorrectly.

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The permanent wave hairstyle took time to obtain and was expensive, so many women wanted to protect their hair while swimming.

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The aforementioned process of applying a permanent wave to hair is one example of oxidative cross-linking.

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Electricity led to the development of permanent wave machines and hair dryers.

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Manipulating disulfide bonds in hair is the basis for the permanent wave in hairstyling.

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Women were allowed permanent waves, men could grow slightly longer hair, and even public dancing was allowed.

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There are no permanent waves.

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