waving in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for waving in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

seismic wave N

seismic wave

onda f sísmica

standing wave N

standing wave

onda f estacionaria

transverse wave N

transverse wave

onda f transversal

crime wave N

crime wave

ola f delictiva

Mexican wave N

Mexican wave

ola f mexicana

Mexican wave

ola f mejicana

medium wave N Brit no pl

medium wave

onda f media

on (the) medium wave

en onda media

heat wave N

heat wave

ola f de calor

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waving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waving in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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-length N

wave-length

longitud f de onda

on a wave-length

en una onda

to be on the same wave-length fig

estar en la misma onda

new wave N fig

1. new wave (movement):

new wave

new wave f

2. new wave (fresh outbreak):

new wave

nueva ola f

a new wave of redundancies/violence

una nueva ola de despidos/violencia

medium wave N Brit RADIO

medium wave

onda f media

long-wave ADJ

long-wave

de onda larga

shock wave N

1. shock wave PHYS:

shock wave

onda f expansiva

2. shock wave fig:

shock wave

conmoción f

wave on VB trans

to wave sb/sth on

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que siga adelante

crime wave N

crime wave

ola f de delincuencia

wave-band N RADIO

wave-band

banda f de frecuencias

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

waving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on a wave-length

en una onda

to be on the same wave-length fig

estar en la misma onda

to wave one's magic wand

agitar la varita mágica

to be on the crest of the wave fig

estar en la cumbre

to wave at [or to] sb

saludar a alguien con la mano

to wave goodbye

decir adiós con la mano

to wave sb goodbye

decir adiós con la mano a alguien

to wave aside an idea/objection/suggestion

rechazar una idea/objeción/sugerencia

a new wave of redundancies/violence

una nueva ola de despidos/violencia

to wave sb/sth on

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que siga adelante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the words effaces the suffering in all eternity, glass red-cross nurses enter and some of the men raise their arms above their heads, waving them back and forth.

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But does all that signature-gathering and clipboard-waving leave time for a personal life?

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Unlike the parrot, whose feet are calmly on the mans shoulder with claws hidden, the bright bird is waving its legs and flexing its claws.

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The dance is extremely simple and is based on the hitchhiking gesture: waving the stuck-out thumb.

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But as his artists begin to obtain superstar status, the big labels come in waving chequebooks and making offers that can't be refused.

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He is waving his right hand, and in his left hand he holds a three-cornered hat at his side.

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They were waving their hurleys about like soup spoons.

www.independent.ie

She then starts recording the various sounds that reaches her ears, like birds chirping, leaves waving in air, in to a tape recorder.

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Not a crackpot, sign-waving hysteric, but a writer you can trust.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Azalea is seen standing in the car, waving a thin piece of material in the wind.

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