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ˈtid·al wave N

tidal wave: Flutwelle f <-, -n>

tidal wave fig: Flut f <-, -en>

a tidal wave of complaints: eine Flut von Beschwerden

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Flutwelle: tidal wave

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tid·al [ˈtaɪdəl] ADJ

tidal: von Gezeiten abhängig

tidal basin: Tidebecken nt

tidal flow: zyklisches Verkehrsaufkommen

tidal harbour [or Am harbor]: den Gezeiten unterworfener Hafen

I. wave [weɪv] N

1. wave (of water):

wave: Welle f <-, -n>

wave: Woge f <-, -n> form

crest of a wave: Wellenkamm m <-(e)s, -kämme>

2. wave fig (feeling):

wave: Welle f <-, -n> fig

wave: Woge f <-, -n> fig form

wave of emotion: Gefühlswallung f

on the crest of a wave fig: auf dem Höhepunkt

she's riding on the crest of a wave: sie ist im Moment ganz oben

wave of fear/panic/sympathy: Welle der Angst/Panik/Sympathie

3. wave (series):

wave: Welle f <-, -n>

wave of redundancies: Entlassungswelle f

wave of terrorism: Terrorwelle f

to spark off a wave of protest: eine Welle des Protests auslösen

4. wave (hand movement):

wave: Wink m <-(e)s, -e>

with a wave of the hand: mit einer Handbewegung

and then, with a wave of the hand, she was off: und dann winkte sie noch einmal und war verschwunden

to give sb a wave: jdm [zu]winken

5. wave (hairstyle):

wave: Welle f <-, -n>

your hair has a natural wave: dein Haar ist von Natur aus gewellt

6. wave PHYS:

wave: Welle f <-, -n>

long/medium/short wave: Lang-/Mittel-/Kurzwelle f

7. wave MED (Infektionsverlauf):

wave: wave

Phrases:

to come over sb in waves inf: jdn immer wieder heimsuchen

to make waves fig (cause shake-up): Unruhe stiften

to make waves (create impression): Aufsehen erregen fig

to make waves (create impression): Staub aufwirbeln

II. wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (greet):

wave: winken <winkte, gewinkt/gewunken>

to wave at [or to] sb: jdm [zu]winken

I waved at him across the room: ich winkte ihm durch den Raum zu

2. wave (sway):

wave field of grass, field of corn: wogen form

wave flag: wehen

wave flag: flattern

3. wave (be wavy):

wave: sich acc wellen

III. wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal with):

to wave sth at [or to] sb: jdm mit etw dat winken

to wave one's hand: winken <winkte, gewinkt/gewunken>

she was waving her hand at the departing car: sie winkte dem davonfahrenden Auto hinterher

to wave one's hands around: [mit den Händen] herumfuchteln inf

to wave sb goodbye [or goodbye to sb]: jdm zum Abschied [nach]winken

2. wave (swing):

to wave sth: etw schwenken

to wave a magic wand: einen Zauberstab schwingen

3. wave (make wavy):

to wave one's hair: sich dat das Haar wellen

to have one's hair waved: sich dat das Haar wellen lassen

OpenDict entry

tidal ADJ

tidal bore: Gezeitenwelle f

OpenDict entry

wave N

standing wave PHYS: stehende Welle

OpenDict entry

wave N

cannon A wave[s] MED: Kanonen-A-Welle[n] f

Klett Biology Glossary

wave VB

wave: hin- und herschwingen

wave: pendeln

wave: undulierende Bewegung machen

Present
I	wave
you	wave
he/she/it	waves
we	wave
you	wave
they	wave

Past
I	waved
you	waved
he/she/it	waved
we	waved
you	waved
they	waved

Present Perfect
I	have	waved
you	have	waved
he/she/it	has	waved
we	have	waved
you	have	waved
they	have	waved

Past Perfect
I	had	waved
you	had	waved
he/she/it	had	waved
we	had	waved
you	had	waved
they	had	waved

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The group obtains the first precioustone after surfing down a tidal wave brought on by the ice.

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The tidal wave in the bay travels as far as 40 km up the river.

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At that moment, there was a terrifying tidal wave of smoke filling the doorway.

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In 2005 there was a tidal wave of new wizard rock bands.

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The once-abundant forests have not regrown, mainly because of continuing salt damage to the land by the tidal wave.

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