Translations for „wave“ 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 wave

crest of a wave

greben vala

to wave sb goodbye

pomahati komu v slovo

to wave one's hair

nakodrati si lase

wave of emotion

val čustev

wave of redundancies

množično odpuščanje

wave of terrorism

val terorizma f

to wave goodbye

pomahati v slovo

a tidal wave of enthusiasm

val navdušenja

to wave one's arms around

kriliti z rokami

to wave one's magic wand also fig

zamahniti s čarobno palico

to give sb a wave

pomahati komu

to wave a magic wand

zamahniti s čarobno palico

wave of fear/panic/sympathy

val strahu/panike/sočutja

to be on the same wave-length

biti na isti valovni dolžini

to return a blow/a wave

nazaj udariti/pomahati

a new wave of redundancies/violence

novi val odvečne delovne sile/nasilja

to wave aside an idea/an objection/a suggestion

zanemariti idejo/ugovor/predlog

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Savage (1995) describes a knowledge-focus as the third wave of human socio-economic development.

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He took a trainer's white towel and held it on a hockey stick, as if to wave a white flag.

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Downstream of this normal shock wave the air is subsonic.

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In transonic flight, wave drag is commonly referred to as transonic compressibility drag.

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This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field.

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Tropical cyclones and other storm events also result in wave wash over and extreme high water also occurs during spring tides.

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The short wave bands are also used for various experiments, some continuing for years.

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The significant costs to oil and gas producers complying with this new wave of regulation will be outweighed only by the even more significant costs of non-compliance.

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Wave velocities depend upon the elastic constants of the materials through which they pass, in particular the bulk modulus and stiffness.

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Very common double-diode rectifier vacuum tubes contained a single common cathode and two anodes inside a single envelope, achieving full-wave rectification with positive output.

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