crime wave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crime wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crime wave N

crime wave

ola f delictiva

Translations for crime wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crime [Am kraɪm, Brit krʌɪm] N

1. crime C:

crime (wrongful act)

delito m

crime (murder)

crimen m

to commit a crime

cometer un delito

the scene of the crime

el lugar del delito/crimen

the scene of the crime

la escena del crimen

a crime against humanity/nature

un crimen contra la humanidad/contra natura

is it such a crime to have an affair?

¿es que es un crimen tener una aventura?

it's a crime to waste such talent inf

es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así

2. crime U (criminal activity):

crime

delincuencia f

to punish/prevent crime

castigar/prevenir la delincuencia

a life of crime

una vida de delincuencia

an increase in crime

un aumento de la delincuencia or criminalidad

organized crime

el crimen organizado

crime doesn't pay

no hay crimen sin castigo

crime doesn't pay attr rate/figures

de criminalidad

crime fiction

novelas fpl policíacas or policiales

crime statistics

datos mpl estadísticos sobre la criminalidad

crime statistics

estadísticas fpl sobre criminalidad

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

crime wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crime wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crime wave N

crime wave

ola f de delincuencia

Translations for crime wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crime [kraɪm] N

1. crime LAW:

crime (illegal act)

delito m

crime (more serious)

crimen m

a crime against humanity

un crimen contra la humanidad

crime of passion

crimen pasional

to accuse sb of a crime

imputar un delito a alguien

to commit a crime

cometer un delito

the scene of the crime

la escena del crimen

it would be a crime inf

sería un pecado

2. crime (criminal activity):

crime

delincuencia f

crime rate

índice m de criminalidad

organized crime

crimen organizado

I.wave [weɪv] N

1. wave:

wave (of water)

ola f

wave (on surface, of hair)

ondulación f

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

Phrases:

to make waves

causar problemas

II.wave [weɪv] VB intr

1. wave (make hand movement):

to wave at [or to] sb

saludar a alguien con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave field of corn

mecerse con el viento

wave flag

ondear

III.wave [weɪv] VB trans

1. wave (signal):

to wave goodbye

decir adiós con la mano

to wave sb away

rechazar con la mano

2. wave (move from side to side):

wave

agitar

3. wave (hair):

wave

ondular

to wave one's hair

ondularse el pelo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A violent crime wave struck the building.

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At the time, the city was experiencing a crime wave.

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But a local crime wave can make a difference to premiums.

www.telegraph.co.uk

This case just gets curiouser and curiouser, but the veggie crime wave isn't just restrict to the capital.

www.independent.co.uk

He wants to promote the biggest crime wave ever known.

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The difference was so huge that it could not be explained by a crime wave.

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The town was struggling economically and there was a crime wave when he was growing up, and he frequently got into fights.

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But then, in dark red, there's the huge crime wave that lasted nearly 50 years from start to finish.

www.motherjones.com

Underdog, the police, and everyone in the country were baffled because of these crime waves.

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He was given a grant to study the relationship, if any, between music and juvenile crime wave which had suddenly broken out in the early 1950s.

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