wave through in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wave through in the English»Spanish Dictionary

his brutal murder sent a shock wave through the nation

su brutal asesinato conmocionó or sacudió al país

Translations for wave through 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

I.through [Am θru, Brit θruː] PREP

1.1. through (from one side to the other):

through

por

she came in through the door

entró por la puerta

look through the window

mira por la ventana

it fell through that hole

se cayó por ese agujero

it went right through the wall

atravesó la pared de lado a lado

the current flows through the circuit

la corriente fluye a través del circuito

to hear/feel sth through sth

oír/sentir algo a través de algo

she peered through the keyhole

miró por el agujero de la cerradura

he was shot through the head

le pegaron un balazo en la cabeza

he was unable to breathe through his nose

no podía respirar por la nariz

the truck crashed through the barrier

el camión se llevó la barrera por delante

they struggled on through the crowd

siguieron abriéndose paso entre la multitud

he spoke through clenched teeth

habló entre dientes

the chair flew through the air

la silla voló por los aires

he strolled through the town center

paseó por el centro de la ciudad

we drove through Munich

atravesamos Munich (en coche)

we sailed through the Suez Canal

pasamos por el Canal de Suez (en barco)

we searched through her belongings

registramos sus pertenencias

she glanced through the magazine

hojeó la revista

I worked my way through the textbook

me leí el texto de punta a punta

1.2. through (past, beyond):

to be through sth

haber pasado algo

we're through the preliminary stages already

ya hemos pasado las fases iniciales

2.1. through (in time):

we worked through the night

trabajamos durante toda la noche

she won't live through the night

de esta noche no pasa

she slept through the entire lecture

durmió durante toda la conferencia

half-way through his speech

en medio de su discurso

half-way through his speech

cuando iba (or vaya etc.) por la mitad del discurso

she helped him through a difficult period

le ayudó a superar un período difícil

after everything we've been through together

después de todo lo que hemos pasado juntos

through the centuries

a través de los siglos

I can't sit through another two-hour sermon

no puedo aguantar otro sermón de dos horas

2.2. through (until and including) Am:

Tuesday through Thursday I stay in New York

de martes a jueves me quedo en Nueva York

offer good through May 31

oferta válida hasta el 31 de mayo

October through December

desde octubre hasta diciembre inclusive

3. through (by):

she spoke through an interpreter

habló a través de un intérprete

I heard about it through a friend

me enteré a través de or por un amigo

through his help I eventually found an apartment

gracias a su ayuda or mediante su ayuda finalmente encontré un apartamento

through no fault of her own

sin tener culpa alguna

it happened through carelessness

ocurrió por falta de cuidado

II.through [Am θru, Brit θruː] ADV

1. through (from one side to the other):

come through, please!

¡pasen, por favor!

the train sped through without stopping

el tren pasó a toda velocidad sin parar

he barged through

pasó dando empujones

we're just traveling through

estamos de paso

the sun came through

salió el sol

the red paint shows through

se nota la pintura roja que hay debajo

2. through (in time, process):

we worked through without a break

trabajamos sin parar para descansar

she's never played the piece through

nunca ha tocado toda la pieza (desde el principio hasta el final)

all night through

durante toda la noche

3.1. through (completely):

wet/soaked through

mojado/calado hasta los huesos

Phrases:

through and through he's a soldier through and through

es militar hasta la médula

it's a subject which he knows through and through

es un tema que se conoce al dedillo

III.through [Am θru, Brit θruː] ADJ

1. through TRANSP attr:

through train/route

directo

through traffic

tráfico m de paso

no through road

calle sin salida

2. through (finished) inf pred:

aren't you through yet?

¿no has terminado aún?

as a journalist, you're through

como periodista, estás acabado

to be through with sb/sth

haber terminado con alguien/algo

I'm through with her/him

he terminado con ella/él

when I'm through with you

cuando haya terminado contigo

are you through with the atlas?

¿has terminado con el atlas?

to be through (with) -ing I'm through trying to be nice to you

no pienso seguir tratando de ser amable contigo

3. through Brit TELEC:

you're through!

¡hable!

we're through to Madrid

nos han conectado con Madrid

See also put through, pull through, get through

I.put through VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. put through (make undergo):

put through

someter a

to put sb through it inf

hacérselas pasar (mal) a alguien

2. put through (send to):

put through

mandar a

they borrowed money to put her through college

se endeudaron para mandarla a la universidad

II.put through VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. put through (connect) TELEC:

if there's a call from Rome, put it straight through

si llaman de Roma, páseme la llamada enseguida

she put me through to the manager

me comunicó or me pasó con el gerente

she put me through to the manager

me dio con el gerente RioPl

2. put through (complete, achieve):

put through reform/deal

llevar a cabo

I.pull through VB [Am pʊl -, Brit pʊl -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

1. pull through (recover):

pull through

reponerse

to pull through an illness

reponerse de una enfermedad

2. pull through (survive):

pull through

salir adelante

to pull through a crisis

superar una crisis

II.pull through VB [Am pʊl -, Brit pʊl -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o)

1. pull through (help recover):

pull through

ayudar a recuperarse

her nursing pulled him through (his illness)

sus cuidados lo ayudaron a recuperarse (de la enfermedad)

2. pull through (help survive):

pull through

salvar

pull through

ayudar a superar

I.get through VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o, v + adv)

1. get through (pass through):

get through gap/hole

pasar por

it's a swamp, the tractors will never get through

es un pantano, los tractores no van a poder pasar

2. get through:

get through ordeal/difficulties

superar

get through period

pasar

once we've got through the winter …

una vez que hayamos pasado el invierno …

it was a very trying time, but we got through thanks to …

fue una etapa muy difícil, pero la superamos gracias a …

3. get through SPORTS:

get through heat/qualifying round

pasar

to get through to the finals

pasar a las finales

4. get through (pass) Brit:

get through examination/test

aprobar

get through examination/test

pasar

it was a tough exam but somehow she got through

fue un examen difícil pero de alguna manera aprobó or pasó

II.get through VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv)

1. get through (reach destination):

get through supplies/reinforcements/messenger:

llegar a destino

get through news/report:

llegar

2. get through (on the telephone):

get through

comunicarse

to get through to sb/sth

comunicarse con alguien/algo

he couldn't get through to Tokyo

no se pudo comunicar con Tokyo

3. get through (make understand):

to get through (to sb) am I getting through to you?

¿me entiendes?

to get through (to sb) am I getting through to you?

¿me explico?

I can't get through to him

no logro hacerme entender or comunicarme con él

4. get through (finish):

get through Am

terminar

get through Am

acabar

III.get through VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1. get through (use up) Brit:

get through materials

gastarse

get through materials

usar

he got through a pair of shoes in less than a month

destrozó un par de zapatos en menos de un mes

she got through £100 just on table napkins

se gastó 100 libras solo en servilletas

2. get through (deal with):

I've only got ten more pages to get through

me quedan solo diez páginas por leer (or estudiar etc.)

I have to get through all these applications before 5 o'clock

tengo que leer todas estas solicitudes antes de las cinco

IV.get through VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (bring through)

get through

pasar

to get sth through customs

pasar algo por la aduana

they got the piano through the window

pasaron el piano por la ventana

the teacher got them all through Brit

gracias al profesor aprobaron todos

the teacher got them all through Brit

el profesor los sacó a todos adelante

it was his will power that got him through

fue su fuerza de voluntad lo que lo salvó (or ayudó a superar la crisis etc.)

V.get through VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv)

1. get through (send):

get through supplies/convoy/message

hacer llegar

2. get through (make understood):

get through

hacer entender

I can't get it through to him that …

no logro hacerle entender que …

to get sth through one's head or skull inf can't you get it through your thick head or skull that … ?

¿no puedes meterte en esa cabezota que … ? inf

wave through in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wave through in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wave through VB trans

wave through

hacer señales para dejar pasar

Translations for wave through 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

I.through [θru:] PREP

1. through (spatial):

through

a través de

through

por

to go right through sth

traspasar algo

to go through the door

pasar por la puerta

to walk through a room

atravesar una habitación

to walk through a village

caminar por un pueblo

2. through (temporal):

through

durante

all through my life

durante toda mi vida

to be through sth

acabar de (hacer) algo

3. through Am (until):

through

hasta

open Monday through Friday

abierto de lunes a viernes

4. through MATH:

6 through 3 is 2

6 entre 3 da 2

5. through (by means of):

through

por (medio de)

II.through [θru:] ADV

1. through (of place):

through

de un lado a otro

I read the book through

leí el libro entero

to go through to sth

ir directo a algo

2. through (of time):

all day through

de la mañana a la noche

halfway through

a medio camino

3. through TELEC:

to put sb through to sb

poner a alguien con alguien

4. through (completely):

through

completamente

to think sth through

pensarse algo detenidamente

Phrases:

through and through

de cabo a rabo

III.through [θru:] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through

terminado, -a

we are through

hemos terminado

2. through (direct):

through

directo, -a

3. through SCHOOL:

to get through

aprobar

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

The step of sending a wave through the channel effectively measures it, and the retransmission step uses this data to focus the wave.

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But they could have sent a shock wave through the province with a show of force.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

It sent a shock wave through the community.

www.ndtv.com

The high tide at midnight sent wave after wave through the upper framework of the weakened structure.

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And once we get it corrected then it will wave through our program.

mtstandard.com

I could actually feel the wave through the board.

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Agencies that are intent on pushing through new rules can easily wave through proposals with cursory review and boilerplate findings regarding the necessity of their proposed new rules.

www.heritage.org

Students and researchers now pass under a display of three porpoises that seem to be riding a wave through the building's four-storey-high foyer.

theprovince.com

Drivers would see cars approaching from the other direction rise and fall, riding the violent energy wave through the bridge.

en.wikipedia.org

This had drawn sharp criticism from within the unions; and the strike wave through 1977 forced the leadership to change track.

www.workersliberty.org