wave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wave 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

shock wave N

1. shock wave PHYS:

shock wave

onda f expansiva

2. shock wave (disturbance, reaction):

his brutal murder sent a shock wave through the nation

su brutal asesinato conmocionó or sacudió al país

long wave N

long wave

onda f larga

long wave attr station

de onda larga

wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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 layoffs/violence

una nueva ola de despidos/violencia

cold wave N

cold wave

ola f de frío

wave down VB trans

to wave sb/sth down

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que pare

wave on VB trans

to wave sb/sth on

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que siga adelante

wave through VB trans

wave through

hacer señales para dejar pasar

permanent wave N

permanent wave

permanente f

permanent wave

permanente m Mex

long-wave ADJ

long-wave

de onda larga

long wave N

long wave

onda f larga

sound wave N

sound wave

onda f sonora

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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In 1996, another wave of local-government reorganisation reverted the council to its previous status of a county borough.

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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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This may result in a change of the positron's state, collapsing its wave function and reducing the instantaneous chance of electron-positron annihilation.

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But the flat line would not last for long, as the third wave was about to surge in a way no one had ever seen.

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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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Soldering could be done automatically by passing the board over a ripple, or wave, of molten solder in a wave-soldering machine.

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Further along the exhaust pipe, the exhaust pressure wave encounters a converging conical section, and this reflects a "positive" pressure wave back up the pipe.

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