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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

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

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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

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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

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wave down VB trans

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wave
ustavljati [perf ustaviti]

wave on VB trans

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wave through VB trans

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wave
viti se skozi

ˈblast wave N

blast wave
zračni udar m

ˈcrime wave N

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

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

ˈwave-band N

ˈwave-length N PHYS

ˈwave pow·er N

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

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This wave of municipal reformations was fomented by legislation that allowed a borough to be created by a referendum with no further legislative approval required.
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The large wave created would hit the bridge that spans over the runout, getting onlookers wet as well.
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The movement of wind waves can be captured by wave energy devices.
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Downstream of this normal shock wave the air is subsonic.
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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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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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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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This is the velocity with which the mean wave energy is transported horizontally in a narrow-band wave field.
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In transonic flight, wave drag is commonly referred to as transonic compressibility drag.
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The short wave bands are also used for various experiments, some continuing for years.
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