wave en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de wave en el diccionario inglés»español

I.wave [ingl. am. weɪv, ingl. brit. weɪv] SUST.

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 FÍS.:

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 [ingl. am. weɪv, ingl. brit. weɪv] V. 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 [ingl. am. weɪv, ingl. brit. weɪv] V. 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 SUST.

seismic wave

onda f sísmica

standing wave SUST.

standing wave

onda f estacionaria

transverse wave SUST.

transverse wave

onda f transversal

crime wave SUST.

crime wave

ola f delictiva

Mexican wave SUST.

Mexican wave

ola f mexicana

Mexican wave

ola f mejicana

medium wave SUST. ingl. brit. sin pl.

medium wave

onda f media

on (the) medium wave

en onda media

heat wave SUST.

heat wave

ola f de calor

shock wave SUST.

1. shock wave FÍS.:

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 SUST.

long wave

onda f larga

long wave atrbv. station

de onda larga

wave en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de wave en el diccionario inglés»español

I.wave [ˈweɪv] SUST.

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 FÍS.:

wave

onda f

3. wave (hand movement):

to give sb a wave

saludar a alguien con la mano

II.wave [ˈweɪv] V. 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] V. 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

wave SUST.

Entrada creada por un usuario

to make waves (to create a sensation) fig coloq.

causar sensación

to make waves (to draw attention to oneself) fig coloq.

llamar la atención

wave-length SUST.

wave-length

longitud f de onda

on a wave-length

en una onda

to be on the same wave-length fig.

estar en la misma onda

new wave SUST. fig.

1. new wave (movement):

new wave

new wave f

2. new wave (fresh outbreak):

new wave

nueva ola f

a new wave of redundancies/violence

una nueva ola de despidos/violencia

medium wave SUST. ingl. brit. RADIO

medium wave

onda f media

long-wave ADJ.

long-wave

de onda larga

shock wave SUST.

1. shock wave FÍS.:

shock wave

onda f expansiva

2. shock wave fig.:

shock wave

conmoción f

wave on V. trans.

to wave sb/sth on

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que siga adelante

crime wave SUST.

crime wave

ola f de delincuencia

wave-band SUST. RADIO

wave-band

banda f de frecuencias

wave Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

on a wave-length

en una onda

to be on the same wave-length fig.

estar en la misma onda

to wave one's magic wand

agitar la varita mágica

to be on the crest of the wave fig.

estar en la cumbre

to wave at [or to] sb

saludar a alguien con la mano

to wave goodbye

decir adiós con la mano

to wave sb goodbye

decir adiós con la mano a alguien

to wave aside an idea/objection/suggestion

rechazar una idea/objeción/sugerencia

a new wave of redundancies/violence

una nueva ola de despidos/violencia

to wave sb/sth on

hacer señales a alguien/algo para que siga adelante

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The large wave created would hit the bridge that spans over the runout, getting onlookers wet as well.

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The tube feet latch on to surfaces and move in a wave, with one arm section attaching to the surface as another releases.

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

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For example, as a water wave moves, it tends to break and curl forward.

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

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Downstream of this normal shock wave the air is subsonic.

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