wave Significado & definición

Significado de wave en español

• 0 to put your hand up and move it from side to side in order to attract someone’s attention or to say goodbye -- hacer señas, saludar (con la mano)

  • Wave goodbye to Grandma.

  • She waved at him.

• 1 to move from side to side in the air or make something move this way -- ondear

  • The long grass waved in the breeze.

• 2 a line of higher water that moves across the surface of the sea or a lake -- ola

  • I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks.

• 3 the act of waving your hand -- seña, saludo (con la mano)

  • She gave a little wave as the train left.

• 4 the pattern in which some types of energy, such as sound, light, and heat, are spread or carried -- onda

  • radio waves

• 5 a raised, moving area of water -- ola [ feminine, singular ]

  • waves breaking on the beach olas rompiendo en la playa

  • kids playing in the waves niños jugando en las olas

• 6 the act of waving your hand or arm -- saludar [ singular ]

  • She gave us a wave as she left. Ella nos saludó con la mano al irse.

• 7 a large amount or increased level -- ola [ feminine, singular ]

  • A wave of anger overtook him. Le sobrevino una ola de ira.

  • a crime wave una ola delictiva

• 8 a movement of energy -- onda [ feminine, singular ]

  • sound/light waves ondas de sonido/luz

• 9 to move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye -- saludar

  • She waved at her friends. Ella saludó a sus amigos.

  • to wave hello/goodbye saludar para decir hola/adiós

• 10 to move through the air -- ondear

  • flags waving in the breeze banderas ondeando en la brisa

  • They waved signs and cheered. Ondearon pancartas y vitorearon.

• 11 to indicate with your hand that sb should move somewhere -- señalar

  • The officer waved us along. El oficial nos hizo señas con la mano.