wave aside

weɪv əˈsaɪd

Definition

Definition of wave aside - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

dismissaldismiss something as unimportant

He waved aside their concerns during the meeting.

dismiss

disregard

ignore

hand motion

Rare

gesture to move something away

Rare

She waved aside the flies with her hand.

dismiss

disregard

ignore

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Expressions with wave

blue wave

large ocean wave with a blue hue

Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.

wave away

dismiss with a hand gesture

She waved away the waiter with a smile.

wave down

signal a vehicle to stop using a hand gesture

She waved down a taxi in the rain.

wave off

say goodbye with a hand gesture

She waved off her friend at the station.

wave of one's hand

gesture moving the hand back and forth

She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.

surfing the wave

riding ocean waves on a board for sport or fun

Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

Expressions with aside

brush aside

dismiss or ignore something or someone quickly

She brushed aside my concerns as if they were nothing..

joking aside

exp.

seriously speaking, not joking

Joking aside, we need to discuss the budget.

put aside

save something for future use

She put aside some money for her vacation.

set aside

reserve something for a specific purpose

She set aside some money for her vacation.

sweep aside

move something to the side with a sweeping motion

She swept aside the papers on the desk.

take aside

move someone away for a private talk

She took him aside to discuss the issue privately.

joke aside

adv.

indicating a shift from humor to seriousness

Joke aside, we need to focus on the project.

all jokes aside

adv.

indicating a shift to seriousness after humor

All jokes aside, we need to focus on the project.

all joking aside

adv.

seriously, disregarding previous jokes

All joking aside, we need to finish this project.

all kidding aside

exp.

seriously without joking

All kidding aside, we need to finish this project on time.

Examples of wave aside in a sentence

They waved aside the warnings, continuing their journey.
He waved aside the smoke from the fire.
The teacher waved aside the student's excuses.

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French:rejeter, chasser, ...
German:abwinken, wegwinken, ...
Italian:scartare, allontanare, ...
Spanish:descartar, espantar, ...
Portuguese:descartar, afastar com um gesto, ...
Chinese:不予理会, 挥手赶走, ...
Japanese:無視する, 手で払う, ...
Arabic:رَفَضَ, أَشَاحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל בְּהִינֵף יָד, לְהַרְחִיק בְּיָד, ...
Russian:отмахнуться, махнуть рукой, ...
Ukrainian:відмахнутися, змахнути, ...
Hindi:नज़रअंदाज़ करना, हाथ से हटाना, ...
Bengali:উড়িয়ে দেওয়া, তাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:descartar, apartar, ...
Czech:odbýt, odhánět, ...
Danish:bortfeje, vifte væk, ...
Dutch:terzijde schuiven, wegjagen, ...
Greek:παραμερίζω, απομακρύνω, ...
Hungarian:legyinteni valamire, elhessegetni, ...
Khmer:ច្រានចោលថាមិនសំខាន់, គ្រវីដៃបណ្ដេញ, ...
Korean:무시하다, 쫓아내다, ...
Persian:نادیده گرفتن, دور کردن, ...
Polish:zlekceważyć, odganiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):ignorar, espantar com a mão, ...
Romanian:a ignora, a alunga, ...
Swedish:vifta bort, svepa bort, ...
Thai:ปัดตก, โบกมือไล่, ...
Turkish:elinin tersiyle itmek, elini sallayarak uzaklaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:gạt bỏ, vẫy tay đuổi, ...

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