first wave

ˈfɜːst weɪv
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Translation of first wave into German,

Noun

1.

events

initial group of participants in an event
  • The first wave of runners started the marathon.Die erste Welle von Läufern startete den Marathon.
2.

military

first group of soldiers to attack
  • The first wave faced heavy resistance.Die erste Welle stieß auf starken Widerstand.
3.

sociology

Rare
initial group of people in a movement
Rare
  • The first wave of feminists changed society.Die erste Welle der Feministinnen veränderte die Gesellschaft.

Adjective

stages

being the initial group or stage in a series
  • The first wave volunteers arrived early.Die ersten Freiwilligen kamen früh an.
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Examples of first wave in a sentence

  • In the first wave, only a few volunteers participated.
  • The first wave of troops landed at dawn.
  • Commanders planned the first wave carefully to minimize losses.
  • The first wave of immigrants arrived in the 1800s.
  • First wave of volunteers set up the event.
  • The first wave students entered the auditorium.

Translations of "first wave" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
erste Wellen.

And even then, that will only be the first wave.

Und selbst dann wird das nur die erste Welle sein.

The first wave felt like a combination of mescaline and methedrine.

Die erste Welle fühlte sich an wie 'ne Kombination Meskalin und Methedrin.

ersten Welle

Further waves can reach land even hours after the first wave.

Auch noch Stunden nach der ersten Welle können weitere Wellen ankommen.

Therefore families are visited in their homes from the first wave.

Hierzu werden die Familien seit der ersten Welle zu Hause besucht.

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first wave: Examples and translations in context

This year will see the first wave of delivery of these projects.

In diesem Jahr wird die erste Welle dieser Projekte ausgeliefert.

This first wave of this group has just entered college.

Die erste Welle dieser Gruppe ist gerade erst an den Unis gelandet.

Think of the first wave of friends as your new soldiers.

Denken Sie an die erste Welle der Freunde als Ihre neuen Soldaten.

The first wave of shaking has given way to a surreal everyday life.

Die erste Welle der Erschütterungen ist einem surrealen Alltag gewichen.

Meaning, that what we've seen today is just the first wave.

Was wir heute sahen, ist nur die erste Welle.

Surf until sundown and catch the first wave the next morning.

Surfe bis zum Sonnenuntergang und erwische die erste Welle am nächsten Morgen.

As a greenie in surfing, I was nervous but excited to catch my first wave.

Als Neuling im Surfen war ich nervös, aber aufgeregt, meine erste Welle zu erwischen.

Criticism bordering on revulsion dominated the first wave of the reaction.

In einer ersten Welle der Reaktion dominierte Kritik bis hin zum Abscheu.

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