wave

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wave: gesture made by moving hand or arm
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Translation of wave into Russian,

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Noun

1.

communication

gesture made by moving hand or arm
  • She gave a quick wave before leaving..Она быстро махнула рукой перед уходом
2.

ocean

movement of water surface caused by wind
  • The boat rocked gently on the ocean waves..Лодка мягко покачивалась на волнах океана

Verb

1.

greeting or signal

tr./intr.
move hand to and fro to greet or signal
tr./intr.
  • She waved at her friends across the street..Она помахала своим друзьям через улицу
2.

motion

intr.
move back and forth repeatedly
intr.
  • The flag waved in the wind.Флаг развевался на ветру.
3.

directional signal

tr.
signal to move in a particular direction
tr.
  • He waved the truck into the parking area..Он сигнализировал грузовику заехать на парковку
4.

shape

tr.
form into curves or undulations
tr.
завивать zavivat'завить zavit'
  • She waved her hair for the party.Она завила волосы для вечеринки.
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Expressions with wave: examples in English and translations in Russian

синяя волна
голубая волна
Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.
отмахнуться
махнуть рукой
She waved away the waiter with a smile.
остановить
She waved down a taxi in the rain.
помахать
махнуть
She waved off her friend at the station.
взмах руки
жест рукой
She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.
серфинг
Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

Images of wave

  • wave: gesture made by moving hand or arm
    (communication) жест
  • wave: movement of water surface caused by wind
    (ocean) волна
  • wave: hairstyle with undulations
    (hair) волна

Synonyms and analogies of wave in English

Examples of wave in a sentence

  • A friendly wave from the neighbor made her day.
  • Surfers love to ride the big waves.
  • The waves crashed against the shore.
  • The scientist studied the wave patterns in the lab.
  • Sound waves can travel through various mediums.
  • The students started a wave during the pep rally.
WAVE
weɪv
Abbreviation

abr: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service

DatedUS
group of women serving in navy emergencies
DatedUS
ЖВМФ ZhVMF
  • My grandmother joined WAVE during World War II.Моя бабушка вступила в ЖВМФ во время Второй мировой войны.

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

Noun
волнаnf. - volna

The strong wave flipped our inflatable mattress downside up near the pier.

Сильная волна перевернула наш надувной матрас вверх дном возле пирса.

взмахnm. - vzmakh

With a diminutive wave goodbye, she left for her new adventure.

С лёгким прощальным взмахом она отправилась на своё новое приключение.

валnm. - val

You are trying to hop on that wave and move with it.

Они устанавливаются на этот вал и двигаются вместе с ним.

всплескnm. - vsplesk

The education sector is responding to the innovation wave with new teaching technologies.

Сфера образования реагирует на инновационный всплеск внедрением новых обучающих технологий.

Adjective
волновойadj. - volnovoy

They don't know where they are in the wave function.

Они не знают, в каком месте волновой функции находятся.

Verb
махатьv. - makhat'

No, I said don't wave it in my face.

Нет, я сказал не махать ей мне перед лицом.

помахатьv. - pomakhat'

They leaned out from the balcony to wave goodbye to their friends.

Они высунулись с балкона, чтобы помахать на прощание друзьям.

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wave: Examples and translations in context

They saw off the last wave of attacks with minimal losses.

Они сумели дать отпор последней волне атак с минимальными потерями.

A quick hop helped him escape the incoming wave at the beach.

Быстрый скачок помог ему уйти от набегающей волны на пляже.

The artist painted a curled wave crashing against the rocky shore.

Художник нарисовал волну, свернувшуюся и разбивающуюся о скалистый берег.

Freelancers are riding the wave of high demand for designers this summer.

Фрилансеры пытаются поймать волну высокого спроса на дизайнеров этим летом.

The bakery caught the wave of success selling sourdough during the lockdowns.

Пекарня поймала волну успеха, продавая заквасочный хлеб во время локдаунов.

The newspaper blamed the crime wave on budget cuts to youth programs.

Газета обвинила волну преступности в сокращении бюджета на молодежные программы.

An imaginary number can represent oscillations in wave motion equations.

Мнимая часть числа может отражать колебания в уравнениях движения волн.

On a good wave, surfers can coast along effortlessly for miles.

На хорошей волне сёрферы могут без усилий скользить многие километры.

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