new wave

nju wɛv

Definition

Definition of new wave - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

musique

Dated

genre musical des années 1980 avec des sons synthétiques et rythmes dansants

Dated

Les groupes de new wave ont marqué la culture des années 1980.

nouvelle vague

Adjective

rock

Dated

relatif au genre musical new wave des années 1980

Dated

Ce groupe propose un son new wave très marqué.

visuel

Dated

marqué par l’esthétique liée à la new wave

Dated

La tenue new wave rappelle les clubs des années 80.

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Expressions with new wave

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new wave of American heavy metal

mouvement musical de heavy metal américain des années 1990

Le new wave of American heavy metal a influencé de nombreux groupes.

new wave of British heavy metal

mouvement musical britannique de heavy metal des années 1970-1980

Iron Maiden fait partie de la new wave of British heavy metal.

Expressions with new

new-yorkais

personne qui habite ou qui est née à New York

Ce New-Yorkais connaît tous les quartiers de Manhattan.

brand new

adj.

complètement neuf, qui n'a jamais été utilisé

J'ai acheté une voiture brand new hier.

new age

genre musical créant une ambiance relaxante et méditative

Il écoute du new age pour se détendre après le travail.

new look

nouveau style ou apparence adoptés pour changer d'image

Elle a adopté un new look très moderne pour sa nouvelle entreprise.

new jack swing

style de musique mêlant R&B contemporain et hip-hop urbain électronique

Le new jack swing a influencé de nombreux artistes de R&B.

new wave of American heavy metal

mouvement musical de heavy metal américain des années 1990

Le new wave of American heavy metal a influencé de nombreux groupes.

Origin of new wave

anglais, new (« nouveau ») + wave (« vague »)

Terms with new wave included in their meaning

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électroclash

musique

genre musical mêlant électronique, new wave et punk

NWOBHM

acr.

acr: New Wave of British Heavy Metal

style de musique métal venu d'Angleterre

Examples of new wave in a sentence

La soirée était dédiée aux grands classiques de la new wave.
Ils ont sorti un premier album clairement new wave.
Son esthétique new wave rappelle les groupes anglais des années 80.
Ils ont organisé une soirée à l'ambiance très new wave.
Son clip new wave contraste avec ses anciennes vidéos plus classiques.

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English:new wave, new-wave, ...
German:New Wave, New-Wave-, ...
Italian:new wave, in stile new wave, ...
Spanish:new wave, de la nueva ola, ...
Portuguese:new wave, de new wave, ...
Chinese:新浪潮, 新浪潮风格的, ...
Japanese:ニューウェーブ, ニュー・ウェーブの, ...
Arabic:نْيُو وِيف, نِيو وِيفِي, ...
Hebrew:נְיוּ וֵיְיב, בְּסִגְנוֹן נִיוּ־וֵייב, ...
Russian:нью-вейв, ню-вейвовый, ...
Ukrainian:нью-вейв, ню-вейв, ...
Catalan:new wave, de new wave, ...
Danish:new wave, newwave, ...
Dutch:new wave, in new wave-stijl, ...
Greek:νιου γουέιβ, νιου-γουέιβ, ...
Khmer:ញូវវេវ, ណូវែលវ៉ាហ្គ, ...
Korean:뉴웨이브, 뉴웨이브의, ...
Polish:new wave, nowofalowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):new wave, do estilo new wave, ...
Romanian:new wave, de tip new wave, ...
Swedish:new wave, nyvågig, ...
Thai:นิวเวฟ, สไตล์นิวเวฟ, ...
Turkish:new wave, new wave tarzı, ...
Vietnamese:new wave, đậm chất new wave, ...

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Definition of new wave - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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