wave

wave
[weɪv] n
1) (of water) Welle f, Woge f (geh)
crest of a \wave Wellenkamm m;
2) (fig: feeling) Welle f (fig), Woge f (fig) (geh)
\wave of emotion Gefühlswallung f;
on the crest of a \wave (fig) auf dem Höhepunkt;
she's riding on the crest of a \wave sie ist im Moment ganz oben;
\wave of fear/panic/sympathy Welle der Angst/Panik/Sympathie
3) (series) Welle f;
\wave of redundancies Entlassungswelle f;
\wave of terrorism Terrorwelle f;
to spark off a \wave of protest eine Welle des Protests auslösen
4) (hand movement) Wink m;
with a \wave of the hand mit einer Handbewegung;
and then, with a \wave of the hand, she was off und dann winkte sie noch einmal und war verschwunden;
to give sb a \wave jdm [zu]winken
5) (hairstyle) Welle f;
your hair has a natural \wave dein Haar ist von Natur aus gewellt
6) phys Welle f;
long/medium/short \wave Lang-/Mittel-/Kurzwelle f
PHRASES:
to come over sb in \waves (fam) jdn immer wieder heimsuchen;
to make \waves;
(fig: cause shake-up) Unruhe stiften;
(create impression) Aufsehen erregen, Staub aufwirbeln (fig) vi
1) (greet) winken;
to \wave at [or to] sb jdm [zu]winken;
I \waved at him across the room ich winkte ihm durch den Raum zu
2) (sway) field of grass, field of corn wogen (geh) flag wehen, flattern
3) (be wavy) sich akk wellen vt
1) (signal with)
to \wave sth at [or to] sb jdm mit etw dat winken;
to \wave one's hand winken;
she was waving her hand at the departing car sie winkte dem davonfahrenden Auto hinterher;
to \wave one's hands around [mit den Händen] herumfuchteln (fam)
to \wave sb goodbye [or goodbye to sb] jdm zum Abschied [nach]winken
2) (swing)
to \wave sth etw schwenken;
to \wave a magic wand einen Zauberstab schwingen
3) (make wavy)
to \wave one's hair sich dat das Haar wellen;
to have one's hair \waved sich dat das Haar wellen lassen

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