wave

wave
wave
A n
1 (hand gesture) signe m (de la main) ; to give sb a wave faire un signe de la main à qn ; she gave him a wave from the bus elle lui a fait signe du bus ; with a wave, she disappeared après un signe (de la main) elle a disparu ; to greet sb with a wave accueillir qn d'un signe de la main ; to dismiss objections with a wave balayer des objections d'un geste ; with a wave of his wand d'un coup de baguette magique ;
2 (of water) vague f ; a 10-metre wave une vague de 10 mètres ; to make waves [wind] faire des vagues ; fig (cause a stir) faire du bruit ; (cause trouble) créer des histoires ;
3 (outbreak) vague f ; a wave of arrests/sympathy/strikes une vague d'arrestations/de solidarité/de grèves ; to occur in waves se produire par vagues ;
4 (surge) vague f ; a wave of heat/settlers une vague de chaleur/colons ;
5 (in hair) cran m ;
6 Phys onde f ; radio/light waves ondes radio/lumineuses ;
7 (in sand etc) ondulation f.
B waves npl littér the waves les flots mpl.
C vtr
1 (move from side to side) agiter [ticket, banknote, piece of paper, flag, handkerchief] ; brandir [umbrella, stick, gun] ; to wave sth at sb agiter qch devant qn [ticket, flag] ; brandir qch en direction de qn [gun, stick] ; to wave one's magic wand donner un coup de baguette magique (over à) ;
2 to wave goodbye to faire au revoir de la main à [person] ; fig you can wave goodbye to your chances of winning tu peux dire adieu à tes chances de gagner ;
3 (direct) they waveed us on/away/through ils nous ont fait signe d'avancer/de nous éloigner/de passer ;
4 (at hairdresser's) to have one's hair waved se faire faire une mise en plis.
D vi
1 (with hand) to wave to ou at sb saluer qn de la main ; to wave to sb to do faire signe à qn de faire ; to wave frantically at sb gesticuler en direction de qn ;
2 (move gently) [branches] onduler ; [corn] ondoyer ; [flag] flotter au vent.
Phrasal verbs
■ wave around, wave about :
▶ wave around [flag, washing] flotter ;
▶ wave [sth] around brandir [stick, umbrella, gun] ; don't wave that gun around! ne jouez pas avec cette arme! ; to wave one's arms around agiter les bras dans tous les sens.
■ wave aside :
▶ wave [sth] aside, wave aside [sth] repousser [qch] d'un geste [suggestion, offer] ;
▶ wave [sb] aside écarter qn.
■ wave off :
▶ wave [sb] off, wave off [sb] faire au revoir de la main à qn.

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