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audio wave (wv)

intr. waved, wav·ing
  1. (to flutter) ondear
  2. (with the hand) hacer señales con la mano, agitar la mano
    they waved in salute saludaron agitando las manos
  3. (hair) ondularse
tr.
  1. (to cause to flutter) agitar, hacer ondear (bandera, abanico)
  2. (a sword) agitar, blandir
  3. (a hand) agitar, hacer señales con
  4. (hair) ondular
    to wave one's hair ondularse el pelo

expresiones idiomáticas:
to wave aside o away
echar a un lado, apartar con la mano
to wave good-bye
decir adiós (agitando el brazo, pañuelo)
to wave one's fist
amenazar con el puño
s.
  1. (of water) ola
  2. (on a surface, hair) ondulación f.
  3. (of a hand) movimiento
  4. (gesture) gesto, ademán m.
  5. meteorología (of cold, hot weather) ola
  6. figurado (of indignation, enthusiasm) ola, oleada
  7. (series) serie f., racha
    a wave of protests throughout the country una racha de protestas por todo el país
  8. (of people) oleadas
    the immigrants came in waves los inmigrantes vinieron en oleadas
  9. física, radio onda

expresión idiomática:
the waves
poético el mar, el océano
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