♦ wave

♦ wave
♦ wave /weɪv/
n.
1 onda: the waves, le onde, i flutti; (poet.) il mare; to ride the waves, farsi portare dalle onde
2 (fig.) ondata; onda: wave of enthusiasm, ondata di entusiasmo; crime wave, ondata di delitti (meteor.) heat wave, ondata di caldo; (fin.) wave of acquisitions, ondata di acquisizioni
3 cenno; gesto; segno: a wave of the hand, un cenno della mano
4 (dei capelli) ondulazione; onde: permanent wave, (ondulazione) permanente; natural wave, ondulazione naturale
5 (fis., radio) onda: short waves, onde corte; sound wave, onda sonora; wave function, funzione d'onda; radio wave, onda radio; radioonda
6 (sci) avvallamento; dosso; cunetta
● (fis.) wave acoustics, acustica ondulatoria □ (radio) wave band, gamma di lunghezze d'onda □ wave breaker, frangiflutti; frangionde □ (radio) wave changer (o wave-change switch), commutatore di frequenza (o di gamma) □ (radio) wave guide ► waveguide □ (fis.) wave motion, moto ondoso □ (fis.) wave theory, teoria ondulatoria (della trasmissione della luce) □ (fam. fig.) to make waves, creare scalpore, far sensazione; (anche) creare problemi, dare fastidio.
♦ (to) wave /weɪv/
A v. i.
1 ondeggiare; fluttuare; sventolare: The cypresses were waving in the gale, i cipressi ondeggiavano al forte vento; The flags were waving, le bandiere sventolavano
2 far un cenno con la mano; fare un segno (agitando qc.)
3 (dei capelli) avere le onde: My hair waves naturally, ho i capelli ondulati naturali
4 (di una linea, ecc.) essere ondulato; essere sinuoso
5 (di una folla) ondeggiare; agitarsi
6 (di fazzoletto e sim.) essere agitato (o sventolato)
B v. t.
1 agitare; brandire; scuotere; sventolare: to wave one's hand, agitare la mano (in segno di saluto, ecc.); to wave a sword, brandire una spada; to wave a flag, sventolare una bandiera
2 far segno di (agitando qc.): He waved us on [away], ci fece segno d'avanzare [di allontanarci]
3 ondulare; fare l'ondulazione a: She has had her hair waved, s'è fatta fare l'ondulazione (ai capelli)
● to wave goodbye to sb., salutare q. agitando la mano (o un fazzoletto, ecc.) □ to wave goodbye to st., dire addio a qc. (speranze di successo, ecc.) □ to wave a line, tracciare una linea ondulata □ to wave sb. nearer, far cenno a q. d'avvicinarsi □ (di un arbitro: calcio, ecc.) to wave play on, far proseguire il gioco NOTA D'USO: -waive, waiver o waver?-.

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