Translation of "wave" to French

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Dictionary translations for "wave"

wave [weɪv] noun

pl. waves

la vague f (mental sensation)

A big wave turned over his canoe.

Une grosse vague a renversé le canoë.

l' onde f (water, also phys)

The shrapnel from an explosion is usually more dangerous than the shock wave.

Les éclats d'une explosion sont généralement plus dangereux que l'onde de choc.

le signe de la main m (hand)

l' ondulation f (hair)

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wave [weɪv] verb Conjugation

waved / waved / waving / waves

agiter

Everybody started waving his flag.

Tout le monde commença à agiter son drapeau.

flotter (flag)

It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink.

Il flotte mais ne sombre pas.

saluer de la main (greeting)

onduler (hair)

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Phrases with "wave" (26)

brain wave - onde cérébrale
shock wave - onde de choc
blast wave - onde de choc
bow wave - vague d'étrave
carrier wave - onde porteuse
crime wave - vague de crimes
long wave - grandes ondes
long wave transmitter - émetteur en ondes longues
radio wave - onde radio
short wave - onde courte

Contexts with "wave"

A big wave turned over his canoe. Une grosse vague a renversé le canoë.

The shrapnel from an explosion is usually more dangerous than the shock wave. Les éclats d'une explosion sont généralement plus dangereux que l'onde de choc.

Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh, dites-moi, est-ce que la bannière étoilée flotte encore sur la terre de la liberté et la patrie des braves ?

A big wave swept the man off the boat. Une grosse vague a éjecté l'homme du bateau.

We're in the second week of an unrelenting heat wave. Nous sommes dans la deuxième semaine d'une implacable vague de chaleur.

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