wave

weiv 1. noun

1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) bølge

2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) bølge

3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) fall, bølge

4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) bølge

5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) vinking, vift

2. verb

1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) vifte, vaie, svinge

2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) legge håret; ha naturlig fall; ta permanent

3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) vinke

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- wavy

- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside

vaie

I

subst. \/weɪv\/

1) (vann)bølge, brenning

• violent waves swallowed the boat

voldsomme bølger svelget båten

2) (overført) bølge

• a wave of disgust came over me

en bølge av avsky slo over meg

• we must do something about the crime wave

vi må gjøre noe med bølgen av kriminalitet

3) bølgethet, bølget form

4) vinking, vink, vifting

• she did a wave of the hand

hun gjorde en gest med hånden

5) (om hår) bølge, krølle

• she has a natural wave in her hair

hun har naturlig fall

6) (elektronikk, fysikk) bølge

make waves (hverdagslig) imponere lage problemer lage oppstyr

wave of strikes streikebølge

the waves sjøen

II

verb \/weɪv\/

1) bølge, vaie, flagre

2) vinke (med), vifte (med)

• we waved goodbye

vi vinket farvel

• I'm waving my hand

jeg vinker med hånden

• he waved his handkerchief

han vinket med lommetørkleet

3) krølle, gjøre bølgete, ondulere

• her hair waves naturally

håret hennes har naturlig fall

• he waved his hair

han krøllet håret sitt

• she just had her hair permanently waved

hun har akkurat tatt permanent

4) svinge

• she waved the sword towards him

hun svingte sverdet mot ham

wave aside vinke bort, vinke til side

• she waved me aside

hun vinket meg bort

(overført) vifte bort, avvise, avfeie

wave away vinke bort, vifte bort

wave back vinke tilbake

wave down stoppe (ved å vinke med hånden), gjøre tegn til

• the race cars were waved down because of the accident

billøpet ble stoppet på grunn av ulykken

wave off vinke bort, vifte bort

wave somebody nearer vinke noen til seg

• she waved us nearer

hun vinket oss til seg

wave to vinke til