Слово англійською: wave

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Переклад wave українською: хви́ля (морська́)

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wave

noun

/weɪv/

of water

[countable] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc.

Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves.
the gentle sound of waves lapping
The wind made little waves on the pond.
in the waves Children were playing in the waves.
on the waves Seagulls bobbed on the waves.

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beach
coast
harbour
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sea
shoreline
surf
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wave

of heat/sound/light

[countable] the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move

electromagnetic/gravity/ultrasonic waves

see also airwaves, gravitational wave, long wave, medium wave, microwave, radio wave, shock wave, short wave, sound wave

movement of arm/hand/body

[countable] a movement of your arm and hand from side to side

with a wave She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us.
He gave us a wave as the bus drove off.
She managed a wave to her disappointed supporters as she left.

the wave

[singular] (North American English)

(British English Mexican wave [countable])

a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down again

of activity/feeling

[countable] a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling

wave of something Insurgents launched a wave of attacks against the security forces.
Wave after wave of attacks rocked the city.
a wave of protests/strikes/scandals
a wave of violence/unrest
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down.
A wave of fear swept over him.
A wave of panic spread through the crowd.
in waves Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.
in a wave Exhaustion hit him in a wave.
Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies.

see also brainwave, crime wave, heatwave, Korean wave

large number

[countable] a large number of things or people suddenly appearing or arriving somewhere

Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead.
The war generated waves of refugees.

in hair

[countable] if a person’s hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but slightly curly see also permanent wave

sea

the waves

[plural] (literary) the sea

life on the waves (= life at sea)

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