verb🔗ShareVaguer, ondulerTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely."The flag waved in the gentle breeze."Le drapeau flottait dans la brise légère.actionnaturephysicsweatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaluer de la main, faire signeTo move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure."Before leaving the classroom, Sarah waved goodbye to her friends. "Avant de quitter la salle de classe, Sarah a fait un signe de la main à ses amis pour leur dire au revoir.actioncommunicationhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire signe, saluer(metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate."I waved goodbye from across the room."J'ai fait signe au revoir de l'autre côté de la pièce.communicationsignalactiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, former des vaguesTo have an undulating or wavy form."The grass in the park waved gently in the breeze. "L'herbe dans le parc ondulait doucement dans la brise.natureappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, faire des vaguesTo raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to."The gardener waved the soil with a rake, giving it an undulating surface for planting the flowers. "Le jardinier a ondulé la terre avec un râteau, lui donnant une surface ondulée pour planter les fleurs.appearancenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, boucler les cheveuxTo produce waves to the hair."Before the school dance, Sarah waved her hair to make it look bouncy and full. "Avant le bal de l'école, Sarah a ondulé ses cheveux pour leur donner un aspect rebondissant et volumineux.appearancestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManquer, raterTo swing and miss at a pitch."Jones waves at strike one."Jones manque le premier strike.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgiter, faire signeTo cause to move back and forth repeatedly."The starter waved the flag to begin the race."Le starter a agité le drapeau pour commencer la course.actioncommunicationsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire signe de la main(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement."The student waved to his mother goodbye at the school gate. "L'élève a fait signe de la main à sa mère pour lui dire au revoir à la grille de l'école.communicationactionsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFluctuer, hésiterTo fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state."Her mood was waving throughout the day, going from happy to sad and back again. "Son humeur a fluctué tout au long de la journée, passant de joyeuse à triste et inversement.conditionnaturetendencyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaguer, ondulerTo move like a wave, or by floating; to waft."The smell of freshly baked bread waved through the bakery, carrying with it the warmth of the oven. "L'odeur du pain fraîchement cuit vagua dans la boulangerie, emportant avec elle la chaleur du four.actionnaturewayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVagueA moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation."The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore."La vague a voyagé du centre du lac avant de déferler sur le rivage.physicsnatureoceannauticalenvironmentenergyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOcéan, merThe ocean."The wave crashed against the shore, sending salty spray onto the beach. "L'océan s'est écrasé contre le rivage, projetant des embruns salés sur la plage.oceannatureweatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOndeA moving disturbance in the energy level of a field."The sound wave from the school bell made the windows vibrate. "L'onde sonore de la cloche de l'école a fait vibrer les fenêtres.energyphysicsphenomenascienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVagueA shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions."Her hair had a nice wave to it."Ses cheveux avaient une belle vague.physicsnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSterrhinaeAny of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings."The butterfly collection at school included a beautiful wave moth. "La collection de papillons de l'école comprenait un magnifique Sterrhinae.insectanimalbiologynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMouvement de la main, signe de la mainA loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands."He dismissed her with a wave of the hand."Il l'a congédiée d'un signe de la main.actionbodycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVague, affluxA sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced."A wave of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle."Une vague d'émotion l'a envahie quand elle a pensé à son fils tué au combat.amountphenomenaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVague(by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games."The final wave of homework assignments arrived on Friday, overwhelming the students. "La dernière vague de devoirs est arrivée vendredi, submergeant les élèves.gamecomputingactionentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa Ola, vague(usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit."At the school pep rally, the students did the wave. "Lors de la fête de l'école, les élèves ont fait la vague.cultureentertainmentgroupsportactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenoncer à , abandonnerTo relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego."If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."Si vous renoncez au droit de garder le silence, tout ce que vous dites pourra être utilisé contre vous devant un tribunal.rightlawbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcarter, renoncer à To put aside, avoid."To avoid the argument, she waved her hand and walked away. "Pour éviter l'argument, elle a fait un signe de la main et s'est éloignée.actionattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre au ban, bannirTo outlaw (someone)."The school principal waved the student who was disrupting class. "Le directeur de l'école a mis au ban l'élève qui perturbait la classe.politicslawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonner, renoncer à To abandon, give up (someone or something)."My friend waved her plans to go to the concert, because she got a bad headache. "Mon amie a renoncé à ses projets d'aller au concert, car elle avait un violent mal de tête.actionattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgiter, ondulerTo move from side to side; to sway."The tall grass waved gently in the breeze. "Les hautes herbes ondulaient doucement dans la brise.actiondirectionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErrer, vagabonderTo stray, wander."The dog wandered off and waved through the park, away from its owner. "Le chien s'est égaré et a erré dans le parc, loin de son propriétaire.actionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
