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.rightlawpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcarter, éviterTo put aside, avoid."She tried to wave aside his offer of help, insisting she could carry all the groceries herself. "Elle a essayé d'écarter son offre d'aide, insistant sur le fait qu'elle pouvait porter toutes les courses elle-même.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre au ban, bannirTo outlaw (someone)."If the rebel leader continues to incite violence, the government will wave him and forbid him from returning to the country. "Si le chef rebelle continue d'inciter à la violence, le gouvernement le mettra au ban et lui interdira de revenir dans le pays.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonner, renoncer àTo abandon, give up (someone or something)."Example: "He decided to wave his chances of getting the promotion and quit his job." "Il a décidé d'abandonner ses chances d'obtenir une promotion et a quitté son emploi.attitudeactioncharacteremotionsituationqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgiter, ondulerTo move from side to side; to sway."The tall grass waves gently in the wind. "Les hautes herbes ondulent doucement dans le vent.natureactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErrer, vagabonderTo stray, wander.""During the long meeting, my attention waves and I start thinking about lunch." "Pendant la longue réunion, mon attention vagabonde et je commence à penser au déjeuner.waydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaguer, ondulerTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely."The flag waved in the gentle breeze."Le drapeau voguait dans la brise légère.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaluer de la main, faire signe de la mainTo move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure."The little girl waves goodbye to her mom as the school bus drives away. "La petite fille salue sa mère de la main alors que le bus scolaire s'éloigne.communicationactionsignhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire signe, indiquer(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.communicationactionsignaldirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, former des vaguesTo have an undulating or wavy form."The fabric of the curtains waves gently in the breeze. "Le tissu des rideaux ondule doucement dans la brise.naturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, faire des vaguesTo raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to."The sculptor carefully waved the clay, shaping it into a smooth, flowing form. "Le sculpteur a ondulé soigneusement l'argile, la façonnant en une forme lisse et fluide.appearancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOnduler, boucler les cheveuxTo produce waves to the hair."The hairdresser waves my hair to give it more volume. "Le coiffeur boucle mes cheveux pour leur donner plus de volume.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManquer la balle, frapper dans le videTo swing and miss at a pitch."Jones waves at strike one."Jones manque la balle pour le premier strike.sportgameChat 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.actioncommunicationsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire signe de la main, saluer(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement."The lifeguard waves the swimmer to come closer to the shore. "Le sauveteur fait signe au nageur de se rapprocher du rivage.communicationsignalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFluctuer, hésiter, vacillerTo fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state."Her confidence waves; some days she believes in herself, and other days she doubts her abilities. "Sa confiance vacille ; certains jours, elle croit en elle, et d'autres jours, elle doute de ses capacités.conditionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaguer, ondulerTo move like a wave, or by floating; to waft."The scent of freshly baked bread waves through the kitchen, making everyone hungry. "Le parfum du pain fraîchement cuit vogue dans la cuisine, donnant faim à tout le monde.natureactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVaguesA 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.natureoceanphysicsweathernauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'océan, la merThe ocean."We spent the day at the beach, listening to the waves crash against the shore. "Nous avons passé la journée à la plage, à écouter l'océan s'écraser contre le rivage.oceannatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOndesA moving disturbance in the energy level of a field."The scientist studied the waves produced by the earthquake using special equipment. "Le scientifique a étudié les ondes produites par le tremblement de terre à l'aide d'un équipement spécial.physicsenergyphenomenascienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVaguesA shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions."Her hair had a nice wave to it."Ses cheveux avaient une belle ondulation.physicsnaturephenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVaguesAny of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings."The butterfly collector carefully pinned several waves, admiring the delicate, wavy patterns on their wings. "Le collectionneur de papillons a épinglé avec soin plusieurs vagues, admirant les motifs délicats et ondulés sur leurs ailes.insectanimalnaturebiologyChat 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.bodyactioncommunicationChat 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.amountphenomenaeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVagues, vagues d'ennemis(by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.""The player had to defend the tower against increasingly difficult waves of attacking monsters." "Le joueur devait défendre la tour contre des vagues d'ennemis de plus en plus difficiles.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa Ola(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."During the soccer game, the fans started the wave, standing up and raising their arms in a ripple effect across the stadium. "Pendant le match de foot, les supporters ont lancé la Ola, se levant et levant les bras en un effet de vague dans tout le stade.cultureentertainmentsportgroupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
