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verb

Renoncer à, abandonner

To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.

Examples :

"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.

right law property

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Écarter, éviter

To put aside, avoid.

Examples :

"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.

action attitude

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Mettre au ban, bannir

To outlaw (someone).

Examples :

"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.

law government politics

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Abandonner, renoncer à

To abandon, give up (someone or something).

Examples :

"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.

attitude action character emotion situation quality

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verb

Agiter, onduler

To move from side to side; to sway.

Examples :

"The tall grass waves gently in the wind. "

Les hautes herbes ondulent doucement dans le vent.

nature action environment

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Errer, vagabonder

To stray, wander.

Examples :

""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.

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Vaguer, onduler

To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

Examples :

"The flag waved in the gentle breeze."

Le drapeau voguait dans la brise légère.

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Saluer de la main, faire signe de la main

To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.

Examples :

"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.

communication action sign human

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Faire 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.

Examples :

"I waved goodbye from across the room."

J'ai fait signe au revoir de l'autre côté de la pièce.

communication action signal direction

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verb

Onduler, former des vagues

To have an undulating or wavy form.

Examples :

"The fabric of the curtains waves gently in the breeze. "

Le tissu des rideaux ondule doucement dans la brise.

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Onduler, faire des vagues

To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.

Examples :

"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.

appearance physics

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Onduler, boucler les cheveux

To produce waves to the hair.

Examples :

"The hairdresser waves my hair to give it more volume. "

Le coiffeur boucle mes cheveux pour leur donner plus de volume.

appearance style

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verb

Manquer la balle, frapper dans le vide

To swing and miss at a pitch.

Examples :

"Jones waves at strike one."

Jones manque la balle pour le premier strike.

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Agiter, faire signe

To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.

Examples :

"The starter waved the flag to begin the race."

Le starter a agité le drapeau pour commencer la course.

action communication signal

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Faire signe de la main, saluer

(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.

Examples :

"The lifeguard waves the swimmer to come closer to the shore. "

Le sauveteur fait signe au nageur de se rapprocher du rivage.

communication signal action

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verb

Fluctuer, hésiter, vaciller

To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.

Examples :

"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.

condition nature

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verb

Vaguer, onduler

To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.

Examples :

"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.

nature action environment

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noun

Vagues

A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.

Examples :

"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.

nature ocean physics weather nautical

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noun

L'océan, la mer

Examples :

"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.

ocean nature weather

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noun

Ondes

A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.

Examples :

"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.

physics energy phenomena science

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noun

Vagues

A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.

Examples :

"Her hair had a nice wave to it."

Ses cheveux avaient une belle ondulation.

physics nature phenomena

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noun

Vagues

Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.

Examples :

"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.

insect animal nature biology

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noun

Mouvement de la main, signe de la main

A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands.

Examples :

"He dismissed her with a wave of the hand."

Il l'a congédiée d'un signe de la main.

body action communication

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noun

Vague, afflux

A sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced.

Examples :

"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.

amount phenomena event

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noun

Vagues, vagues d'ennemis

(by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.

Examples :

""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.

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noun

La 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.

Examples :

"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.

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