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wave1

/weɪv/ [waved, waving]

Translation

v [i]
saludar con la mano
We waved at them
Los saludamos con la mano
v [t, i]
agitar
They waved handkerchiefs to see her off
Agitaban los pañuelos para despedirla
ondear
The flags waved in the wind
Las banderas ondeaban al viento
to wave sth aside [m]
(Definition of wave vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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