Wave - Winken (The 2466th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Wave in German is Winken. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather, being & changes, activities & movements, materials & quality, communication. It is the 2466th most commonly used word in German, classified as a B2 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

en English: wave

de German: winken

Examples

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When you wave your hand in front of the headlamp the motion detector turns it on. Wenn Sie vor ihm winken, schaltet der Detektor das Licht ein.
Okay, can you wave goodbye OK, kannst du zum Abschied winken
"If we continue our investigations at that speed, we'll keep our eyes open long enough to see them sail away in that yacht and wave goodbye." "Wenn wir mit unseren Ermittlungen in dem Tempo fortfahren, werden wir unsere Augen lange genug offen halten, um sie wegsegeln zu sehen, und ihnen zum Abschied winken zu können."
Often when Jenny or Daniel left the house, Nils -the youngest- and sometimes Elin too had to stand at the window and wave goodbye, following the car with their eyes until it was out of sight. Oft, wenn Jenny oder Daniel das Haus verliessen, mussten Nils (der Jüngste) und manchmal auch Elin am Fenster stehen und zum Abschied winken, dem Auto mit ihren Augen folgen bis es außer Sicht war.
They wave goodbye and disappear into the night. Sie winken freundlich zum Abschied und verschwinden in der Nacht.
I guess we'll just stand there and wave goodbye. Ich schätze, wir werden nur dort stehen und winken.
So... they wave goodbye, and wait for the next one. Die Zurückgebliebenen winken den Menschen in der Bahn nach... und warten auf die nächste.
And usually their final shot is they actually wave goodbye. Das letzte Bild von ihnen ist dann, wenn sie dir zum Abschied winken.

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Wave - Winken (The 2466th Most Common German Word)
In front of our former volunteer house, the last volunteers wave goodbye Vor unserer ehemaligen Freiwilligenunterkunft winken die letzten Freiwilligen zum Abschied
I have to wave to you at the gate. Ich muss dir am Flugsteig winken.
In case of difficulty hold up your arm and wave several times. Bei Schwierigkeiten den Arm hochhalten und mehrmals winken.
3D illustration of the New Mexico flag waving. 3D-Darstellung der New Jersey Flagge winken.
They are waving in front of your face. Sie werden vor Ihrem Gesicht winken.
Everywhere waving national flags and portraits of the Queen. Überall winken Nationalflaggen und Porträts der Königin.
Driving past the lighthouse at the port of Travemünde, people waving. Vorbeifahrt am Leuchtturm im Hafen von Travemünde, Menschen winken.
People picture filling Franco to waving handkerchiefs. Mass pre-accession March. Menschen bildfüllend winken Franco mit Taschentüchern zu. Massenvorbeimarsch.
Everyone is waving and the tension is rising. Alle winken sich zu und die Spannung steigt.
We greet them and give them a friendly wave. Wir grüßen sie und winken ihnen freundlich zu.
The stars wave her. The moon. Die Sterne winken ihr, der Mond.
Hold your hand up in the air as though you were about to wave. Halte deine Hand in die Luft, als wolltest du winken.
Or because white faces often say hello and wave. Oder weil weisse Gesichter oft hello sagen und winken.

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Wave - Winken (The 2466th Most Common German Word)

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