wave off

faire signe de partir

Agiter la main ou un drapeau pour dire à quelqu’un de s’arrêter ou de partir.

En anglais simple : To move your hand or a flag to tell someone to stop or leave.

• She waved the salesman off.
• The guard waved off the waiting drivers.
• He tried to help, but she waved him off.

Comment l'utiliser : wave someone/something off (The guard waved the truck off.)

Synonymes : wave away, dismiss

Expressions courantes : wave off someone, wave someone off

saluer de la main au départ

Dire au revoir à quelqu’un en agitant la main au moment où il part.

En anglais simple : To say goodbye by moving your hand as someone leaves.

• We waved our friends off.
• She stood outside and waved him off.
• Will you come to wave us off tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : wave someone off (We waved our daughter off at the station.)

Synonymes : wave goodbye to, see off

Expressions courantes : wave someone off, wave off friends

annuler

Pour un arbitre, signaler d’un geste de la main qu’un but n’est pas valable.

En anglais simple : For a referee to use a hand signal to show that a goal does not count.

• The referee waved off the goal.
• The kick looked good, but the official waved it off.
• Why did they wave off those points?

Comment l'utiliser : wave a goal off (The referee waved the goal off.)

Synonymes : disallow, rule out

Contraires : allow

Expressions courantes : wave off something, wave off goals

ordonner une remise de gaz

Signaler à un pilote d’interrompre son atterrissage et de refaire un tour pour une nouvelle tentative.

En anglais simple : To signal to a pilot that they must fly around and try landing again.

• The officer waved off the aircraft.
• She waved the pilot off because the deck was blocked.
• A dangerous approach may force the officer to wave you off.

Comment l'utiliser : wave someone/something off (The officer waved the pilot off.)

Synonymes : signal a go-around

Expressions courantes : wave off aircraft, wave off a pilot