"waves" in German

Detailed translations for "waves"

waves

1. general

waves(also: shafts)
Wellen{masculine plural}
As every sailor knows, when one set of waves meets another set of waves it can set up some chop.
Jeder Segler weiß, wenn Wellen... auf andere Wellen treffen, gibt es Seegang.
And then let the emotion of the crowd flood over me, waves and waves of it.
Und dann die Gefühle der Menge über mich fließen lassen, Wellen und Wellen der Emotion.
waves(also: swell)
der Wellengang{masculine}
- Sorry the waves were so choppy, Lenny. Oh, it's no problem.
Das mit dem Wellengang tut mir leid, Lenny.

2. nautical science

der Seegang{masculine}
Large ocean swells are expected to arrive resulting in large breaking waves with heights to 35
Es wird schwerer Seegang erwartet, mit Wellen von bis zu zehn Metern in Küstennähe.
Sometimes they were easy to pick, other times waves made it impossible.
Was war ihr Problem? Manchmal waren sie leicht zu ernten, aber oft machte es der Seegang einfach
waves(also: swell, seas)
die Dünung{feminine}

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