What does ola in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ola in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ola in Spanish.

The word ola in Spanish means wave, wave, flood, wave, flood, outbreak, wave, the in thing, kids, kids today, new wave, a wave of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ola

wave

nombre femenino (movimiento del mar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la película, el transatlántico Poseidón es volcado por una ola gigante.
In the movie, the transatlantic Poseidon is overturned by a huge wave.

wave

nombre femenino (fenómeno atmosférico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ola de calor está produciendo muchos desmayos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. There is a warm front coming in from the west on the radar.

flood

nombre femenino (figurado (desplazamiento humano) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Varios diputados mostraron preocupación ante la ola inmigratoria. Una ola de citadinos ha invadido el campo.
Several representatives showed concern in light of the flood of immigrants. A flood of city-dwellers has invaded the countryside.

wave, flood

nombre femenino (figurado (sucesos negativos repentinos) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con la crisis vino también una ola de despidos. El alcalde se mostró alarmado por la ola delictiva que afecta a la ciudad.
A wave of layoffs also came with the crisis. The mayor was alarmed by the crime wave affecting the city.

outbreak

nombre femenino (figurado (reacciones, opiniones...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gobierno tuvo que hacer frente a la ola de protestas. Ambos empresarios han dicho que ven la ola de acusaciones como una represalia de sus antiguos socios.
The government had to face the outbreak of protests. Both businessmen have said that they see the outbreak of accusations as retribution from their old partners.

wave

nombre femenino (corriente, ideología) (idea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A finales de los sesenta surgió una ola más liberal. Varios analistas han manifestado que esta corriente nacionalista no apareció de la nada.
A more liberal wave arose at the end of the Sixties. Several analysts have stated that this nationalist trend didn't come from nowhere.

the in thing

locución nominal femenina (moda, corriente, tendencia) (fashion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nueva ola es salir a la calle con los zapatos en la mano.
Nowadays, the in thing is to go out with your shoes in hand.

kids, kids today

locución nominal femenina (generación: juventud)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La nueva ola cree que el dinero cae del cielo.
Kids now a days think money grows on trees.

new wave

locución nominal femenina (pop rock de los sesenta) (60's music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este nuevo álbum busca rendir tributo a aquella nueva ola de la que hoy quedan muy pocos exponentes.
This new album seeks to pay tribute to the new wave of which there are very few exponents today .

a wave of

(figurado (multitud, gran cantidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una ola de muchachos hambrientos arrasó con toda la comida. La artista publicó un comunicado para desmentir la ola de rumores acerca de su embarazo.

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