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81 nod ***
[nɒd]1. nto give sb a nod — fare un cenno col capo a qn, (answering yes) accennare di sì a qn, fare di sì col capo a qn
2. vt3. vi1) fare un cenno col capo, (say yes) far segno di sì col capo, annuire•- nod off -
82 how
how [haʊ]1 adverb(a) (in what way) comment;∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;∎ how shall we go about it? comment nous y prendre?;∎ how was she dressed? comment est-ce qu'elle était habillée?, qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?;∎ how could you be so careless? comment as-tu pu être aussi étourdi?;∎ how could you! tu n'as pas honte?;∎ how is it that...? comment se fait-il que...?;∎ how so?, how can that be? comment cela (se fait-il)?;∎ how's that (again)? comment?;∎ how's that for results? alors ces résultats, qu'est-ce que vous en pensez?;∎ how's that for size? ça va comme taille?;∎ suppose I offer you another £500, how's that? et si je t'offre 500 livres en plus, qu'est-ce que tu en dis?;∎ familiar how the heck should I know? mais enfin, comment veux-tu que je sache?(b) (in greetings, friendly enquiries etc) comment;∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?;∎ how are you doing? comment ça va?;∎ how do you do? enchanté!;∎ how are things? ça marche?;∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;∎ how did it go? comment ça s'est passé?;∎ how's the dollar (doing)? comment va le dollar?;∎ how's your leg? et (comment va) ta jambe?;∎ how do you like this wine? comment trouvez-vous ce vin?;∎ how did you like or how was the film? comment as-tu trouvé le film?;∎ how was your trip? avez-vous fait bon voyage?;∎ how's the water? l'eau est bonne?(c) (in exclamations) que, comme;∎ how sad she is! qu'elle est triste!, comme elle est triste!;∎ how nice of you! comme c'est aimable à vous!;∎ how decadent! quelle décadence!;∎ how incredible! c'est incroyable!;∎ how easily they forget! comme ils oublient facilement!;∎ how I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais!;∎ familiar how stupid can you get! est-il possible d'être bête à ce point-là!∎ how tall are you? combien mesures-tu?;∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;∎ how well can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois bien?;∎ how angry is he? il est vraiment fâché?;∎ how fast/slowly was he walking? à quelle vitesse marchait-il?;∎ how far is it from here to the sea? combien y a-t-il d'ici à la mer?;∎ how likely is that to happen? quelle est la probabilité d'un tel événement?;∎ how keen are you on fish? aimez-vous le poisson?;∎ how much does this bag cost? combien coûte ce sac?;∎ how much is it/do I owe you? combien est-ce que ça coûte/vous dois-je?;∎ how many are there of you? vous êtes combien (de personnes)?;∎ how often did she come? - about three or four times combien de fois est-elle venue? - trois ou quatre fois;∎ how often did he write? est-ce qu'il écrivait souvent?;∎ how long has he been here? depuis quand ou depuis combien de temps est-il ici?;∎ how long is the flight? quelle est la durée du vol?;∎ how soon can you deliver it? à partir de quand pouvez-vous le livrer?;∎ how late will you stay? jusqu'à quelle heure resteras-tu?;∎ you know how useful he is to me vous savez à quel point il m'est utile;∎ you don't know how right you are vous ne savez pas combien vous dites vrai, vous ne savez pas à quel point vous avez raison(a) (in what way) comment;∎ tell me how you do it dites-moi comment vous faites;∎ he's learning how to read il apprend à lire;∎ we know how to extract it nous savons comment l'extraire;∎ I need more information on how the network functions j'ai besoin de plus de renseignements sur le fonctionnement du réseau;∎ I don't know how he can say that! je ne sais pas comment il peut dire une chose pareille!∎ he told us how he had seen his child born il nous a raconté qu'il avait vu naître son enfant;∎ you know how he always gets his own way tu sais bien comment il est, il finit toujours par obtenir ce qu'il veut;∎ we all know how smell can influence taste tout le monde sait comment l'odorat a une influence sur le goût;∎ I remember how he always used to turn up late je me souviens qui'il était toujours en retard∎ arrange the furniture how you like installe les meubles comme tu veux;∎ did you like it? - and how! ça t'a plu? - et comment!3 nouncomment m inv;∎ the how and the why of it don't interest me le pourquoi et le comment ne m'intéressent pashumorous (greeting) salut∎ familiar how about a beer? et si on prenait une bière?;∎ how about going out tonight? si on sortait ce soir?;∎ how about Friday? vendredi, ça va?;∎ how about you, what do you think? et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;∎ how about that! c'est pas vrai!∎ familiar how come? comment ça se fait?;∎ how come you left? comment ça se fait que tu sois parti?
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