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1 nodding
nodding ['nɒdɪŋ]∎ British to have a nodding acquaintance with sb connaître qn de vue ou vaguement;∎ figurative I have a nodding acquaintance with marketing techniques j'ai quelques notions des techniques de marketing;∎ we're on nodding terms nous nous saluons -
2 acquaintance
acquaintance [əˈkweɪntəns]( = person) connaissance f* * *[ə'kweɪntəns]1) ( person) connaissance f2) ( familiarity) connaissance f ( with de)3) ( friendly relationship) amitié f -
3 acquaintance
1 ( friend) connaissance f ; an acquaintance of mine une de mes connaissances ; a French acquaintance un ami français/une amie française m/f ;2 ( knowledge) connaissance f (with de) ; to improve on acquaintance gagner à être connu ; to have a nodding ou passing acquaintance with sb/sth connaître qn/qch vaguement ;3 ( relationship) relations fpl, rapports mpl ; to make sb's acquaintance faire la connaissance de qn ; to renew acquaintance with sb renouer avec une connaissance ; to strike up an acquaintance with sb nouer des relations avec qn ; on closer ou further acquaintance tout compte fait. -
4 acquaintance
acquaintance [ə'kweɪntəns]∎ he is an acquaint-ance (of mine) c'est quelqu'un que je connais;∎ he has a wide circle of acquaintances il a des relations très étendues(b) (knowledge) connaissance f;∎ to make sb's acquaintance faire la connaissance de qn;∎ pleased to make your acquaintance enchanté de faire votre connaissance;∎ during our brief acquaintance pendant la courte période où nous avons été en contact;∎ on closer or further acquaintance he seems quite intelligent quand on le connaît un peu mieux, il semble assez intelligent;∎ to have a nodding or passing acquaintance with sb/sth connaître vaguement qn/qch►► acquaintance rape = viol commis par une personne connue de la victimeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > acquaintance
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nodding acquaintance — n. 1. a slight, not intimate, acquaintance with a person or thing 2. a person whom one knows slightly … English World dictionary
nodding acquaintance — noun 1. : a very slight or superficial knowledge or understanding of something had no more than a nodding acquaintance with economic theory 2. : a person with whom one is on terms of casual and distant civility * * * 1. a slight, incomplete, or… … Useful english dictionary
nodding acquaintance — 1. a slight, incomplete, or superficial knowledge (of something or someone): He had only a nodding acquaintance with Italian and didn t trust it to get him through the tour. Although we were neighbors for several years, we had only a nodding… … Universalium
nodding acquaintance — {n.} Less than casual acquaintance. * /I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nodding acquaintance — {n.} Less than casual acquaintance. * /I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nodding\ acquaintance — noun Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance … Словарь американских идиом
nodding acquaintance — superficial acquaintance … English contemporary dictionary
a nodding acquaintance — a slight acquaintance with a person or cursory knowledge of a subject students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages * * * a nodding acquaintance : a small amount of knowledge about someone or something We only have a… … Useful english dictionary
have a nodding acquaintance with someone — have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone/ phrase to know someone well enough to say ‘hello’ to them, but not know them very well Thesaurus: words used to describe relations and relationshipshyponym friendship and… … Useful english dictionary
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