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1 nod
nod [nɒd]1. noun• he gave me a nod il m'a fait un signe de tête ; (in greeting) il m'a salué de la tête ; (signifying "yes") il m'a fait signe que oui de la tête• to nod one's head ( = move head down) faire un signe de (la) tête ; (as sign of assent) faire un signe de tête affirmatif• to nod one's agreement/approval manifester son assentiment/son approbation par un signe de tête* * *[nɒd] 1.noun signe m de (la) tête2.she gave him a nod — gen elle lui a fait un signe de (la) tête; ( as greeting) elle l'a salué d'un signe de tête; ( indicating assent) elle a fait oui de la tête
transitive verb (p prés etc - dd-)to nod one's head — gen faire un signe de tête; ( to indicate assent) hocher la tête
3.he nodded his assent/approval — il a hoché la tête en signe d'assentiment/d'approbation
intransitive verb (p prés etc - dd-)2) ( sway) [flowers, treetops] onduler3) ( be drowsy) sommeiller•Phrasal Verbs:- nod off••to give somebody/something the nod — (colloq) GB donner le feu vert à quelqu'un/quelque chose
on the nod — (colloq) GB sans discussion
a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind man) — ne t'en fais pas (colloq), on a compris
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2 nod
A n signe m de (la) tête ; she gave him a nod gen elle lui a fait un signe de (la) tête ; ( as greeting) elle l'a salué d'un signe de tête ; ( indicating assent) elle a fait oui ; to answer with a nod répondre d'un signe de tête ; with a nod to his guests he left the room il a quitté la pièce en saluant ses invités d'un signe de tête.B vtr ( p prés etc - dd-) to nod one's head gen faire un signe de (la) tête ; ( to indicate assent) hocher la tête ; he nodded his assent/approval il a hoché la tête en signe d'assentiment/d'approbation.1 gen faire un signe de tête ; ( in assent) faire oui (de la tête) ; to nod to sb gen faire un signe de tête à qn ; ( in greeting) saluer qn d'un signe de tête ; she nodded to him to sit down d'un signe de tête, elle l'a invité à s'asseoir ; he nodded in agreement il a fait oui d'un signe de tête ;2 ( sway) [flowers, treetops, feathers] onduler ;3 ( be drowsy) sommeiller.to get the nod ○ GB [proposal, project] avoir le feu vert ; to give sb/sth the nod ○ GB donner le feu vert à qn/qch ; on the nod ○ GB d'un commun accord ; a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind man) ne t'en fais pas ○, on a compris.■ nod off s'endormir.
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