nod

asentir con la cabeza

la inclinación de la cabeza

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Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).

verbo intransitivo

1. (hacer un gesto con la cabeza)

a. asentir con la cabeza (como respuesta)

Nod if you agree.Asiente con la cabeza si estás de acuerdo.

b. saludar con la cabeza (para dar saludos)

He never says hello, but he will nod at you if you sees you on the street.Nunca dice hola, pero te saludará con la cabeza si te ve en la calle.

Una frase idiomatica cuyo significado no es deducible si se traduce palabra por palabra.

sin traducción directa

(para señalar)

He looked at Jane, nodded in the direction they were to walk, and started that way himself.La miró a Jane, señaló en la dirección en la que debían caminar y se puso en marcha hacia ahí.

When I entered the room, he nodded to me to sit down.Cuando entré a la habitación, me indicó con la cabeza que me sentara.

2. (balancearse)

a. mecerse

The leaves of the palm trees nodded back and forth in the breeze.Las hojas de las palmeras se mecían de un lado al otro con la brisa.

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

sustantivo

3. (movimiento de cabeza)

a. la inclinación de la cabeza

(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).

(F)

If you see the thief enter the shop again, signal to me with a nod.Si ves al ladrón entrar en la tienda de nuevo, hazme una inclinación de la cabeza como seña.

Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).

verbo transitivo

4. (hacer un gesto con la cabeza)

Una frase idiomatica cuyo significado no es deducible si se traduce palabra por palabra.

sin traducción directa

My manager nodded her head when I asked her for a raise.Mi gerente asintió con la cabeza cuando le pedí un aumento.

When I asked my mother if I could go out with my friends, she nodded her consent.Cuando le pedí a mi madre salir con mis amigos, me dio el consentimiento con una inclinación de la cabeza.

5. (deporte)

a. cabecear (fútbol)

The soccer player retrieved the pass from his teammate and nodded the ball into the goal.El futbolista recuperó el pase de su compañero de equipo y cabeceó el balón en la portería.

nod

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

Sustantivo

1. (greeting)

a. el saludo

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

2. (in agreement)

a. la señal de asentimiento

(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).

(F)

to give something/somebody the noddar el consentimiento para algo/a alguien

Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).

verbo transitivo

3. (en general)

to nod one's headasentir con la cabeza

to nod one's approvaldar la aprobación con una inclinación de cabeza

Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).

verbo intransitivo

4. (en general)

to nod in agreementasentir con la cabeza

nod [nɒd]

sustantivo

inclinación (f) de la cabeza

give me a nod when you want me to start hazme una señal con la cabeza cuando quieras que empiece

he gave a nod (answering yes) asintió con la cabeza

she gave a nod and said "I see" she gave me a nod she gave him a nod to let him know he was ready he gave Sabrina a quick nod of acknowledgement Alistair nudged him sharply, giving a warning nod at Mrs Bycraft she gave her a little nod of encouragement

with a nod (of the head)

he answered with a nod contestó con una inclinación de la cabeza; he agreed with a nod asintió con la cabeza; she greeted me with a nod me saludó con la cabeza

"probably" agreed Hunter, with a slow nod of his head to [get] the nod (for sth, to do sth) for Friday's match at Tranmere, Skinner gets the nod to replace injured Andy Reece

to give sth/sb the nod dar luz verde a algo/algn

just give me the nod and I'll get rid of him for you keep him outside until I give you the nod President Bush has given the nod to British Prime Minister John Major to go ahead and invite Gorbachev the pineapples could be harvested only when the Man from Del Monte gave the nod they started to get a chant going, gave the nod, and we joined in

to go through or be accepted on the nod ser aprobado sin discusión

big issues are going through on the nod he has always argued that the party cannot be seen to let the treaty through on the nod continued support for her leadership might be dependent on the merger going through on the nod once upon a time, the matter would have gone through on the nod, but no longer I do not regard the Delors report as some kind of sacred text that has to be accepted on the nod

a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse) a buen entendedor (pocas palabras bastan)

the Land of Nod el país de los sueños

you plop into bed and swiftly drift into the land of sweet nod

verbo transitivo

to nod (one's) agreement asentir con la cabeza

to nod (one's) approval hacer un gesto or una señal de aprobación con la cabeza

three heads nodded assent and three spoken commitments were given Rivers reluctantly nodded his assent Jacques tasted one and nodded his approval this was spoken as a question and Hannu nodded agreement

he nodded a greeting nos saludó con la cabeza

she nodded her head inclinó la cabeza; (saying yes) asintió con la cabeza

he was nodding his head in time to the music movía la cabeza al son de la música

they nodded goodnight to the security man "oh yes," she nodded - "I understand you very well" it is not good merely for us just to nod our heads and say yes his mouth was so full he could only nod his head

the porter nodded us through el conserje nos hizo una señal con la cabeza para que pasáramos

2 (Dep) [+ball] cabecear

he leapt up to nod the ball into the net he put them in the lead, nodding in his 23rd goal of the season

verbo intransitivo

1 (move one's head) inclinar la cabeza; (in agreement) asentir con la cabeza

she said nothing but simply nodded no dijo nada, se limitó a hacer una inclinación de cabeza; he nodded in the direction of the house señaló la casa con la cabeza; she nodded to me to come forward me indicó con la cabeza que me adelantara

he lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine all the girls nodded and said hello she nodded towards the drawing room - "he's in there" "does it work?" he asked, nodding at the piano "are you OK?" I asked - she nodded and smiled

to nod in agreement asentir con la cabeza

to nod in approval hacer un gesto or una señal de aprobación con la cabeza

he could do little else but nod in agreement his co-workers nod in agreement as he tells their story the Davises nod in quiet approval during the first half of the president's speech he points to the officers working out around him, nodding in approval "powerful sermon, Rabbi," he declared, and others nodded in assent

she nodded to him in greeting lo saludó con la cabeza

2 (sway) [+flowers, plumes] mecerse

an expanse of thousands of nodding daffodils

3 (doze) dar cabezadas; cabecear

he was nodding over a book one lone nurse sat nodding sleepily at her desk inside the ward

4 (as adj)

he has a nodding acquaintance with German habla un poco de alemán

he has a nodding acquaintance with this author conoce superficialmente las obras de este autor

he doesn't have even a nodding acquaintance with reality we chatted for a little about poetry, with which he showed more than a nodding acquaintance

we're on nodding terms nos conocemos de vista

she claims her dedication over the years has started to pay off - /she's now on "nodding terms" with many of Michael's 150-strong entourage/

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