nod

nod
1. intransitive verb,
-dd-
1) (as signal) nicken

nod to somebody — jemandem zunicken

2) (in drowsiness)

she sat nodding by the fire — sie war neben dem Kamin eingenickt (ugs.)

her head started to nod — sie begann einzunicken (ugs.)

2. transitive verb,
-dd-
1) (incline)

nod one's head [in greeting] — [zum Gruß] mit dem Kopf nicken

2) (signify by nod)

nod approval or agreement — zustimmend nicken

3. noun
[Kopf]nicken, das
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/89480/nod_off">nod off
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[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nicken
2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) sitzend schlafen
2. noun
(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) das Nicken
- nod off
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nod
[nɒd, AM nɑ:d]
I. n usu sing Nicken nt kein pl
to get the \nod grünes Licht bekommen
to give sb a \nod jdm zunicken
to give sb the \nod jdm ein Zeichen geben
to give the \nod to sb jdm Zustimmung f signalisieren
a \nod's as good as a wink [to a blind horse [or man]] (prov fam) es bedarf keiner weiteren Worte geh
on the \nod BRIT (fam) stillschweigend, ohne Diskussion
II. vt
<-dd->
1. (as signal)
to \nod one's head mit dem Kopf nicken
to \nod [one's] agreement [or assent] zustimmend nicken
to \nod [one's] approval billigend [o SCHWEIZ meist zustimmend] nicken
2. (as greeting)
to \nod a farewell to sb jdm zum Abschied zunicken
III. vi
<-dd->
1. (as signal) nicken
he simply \nodded at the box he wanted us to take er zeigte einfach mit dem Kopf auf die Schachtel, die wir nehmen sollten; (as greeting)
to \nod to sb jdm zunicken
2. esp BRIT (fam: sleep) ein Nickerchen machen, ein Schläfchen halten SCHWEIZ fam
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[nɒd]
1. n
1) Nicken nt

he gave a quick nod — er nickte kurz

to give sb a nod — jdm zunicken

to give sb the nod (fig) — jdm grünes Licht geben

to answer with a nod — (zustimmend) nicken

to give sb a nod and a wink (fig) — jdm im Stillen zustimmen

a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind man) (inf) — schon verstanden, das wird er schon verstehen

to go through on the nod (inf) — ohne Einwände angenommen werden

2) (inf

= sleep) the land of Nod — das Land der Träume

2. vi
1) (person, flowers) nicken; (plumes) wippen

to nod to sb — jdm zunicken

to nod toward(s) sth — mit dem Kopf auf etw zeigen

to nod in agreement — zustimmend nicken

he nodded to me to leave — er gab mir durch ein Nicken zu verstehen, dass ich gehen sollte

2) (= doze) ein Nickerchen machen (inf)

she was nodding over a book — sie war über einem Buch eingenickt (inf)

3)

even Homer nods — Irren or irren ist menschlich (Prov)

3. vt
1)

to nod one's head — mit dem Kopf nicken

to nod one's agreement/approval — zustimmend nicken

to nod a greeting/welcome to sb — jdm zum Gruß/zur Begrüßung zunicken

2) (SPORT) ball köpfen
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nod [nɒd; US nɑd]
A v/i
1. nicken:
nod to (oder at) sb jemandem zunicken;
nodding acquaintance
a) oberflächliche(r) Bekannte(r),
b) Grußbekanntschaft f, flüchtige Bekanntschaft (beide:
with mit);
have a nodding acquaintance with sb jemanden flüchtig kennen;
he has only a nodding acquaintance with mathematics er hat nur oberflächliche Mathematikkenntnisse;
we are on nodding terms wir stehen auf dem Grüßfuß umg
2. weitS. nicken, wippen (Blumen, Hutfedern etc)
3. fig sich (in Demut) neigen (to vor dat)
4. nicken, (im Sitzen) schlafen:
nod off einnicken
5. fig schlafen, unaufmerksam sein:
Homer sometimes nods (Sprichwort) zuweilen schlummert auch Homer
B v/t
1. nod one’s head mit dem Kopf nicken
2. a) (durch Nicken) andeuten:
nod one’s assent (oder agreement) zustimmend nicken
b) nod sb out jemanden hinauswinken
C s
1. auch nod of the head (Kopf)Nicken n:
give a nod nicken;
give sb a nod jemandem zunicken;
give the nod to fig zustimmen (dat);
nods pl of assent (oder agreement) zustimmendes Nicken;
a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse [oder man]) (Sprichwort) umg ein kurzer Wink oder eine Andeutung genügt;
on the nod Br umg
a) ohne weitere Diskussion,
b) obs auf Pump
2. Nickerchen n:
go to the land of Nod einnicken
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1. intransitive verb,
-dd-
1) (as signal) nicken

nod to somebody — jemandem zunicken

2) (in drowsiness)

she sat nodding by the fire — sie war neben dem Kamin eingenickt (ugs.)

her head started to nod — sie begann einzunicken (ugs.)

2. transitive verb,
-dd-
1) (incline)

nod one's head [in greeting] — [zum Gruß] mit dem Kopf nicken

2) (signify by nod)

nod approval or agreement — zustimmend nicken

3. noun
[Kopf]nicken, das
Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Nicken - n.
Wink -e m. v.
nicken v.
schlafen v.
(§ p.,pp.: schlief, geschlafen)

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