nod

nod
[nɒd]
sustantivo
1saludo (m) (greeting); señal (f) de asentimiento
  • to give something/somebody the nod (con la cabeza)(in agreement)(con la cabeza) -> dar el consentimiento para algo/a alguien
verbo transitivo (pt & pp nodded)
también:
  • to nod one's head -> asentir con la cabeza; (in assent) saludar con la cabeza; (in greeting) hacer una señal con la cabeza (as signal)
  • to nod one's approval -> dar la aprobación con una inclinación de cabeza
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to nod in agreement -> asentir con la cabeza

nod [nod]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Cabecear. (n)
2Hacer un movimiento con la cabeza inclinándola hacia abajo, en señal de respeto o de afecto. (n)
3Hacer una señal con la cabez (n)
adjetivo & sustantivo
4Amodorrarse, adormecerse.
5Mover la cabeza, dar cabezada
adjetivo & sustantivo
6Indicar, hacer saber, con una inclinación de la cabez
adjetivo
7Inclinar la cima o parte superior, como de una flor o de un árbol.
  • Nod off -> quedarse dormido
  • Nod through -> dejar pasar (inclinando la cabeza)
  • She nodded his head -> asintió con la cabeza
  • To go through on the nod -> ser aprobado sin discusión o votación
va.
sustantivo
1Cabeceo.
2Cabezada, el movimiento de la cabeza cuando uno se duerme.
3Reverencia, mocha, inclinación de la cabeza en señal de cortesín.
4Cualquiera señal hecha con la cabez
adjetivo

nod [nɒd]
noun
inclinación de la cabeza; (f)
give me a nod when you want me to startgive 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)with
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 be accepted on the nodor 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
verb:transitive
1
to nod (one's) agreementagreement asentir con la cabeza
to nod (one's) approvalapproval hacer un gesto una señal de aprobación con la cabeza;or
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 greetinggreeting nos saludó con la cabeza
she nodded her headhead 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 throughthrough 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
verb:intransitive
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 agreementagreement asentir con la cabeza
to nod in approvalapproval hacer un gesto una señal de aprobación con la cabeza;or
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 greetinggreeting 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 Germanacquaintance 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 termsterms 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/

Verb Conjugation for "nod"

Imperative
  • nod
  • you nod
  • he/she nods
  • we nod
  • you nod
  • they nod
Preterite
  • I nodded
  • you nodded
  • he/she nodded
  • we nodded
  • you nodded
  • they nodded
Present Continuous
  • I am nodding
  • you are nodding
  • he/she is nodding
  • we are nodding
  • you are nodding
  • they are nodding
Present Perfect
  • I have nodded
  • you have nodded
  • he/she has nodded
  • we have nodded
  • you have nodded
  • they have nodded
Past Continuous
  • I was nodding
  • you were nodding
  • he/she was nodding
  • we were nodding
  • you were nodding
  • they were nodding
Past Perfect
  • I had nodded
  • you had nodded
  • he/she had nodded
  • we had nodded
  • you had nodded
  • they had nodded
Future
  • I will nod
  • you will nod
  • he/she will nod
  • we will nod
  • you will nod
  • they will nod
Future Perfect
  • I will have nodded
  • you will have nodded
  • he/she will have nodded
  • we will have nodded
  • you will have nodded
  • they will have nodded
Future Continuous
  • I will be nodding
  • you will be nodding
  • he/she will be nodding
  • we will be nodding
  • you will be nodding
  • they will be nodding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been nodding
  • you have been nodding
  • he/she has been nodding
  • we have been nodding
  • you have been nodding
  • they have been nodding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been nodding
  • you will have been nodding
  • he/she will have been nodding
  • we will have been nodding
  • you will have been nodding
  • they will have been nodding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been nodding
  • you had been nodding
  • he/she had been nodding
  • we had been nodding
  • you had been nodding
  • they had been nodding

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