nod

hocher la tête, acquiescer

Baisser puis relever la tête pour montrer son accord ou dire oui.

En anglais simple : To move your head down and up to show agreement or say yes.

• He smiled and nodded.
• She nodded her head when I asked if she was ready.
• They all nodded in agreement with my suggestion.

Comment l'utiliser : nod in agreement (She nodded in agreement with the plan.)

Contraires : shake your head

Expressions courantes : nod in agreement, nod your head, nod approval

signifier d’un signe de tête

Exprimer son accord ou communiquer quelque chose en baissant et en relevant la tête.

En anglais simple : To show agreement or communicate something by moving your head up and down.

• He nodded yes.
• She nodded her approval of the plan.
• They nodded their agreement and left.

Comment l'utiliser : nod something (She nodded her agreement with the proposal.)

Expressions courantes : nod agreement, nod assent, nod approval

se tromper par inattention

Faire une erreur à cause d’un bref manque d’attention ou de la fatigue.

En anglais simple : To make a mistake because you briefly lose attention or feel tired.

• Even great writers nod sometimes.
• The careful editor nodded and missed a spelling error.
• Even experts can nod when they are tired.

Synonymes : slip up, err

Expressions courantes : even experts nod, sometimes nod

hochement de tête, signe de tête

Petit mouvement de la tête vers le bas puis le haut pour dire oui ou saluer.

En anglais simple : A small up-and-down movement of your head to say yes or greet someone.

• He answered with a nod.
• She greeted us with a friendly nod.
• We exchanged quick nods across the room.

Comment l'utiliser : a nod of something (He gave a nod of agreement.); give someone a nod (She gave the driver a friendly nod.)

Expressions courantes : a quick nod, a friendly nod, nod of agreement

feu vert, accord

Permission ou accord qui permet de mettre un projet en œuvre.

En anglais simple : Permission or agreement that allows a plan to go ahead.

• Our plan got the nod.
• The boss gave me the nod to begin.
• Has the committee given the new building the nod?

Comment l'utiliser : get the nod from someone (The project got the nod from the council.); give someone/something the nod (The manager gave our proposal the nod.)

Synonymes : approval, permission, go-ahead

Contraires : rejection

Expressions courantes : get the nod, give the nod

nomination

Désignation officielle d’une personne parmi les candidats pouvant remporter un prix.

En anglais simple : An official choice of someone as a possible winner of an award.

• The film earned an Oscar nod.
• She received two Grammy nods this year.
• Will his latest performance get an award nod?

Comment l'utiliser : a nod for something (She received a nod for best supporting actress.)

Synonymes : nomination

Expressions courantes : an Oscar nod, a Grammy nod, earn a nod