NODDING ACQUAINTANCE

Meaning of NODDING ACQUAINTANCE in English

n. Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.

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NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — 1. a slight, incomplete, or superficial knowledge (of something or someone): He had only a nodding acquaintance with Italian and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — noun 1. : a very slight or superficial knowledge or understanding of something had no more than a nodding acquaintance …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — superficial acquaintance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — {n.} Less than casual acquaintance. * /I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance./
Slang English vocab
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — {n.} Less than casual acquaintance. * /I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance./
Словарь английских идиом
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство шапочное знакомство - to have a * with Greek иметь очень поверхностное знакомство с греческим языком
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство to have a nodding acquaintance with Greek - иметь очень поверхностное знакомство с греческим языком
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство to have a ~ with Greek - иметь очень поверхностное знакомство с греческим языком
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство to have a nodding acquaintance with Greek - иметь очень поверхностное знакомство с греческим языком
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство
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NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство
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NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NODDING ACQUAINTANCE — шапочное знакомство шапочное знакомство - to have a * with Greek иметь очень поверхностное знакомство с греческим языком
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance ≈ при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. ≈ познакомиться с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance ≈ при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. ≈ познакомиться с …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NODDING — adjective Date: 1565 bending downward or forward ; pendulous , drooping , slight , superficial
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NODDING — adjective Etymology: from present participle of nod (I) 1. : bending downward or forward : pendulous , drooping a plant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — -t ə n(t)s, -tən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acointaunce, aquaintaunce, from Middle French acointance, from acointier + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NODDING — (a.) Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
Английский словарь Webster
NODDING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nod
Английский словарь Webster
ACQUAINTANCE — (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained …
Английский словарь Webster
NODDING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Nod
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NODDING — ( a. ) Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — ( n. ) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — /euh kwayn"tns/ , n. 1. a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. 2. the state of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NODDING — Date: 1565 1. : bending downward or forward : pendulous , drooping a plant with nodding flowers 2. : slight …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : the state of being acquainted b. : personal knowledge : familiarity 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NODDING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of nod. 2. nodding ·adj curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
Webster English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — noun a person or persons with whom one is acquainted. 2. acquaintance ·noun a state of being acquainted, or of …
Webster English vocab
NODDING — [nodding] adj (1590) 1: bending downward or forward: pendulous, drooping "a plant with ~ flowers" 2: slight, superficial "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — / əˈkweɪntəns; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person that you know but who is not a close …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — ac ‧ quaint ‧ ance /əˈkweɪnt ə ns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SOMEBODY YOU KNOW [countable] someone you know, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — n.1 (usu. foll. by with) slight knowledge (of a person or thing). 2 the fact or process of being acquainted …
Oxford English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — ( acquaintances) 1. An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. The proprietor was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a circle of acquaintances (= a group of people that someone knows ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — [noun] [U usually + with] [formal]Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is limited.I'm afraid I have only a passing/slight/nodding acquaintance …
Cambridge English vocab
NODDING — Synonyms and related words : absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, anesthetized, asleep, bagging, baggy, ballooning, bemused, castle-building, casual, cataleptic, comatose, daydreaming, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — Synonyms and related words : account, acquaintedness, advocate, alter ego, amigo, announcement, appreciation, apprehension, associate, awareness, backer, best friend, blue …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NODDING — Function: adjective Synonyms: SLEEPY 1, dozy, drowsy, ||peepy, ||sloomy, slumberous, slumbery, snoozy, somnolent, soporific
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — n. Function: noun 1 knowledge of something based on personal exposure FF1C; had a considerable acquaintance with modern poetry FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NODDING — adjective Synonyms: sleepy 1, dozy, drowsy, ||peepy, ||sloomy, slumberous, slumbery, snoozy, somnolent, soporific
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun 1. knowledge of something based on personal exposure had a considerable acquaintance with modern poetry Synonyms: experience, familiarity, intimacy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NODDING — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
NODDING — adj. Nodding is used with these nouns: ↑ acquaintance
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — noun 1 person you know ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ I ran into a casual ~ in town. ▪ new ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACQUAINTANCE — See ↑ FRIEND 1, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 24 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make sb's acquaintance
Longman Activator English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 25B6; noun a business acquaintance : CONTACT, associate, colleague. my acquaintance with George : ASSOCIATION, relationship, contact. the pupils …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NODDING — adj. casual, slight, superficial, distant; incomplete I know Graham slightly - he's a nodding acquaintance It was clear that the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1 familiarity, knowledge, acquaintanceship, understanding, awareness; experience His acquaintance with the works of Coleridge is sparse at best 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ACQUAINTANCE — See Knowledge by acquaintance
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
NODDING — кибание, кибательный Кивн&
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NODDING — Спящий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — acquaintance.ogg əʹkweıntəns n 1. знакомство upon (further) acquaintance - при более близком знакомстве to make smb.'s acquaintance, to make the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NODDING — кивание, кивательный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NODDING — кивать; дремать, клевать носом направить (мяч) головой зазеваться; прозевать (что-л.), сделать ошибку по небрежности покоситься, грозить обвалом наклоняться, качаться, раскачиваться …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ACQUAINTANCE — n 1. знакомство upon (further) acquaintance - при более близком знакомстве to make smb.'s acquaintance, to make the acquaintance of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance — при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. — познакомиться с …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ACQUAINTANCE — сущ. 1) знакомство upon further acquaintance — при более близком знакомстве to make the acquaintance of smb. — познакомиться с кем-л. to renew an …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ACQUAINTANCE — _n. 1> знакомство; nodding acquaintance - шапочное знакомство; to make the acquaintance of smb. - познакомиться с кем-л.; to cultivate …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ACQUAINTANCE — n. 1. знакомство; nodding acquaintance - шапочное знакомство; to make the acquaintance of smb. - познакомиться с кем-л.; to cultivate …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

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