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An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting. / A reference or allusion to something. / A nomination. / (figuratively) Approval.

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nod

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nɒd/

Noun

figuratively

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting. / A reference or allusion to something. / A nomination. / (figuratively) Approval.

Japanese Meaning

うなずき / ほのめかし / 指名 / 承認

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Her polite nod across the crowded room reassured him that the meeting would start on time.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

混雑した部屋の向こうでの彼女の丁寧なうなずきが、会議が時間通りに始まるだろうと彼に安心感を与えた。

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An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

Sense（2）

A reference or allusion to something.

Much like Mirror Mirror, Huntsman appears to borrow liberally from other fantasy films. Sometimes the nods are clever—Stewart’s first night in the forest, among hallucinatory fog that gives the trees faces and clutching hands, evokes Disney’s animated Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs from 1937.

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