nodding acquaintance: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKglobalneutralformalinformal
    • A slight, superficial, or casual familiarity with someone or something, typically limited to brief interactions or limited knowledge.

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    • I have only a nodding acquaintance with Carlos; we met briefly at a conference last year.

      Solo tengo un conocimiento superficial de Carlos; nos conocimos brevemente en una conferencia el año pasado.

    • Although we've worked in the same office for years, my nodding acquaintance with Sarah never developed into a real friendship.

      Aunque hemos trabajado en la misma oficina durante años, mi conocimiento superficial de Sarah nunca se convirtió en una verdadera amistad.

    • He claims to know the author, but it's really just a nodding acquaintance from a few social events.

      Él dice conocer al autor, pero en realidad es solo un conocimiento superficial de algunos eventos sociales.

    • Her nodding acquaintance with classical music means she recognizes some composers but can’t discuss their work in depth.

      Su conocimiento superficial de la música clásica significa que reconoce a algunos compositores pero no puede hablar de su obra en profundidad.

  • 2.

    USUKneutralinformal
    • An acquaintance maintained only by occasional greetings or passing recognition rather than by close friendship or detailed knowledge.

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    • I ran into Jim at the grocery store; we have a nodding acquaintance, but we’re not close friends.

      Me encontré con Jim en el supermercado; tenemos una relación superficial, pero no somos amigos cercanos.

    • They maintain only a nodding acquaintance, exchanging polite greetings at neighborhood events.

      Mantienen solo una relación superficial, intercambiando saludos corteses en eventos del vecindario.

    • Though we went to the same school, our nodding acquaintance never grew beyond casual hellos in the hallway.

      Aunque fuimos a la misma escuela, nuestra relación superficial nunca pasó de saludos casuales en el pasillo.

Examples:

  • EN: We had a nodding acquaintance.
    ES: Teníamos un conocido en común.
    HI: एक नन्ही सी जान थी ।
  • EN: See, if she goes in his shop every time she goes swimming, that could be the nodding acquaintance that the profiler has told us about.
    ES: Si entra en su tienda cada vez que va a nadar, podría ser la relación superficial de la que nos habló el diseñador de perfiles.
  • EN: But in scathing comments, he said Johnson had "only a nodding acquaintance with the truth in a leap year" and the way he treated parliament "with contempt" was "lamentable."
    HI: लेकिन तीखी टिप्पणियों में, उन्होंने कहा कि जॉनसन के पास "एक लीप वर्ष में सच्चाई के साथ केवल एक परिचित परिचित था" और जिस तरह से उन्होंने "अवमानना के साथ" संसद के साथ व्यवहार किया वह "शोकपूर्ण" था।
  • EN: had a nodding acquaintance with me
    HI: छोटी सी मुलाकात मेरे साथ
  • EN: She didn't know any of them as more than a nodding acquaintance.
    HI: उसने ननिहाल के बारे में नहीं जान पाया अधिक कुछ
  • EN: the Bish had only a nodding acquaintance with him, but he greeted us as
    HI: साजन हमसे मिले भी लेकिन ऐसे मिले की हाय ,
  • EN: His relationship with De La Hoya remains one of nodding acquaintance.
    HI: लता जी की शख्सियत ऐसी है कि कोई भी उनका मुरीद हो जाए।
    HI: और 'लासानी' से जान-पहचान कम ही होगी.
  • EN: nodding acquaintance grew into a friendship.
    HI: मामूली जान-पहचान दोस्ती में बदली।
  • EN: (I've also seen "Adventures in Babysitting," giving me a nodding acquaintance with Thor.)
    HI: (अब मुझे भी चूत का मजा आने लगा और मैंने चाची की चु. . .
  • EN: having a nodding acquaintance with me
    HI: मेरे साथ एक नन्ही परी
  • EN: nodding acquaintance with the fjords of Norway.
    HI: नॉर्वे के झंडे के साथ शील्ड।
  • EN: If you keep watching that far bank, you can say that you had a nodding acquaintance with a giraffe.
    ID: Jika kau terus memperhatikan tepi itu, kau bisa mengangguk setuju bahwa kau punya kenalan jerapah.
  • EN: I have a nodding acquaintance with geography, geometry... astronomy, philosophy, and botany.
    ES: Tengo algunos conocimientos de geografía, geometría... astronomía, filosofía y botánica.
  • EN: Sort of a nodding acquaintance.
    ES: Digamos que sólo de vista.
  • EN: Look, at least your old man has got a nodding acquaintance with the real world.
    ES: - No pasa nada. Al menos, tu viejo tiene los pies en la tierra.

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