hocher

ɔʃe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of hocher - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tête

tr.

bouger la tête de haut en bas pour dire oui ou non

tr.

Elle hoche la tête pour montrer qu'elle est d'accord.

acquiescer

opiner

geste

tr.

secouer quelque chose en faisant des mouvements répétés

tr.

Il hoche l'arbre pour faire tomber les pommes.

agiter

secouer

instable

intr.

bouger de façon instable, ne pas tenir ferme

intr.

Cette chaise hoche, il faut la réparer.

branler

vaciller

entaille

tr.

Dated

faire une petite entaille ou marque sur quelque chose

tr.

Dated

Le menuisier hoche le bois pour marquer l'emplacement.

entailler

inciser

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Expressions with hocher

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hocher la tête

faire un mouvement de tête de haut en bas pour montrer son accord

Il a hoché la tête pour accepter ma proposition.

Origin of hocher

français, hocher (secouer)

Terms with hocher included in their meaning

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en hochant la tête

adv.

manière gestuelle

de façon accompagnée par le mouvement de hocher la tête

opiner du bonnet

acquiescement

hocher la tête pour dire oui

Examples of hocher in a sentence

Il a hoché la tête en signe de compréhension.
Elle hoche la tête en signe d'accord.
Le vent hoche les branches du vieux chêne.
Le vieux banc hoche sous mon poids.
La table a commencé à hocher pendant le repas.
Il faut hocher la pierre avant de la tailler.

L’ouvrier hoche la planche pour indiquer la coupe.

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English:nod, shake, ...
German:nicken, schütteln, ...
Italian:annuire, scuotere, ...
Spanish:asentir con la cabeza, sacudir, ...
Portuguese:acenar com a cabeça, sacudir, ...
Chinese:点头, 摇动, ...
Japanese:うなずく, 揺する, ...
Arabic:هزّ, رجّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַנְהֵן, לְנַעֵר, ...
Russian:кивать, трясти, ...
Ukrainian:кивати, трясти, ...
Catalan:assentir amb el cap, sacsejar, ...
Danish:nikke, ryste, ...
Dutch:knikken, schudden, ...
Greek:νεύω, κουνάω, ...
Hungarian:bólintani, rázni, ...
Khmer:ងក់ក្បាល, អង្រួន, ...
Korean:고개를 끄덕이다, 흔들다, ...
Polish:kiwać głową, potrząsać, ...
Portuguese (BR):balançar a cabeça, sacudir, ...
Romanian:a da din cap, a scutura, ...
Swedish:nicka, skaka, ...
Thai:พยักหน้า, เขย่า, ...
Turkish:başını sallamak, sallamak, ...
Vietnamese:gật đầu, lắc, ...

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