nodding acquaintance
nodding acquaintance · nodding acquaintances
шапочное знакомство
A casual or partial familiarityA casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, usually)A casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).
ша́почное знако́мствоšápočnoje znakómstvo
(idiomatic)Someone who is a remote or passing acquaintance.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A casual or partial familiarity:
Forms
plural: nodding acquaintances| Singular | nodding acquaintance |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.