Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 nicken
, 🇪🇸 asentir con la cabeza
, 🇮🇹 annuire
, 🇵🇹 acenar
, 🇨🇳 点头
, 🇯🇵 うなずく
, 🇰🇷 고개 끄덕이다
, 🇸🇦 تندد
, 🇮🇳 मुंडा हिलाना
Usage Examples
- Il hoche la tête pour dire oui.
- Elle hoche la tête en guise d'approbation.
- Je n'ai pas compris, alors j'ai hoché la tête par politesse.
Etymology
**hocher** (verb) comes from Old French *hoccher* “to swing, move head.”
That form is derived from a Germanic root *hōk‑/ *hōc‑ meaning “to bend, throw,” which also gives English *hook* and French *houppe* (hunch).
The verb entered French with the sense of “to nod” and has been preserved in the same spelling since the 13th century.
Synonyms
acquiescer
approuver
signifier
remuer
battre
faire signe
acquiescer à la tête
Antonyms
secouer
frapper
balancer
renverser