faire oui de la tête → « "Are you okay?" I asked. She nodded. » I nodded in agreement = J'ai fait oui de la tête. (in greeting) faire un signe de tête, faire un signe de la tête. to nod one's head = faire oui de la tête → « He grinned and nodded his head vigorously. » to nod one's agreement = acquiescer d'un signe de tête →
« They nodded their agreement. » to nod one's head to sb = saluer qn d'un signe de tête
→ « He nodded his head to his friends on the other side of the room. » to nod one's head towards sth = signaler qch de la tête → « He nodded his head towards the bed (= il a signalé le lit de la tête). »
signe de tête, signe de la tête → « I left the table with a nod to my host (= Je me levai de table en saluant mon hôte d'un signe de tête). » → « "There it is," said Rex, with a nod towards a white building. » → « "It looks very nice," she says with a nod (= "C'est très joli", dit-elle en hochant la tête). » to give a nod (to show agreement) faire signe que oui de la tête → « Todd agreed and gave a nod. » to give sb the nod = donner le feu vert à qn