ortie. « Nettles have a bad reputation. They sting and they're invasive. » to grasp the nettle = se jeter à l'eau, prendre le taureau par les cornes. « I hope the government grasps the nettle and comes up with a valid, long-term solution. »
[car, jacket, bag] qui a du chic, qui a de la classe (=stylish) [place] chouette « Bridgeport was a pretty nifty place » [gadget, tool] astucieux « this nifty Add-On lets you search our full database from your browser »« a couple of nifty tricks that I've seen scattered around the Internet. »
agile « everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers. »
vif « if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them. »
nimble-fingered = aux doigts agiles
nimble-footed = au pied léger
nimbleness = agilité, vivacité
« to get down to the nitty-gritty » = en venir au fond du problème « the nitty-gritty of politics » = la dure réalité de la politique « nitty-gritty of life » = dures réalités de la vie
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
aka "noobie" or "noo bee". s omeone who is new to a game, or website, online game, or something. « I'm a total noob at ActionScript » someone who is new at something/ sucks at life in general. Originaly "new meat" and refered to new troops fresh to the field.
entaille, encoche, cran « they cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shoot. »« His latest work is several notches above anything he has produced before. » to move up a notch = augmenter d'un cran. top notch: de premier ordre, haut de gamme.
to nudge : donner un (petit) coup de coude à → « The girls grinned and nudged each other. »
a nudge : un coup de pouce → « All he needed was a nudge. »
to give sb a nudge in the right direction = pousser doucement qn dans la bonne direction.