tick

tick
tick [{{t}}tɪk]
1 intransitive verb
(clock, time-bomb) faire tic-tac;
{{}}figurative{{}} I wonder what makes him tick (what motivates him) je me demande ce qui le motive; (what goes on in his mind) je me demande ce qui se passe dans sa tête
2 transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} (mark → name, item) cocher, pointer; (→ box, answer) cocher; {{}}School{{}} (→ as correct) marquer juste
3 noun
(a) (of clock) tic-tac m
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (moment) instant m;
just a tick! un instant!;
I'll be ready in a tick/in a couple of ticks je serai prêt dans une seconde /en moins de deux;
I'll only be a tick j'en ai pour une seconde
(c) {{}}British{{}} (mark) coche f;
to put a tick against sth cocher qch
(d) {{}}Entomology{{}} tique f
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (credit) crédit m;
to buy sth on tick acheter qch à crédit
(f) {{}}Textiles{{}} (ticking) toile f à matelas; (covering → for mattress) housse f (de matelas); (→ for pillow) housse f (d'oreiller), taie f
tick away intransitive verb
(a) (clock) faire tic-tac; (taximeter) tourner
(b) (time) passer;
the minutes ticked away les minutes passaient
tick by intransitive verb
= tick away (b)
tick off separable transitive verb
(a) (name, item) cocher
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (count → reasons, chapters) compter, énumérer;
he ticked off the EU countries on his fingers il compta les pays de Union européenne sur ses doigts
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (scold) attraper, passer un savon à;
she got ticked off for being late elle s'est fait attraper pour être arrivée en retard
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (annoy) prendre la tête à;
to be ticked off (with) en avoir marre (de)
tick over intransitive verb
(a) {{}}British{{}} (car engine) tourner au ralenti; (taximeter) tourner
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (business, production) tourner doucement;
everything's ticking over nicely tout tourne bien;
it keeps my brain ticking over ça fait travailler ma cervelle

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