tickover in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tickover in the English»French Dictionary

tickover N MOTOR

tickover Brit

ralenti m

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English

Raw figures show that it peaks from 2,900- all the way through to 5,300rpm, but in truth it feels as if everything's there from tickover.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But honestly my manual gearbox and relatively noisy tickover are not best suited to the city, but great on the open road.

www.caradvice.com.au

Start it up and, on tickover, the inline four sounds like a large kitten after a satisfying bowl of warm milk.

www.mirror.co.uk

It is slightly noisy at tickover, has a small kick in the mid-range and will get from 0-62mph in 11.5 sec.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Because there are so many steps, first is super-low for off-road hillocks or getting a trailer under way, while ninth gives you quiet, economical tickover cruising.

www.topgear.com

My own, now old tech, diesel claims to use only 0.5 ltre / hour at tickover (rising to 0.7 with aircon on).

www.caradvice.com.au