tickle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tickle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tickle [Am ˈtɪk(ə)l, Brit ˈtɪk(ə)l] VB trans

1. tickle person:

tickle

hacerle cosquillas a

he tickled the soles of her feet

le hizo cosquillas en la planta del pie

2. tickle (amuse, please):

tickle

hacerle gracia a

to be tickled pink inf

estar chocho inf

to be tickled pink inf

estar contentísimo

he was tickled pink that she had remembered

estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado inf

he was tickled pink that she had remembered

le hizo mucha ilusión que se hubiera acordado Spain

II.tickle [Am ˈtɪk(ə)l, Brit ˈtɪk(ə)l] VB intr

tickle wool/beard:

tickle

picar

stop it: that tickles!

¡basta, que me hace cosquillas!

a tickling sensation

un cosquilleo

III.tickle [Am ˈtɪk(ə)l, Brit ˈtɪk(ə)l] N

1. tickle (sensation):

tickle

cosquilleo m

I have a tickle in my throat

tengo un picor en la garganta

I have a tickle in my throat

me pica la garganta

2. tickle (act):

to give sb a tickle

hacerle cosquillas a alguien

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to tickle the ivories sl, dated

tocar el piano

to tickle sb's fancy the idea rather tickled my fancy

la idea me resultó atractiva

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no le hagas cosquillas

don't tickle him

tickle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tickle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tickle [ˈtɪkl] VB intr

tickle

hacer cosquillas

tickle clothes

picar

II.tickle [ˈtɪkl] VB trans

1. tickle:

tickle

hacer cosquillas

2. tickle (amuse):

tickle

hacer gracia

Phrases:

to be tickled pink inf

estar encantado

III.tickle [ˈtɪkl] N

tickle

cosquilleo m

tickle (tingling)

picor m

tickle VB

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to tickle sb (to amuse) inf

divertir a alguien

to tickle sb (to please) inf

agradar a alguien

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to tickle the ivories fig

tocar el piano

slap and tickle Brit inf

achuchones m pl

Translations for tickle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cosquillear

to tickle

hacer cosquillas

to tickle

tickle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tickle the ivories fig

tocar el piano

slap and tickle Brit inf

achuchones m pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He would sometimes be tickled by his keeper and a crowd would gather to watch.

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Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled, or from humorous stories or thoughts.

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I would tickle him like that, pinching his waist.

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If you go one-on-one with him and you wouldn't tickle his armpits, you'll have a hard time defending him.

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The underarm is a target for tickling, due to its sensitivity.

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It also has the kind of spring-loaded allusive prankishness that, at times, will tickle adults even more than it does kids.

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All he could do was tickle the bear.

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Generally, this performance has good humor and tendency to tickle the fancy of the public.

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Children's oral history is provided by parents and other relatives who also use tickling and onomatopoeic noise to hold the child's attention.

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Covetousness may exist without such a deliberate design, when the mind is stimulated and tickled by objects on which we set our affection.

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