tick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tick in the English»French Dictionary

I.tick [Brit tɪk, Am tɪk] N

1. tick (of clock):

tick

tic-tac m

2. tick (mark on paper):

tick

coche f

to put a tick against sth

cocher qc

3. tick:

tick VET, ZOOL

tique f

4. tick Brit (short time):

tick inf

minute f fig

tick inf

seconde f fig

I'll be with you in a tick/two ticks

je suis à toi dans une seconde/deux secondes

I won't be a tick

j'en ai (juste) pour une seconde

it won't take a tick/two ticks

ça ne prendra qu'une seconde/que deux secondes

5. tick Brit (credit) inf:

on tick

à crédit

II.tick [Brit tɪk, Am tɪk] VB trans (make mark)

tick box, name, answer

cocher

to tick all the (right) boxes Brit inf

remplir toutes les conditions

III.tick [Brit tɪk, Am tɪk] VB intr lit

tick bomb, clock, watch:

tick

faire tic-tac

I know what makes him tick

je sais ce qui le motive

ricky-tick [ˌrɪkɪˈtɪk] ADJ Am inf

ricky-tick

démodé

tick-tock N

tick-tock

tic-tac m

tick fever N VET

tick fever

fièvre f des montagnes rocheuses

I.tick off VB [Brit tɪk -, Am tɪk -] (tick [sth/sb] off, tick off [sth/sb])

1. tick off (mark):

tick off name, item

cocher

2. tick off Brit (reprimand):

tick off inf

passer un savon à inf

tick off inf

réprimander

3. tick off Am (annoy) inf:

tick off person

embêter

tick over VB [Brit tɪk -, Am tɪk -] Brit

1. tick over MOTOR:

tick over car, engine, meter:

tourner

2. tick over fig:

tick over company, business:

tourner

tick over (not doing really well)

tourner au ralenti

tick over mind, brain:

travailler

tick away VB [Brit tɪk -, Am tɪk -]

tick away hours, minutes, time:

passer

tick away clock, meter:

tourner

tick by VB [Brit tɪk -, Am tɪk -]

tick by hours, minutes:

tick by

passer

tic-tac-toe [Brit tɪktakˈtəʊ, Am ˌtɪkˌtækˈtoʊ], tick-tack-toe N Am

tic-tac-toe

morpion m

tic-tac-toe

jeu m de morpion

Translations for tick in the French»English Dictionary

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tique

tick

tick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tick in the English»French Dictionary

tick¹ [tɪk] N ZOOL

tick

tique f

tick² [tɪk] N Brit inf

on tick

à crédit

tick³ [tɪk] N

tick

housse f de matelas

I.tick⁴ N

1. tick (quick clicking sound):

tick

cliquetis m

2. tick (mark):

tick

encoche f

II.tick⁴ VB intr

tick (make a clicking sound):

tick clock

faire tic tac

hours ticked away

les heures se sont écoulées

Phrases:

what makes sb tick

ce qui se passe dans la tête de qn

III.tick⁴ VB trans

tick

cocher

tick off VB trans

1. tick off (mark with a tick):

tick off

cocher

2. tick off Brit, Aus inf (scold):

tick off

engueuler

3. tick off Am inf (exasperate):

tick off

emmerder

tick over VB intr

1. tick over (operate steadily):

tick over

tourner à vide

2. tick over (function at minimum level):

tick over

tourner au ralenti

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in half a second [or tick Brit]

en moins d'une seconde

Translations for tick in the French»English Dictionary

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tique

tick

cocher

to tick off Brit

tick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in half a second [or tick Brit]

en moins d'une seconde

on tick

à crédit

what makes sb tick

ce qui se passe dans la tête de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Periodically in this section, the full tutti will double the accompaniment "forte" for four notes, turning the tick-tock into something of a fanfare.

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It (kicking penalties) helps the scoreboard to tick over and gives the team confidence but sadly it wasn't to be.

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He instils playful lightness to the second movement's tick-tock themes, including skating glissandi, juxtaposed with its biting, satirical humour.

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The best thing to do is to let the vehicle do its own thing and tick over.

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But it's now expected cabinet will tick off the new plan.

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There was a joy, even in the original, to watching your city tick over.

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The president boasted to attendees that "the era of empty talk is over" as he began to tick off each of his campaign promises.

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Total memberships have risen from around 615k last season to a tick over 650k this season.

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If a thing's going well, tick-tock, someone's going to take it away.

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We were there for two weeks, but we still didn't tick off some of the sights on our bucket lists.

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