tick

tick
tick [tɪk]
1. noun
   a. [of clock] tic-tac m
   b. (British = instant) (inf) in a tick
• in two ticks ( = quickly) en moins de deux (inf)
   c. ( = mark) croix f
• to put a tick against sth cocher qch
   d. ( = parasite) tique f
2. transitive verb
(British) [+ name, item, answer] cocher ; ( = mark right) marquer juste
3. intransitive verb
[clock] faire tic-tac
4. compounds
► tick-over noun (British) [of engine] ralenti m
► tick-tack-toe noun (US) ≈ (jeu m de) morpion m
► tick away intransitive verb
[time] s'écouler
► tick off separable transitive verb
   a. (British) [+ name, item] cocher
   b. (British = reprimand) (inf) passer un savon à (inf)
   c. (US = annoy) (inf) embêter (inf)
► tick over intransitive verb
(British) tourner au ralenti
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[tɪk] 1.
noun
1) (of clock) tic-tac m
2) (mark on paper) coche f

to put a tick against something — cocher quelque chose

3) Zoology tique f
4) (colloq) GB (short time) seconde f

I won't be a tick — j'en ai (juste) pour une seconde

5) (colloq) GB (credit)

on tick — à crédit

2.
transitive verb (make mark) cocher [box, name, answer]
3.
intransitive verb [bomb, clock, watch] faire tic-tac

I know what makes him tick — fig je sais ce qui le motive

Phrasal Verbs:

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