tick

tick
I
1. tik noun
1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tictac
2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) instante, segundo

2. verb
(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) hacer tictac

II
1. tik noun
(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.)

2. verb
((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) señalar, marcar
- tick someone off
- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off

III tik noun
(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) garrapata
tick1 n marca / señal
put a tick by the correct answers marca las respuestas correctas con una señal
tick2 vb marcar con una señal
she ticked all the correct answers marcó con una señal todas las respuestas correctas
tick
tr[tɪk]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (credit) crédito
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to buy something on tick comprar algo a crédito
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tick
tr[tɪk]
noun
1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL garrapata
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tick
tr[tɪk]
noun
1 (noise) tictac nombre masculino
2 (mark) marca, señal nombre femenino
3 familiar momento, segundito
intransitive verb
1 (clock) hacer tictac
transitive verb
1 señalar, marcar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
what makes somebody tick lo que mueve a alguien
tick ['tɪk] vi
1) : hacer tictac
2) operate, run: operar, andar (dícese de un mecanismo)
what makes him tick?: ¿qué es lo que lo mueve?
tick vt or to tick off check: marcar
tick n
1) : tictac m (de un reloj)
2) check: marca f
3) : garrapata f (insecto)
tick
n.
cotí s.m.
garrapata s.f.
ladilla s.f.
señal s.f.
terliz s.m.
tictac s.m.
v.
hacer tictac v.
poner una señal en v.
tɪk
I
noun
1) c
a) (sound) tic m

tick, tock — tic, tac

b) (moment) (BrE colloq) segundito m

I'll be back in half a tick o in a tick o in two ticks — enseguida vuelvo

2) c (Zool) garrapata f
3) c (mark) (BrE) marca f, visto m, tic m, palomita f (Méx)
4) u (credit) (BrE colloq)

to buy something on tick — comprar algo (de) fiado (fam)


II
1.
intransitive verb \<\<clock/watch\>\> hacer* tictac

the seconds ticked away — pasaban los segundos

what makes somebody tick: I'd like to know what makes him tick — me gustaría saber qué es lo que lo mueve


2.
tick vt (BrE) \<\<name/answer\>\> marcar* (con un visto or una palomita etc)
Phrasal Verbs:

I [tɪk]
1. N
1) [of clock] tictac m
2) (Brit) * (=moment) momentito m , segundito m

half a tick!, just a tick! — ¡un momentito or segundito!

I shan't be a tick — en seguida voy, no tardo, ahorita voy (LAm)

it won't take two ticks — será solo un momentito or segundito

3) (esp Brit) (=mark) señal f , visto m

to put a tick against sth — poner una señal or un visto a algo

place a tick in the appropriate box — marque la casilla correspondiente

2.
VT (esp Brit) [+ right answer] marcar; (also: tick off) [+ name, item on list] marcar, poner una señal contra

to tick boxes — marcar casillas

this model ticks all the boxes — este modelo marca todas las casillas

3.
VI [clock] hacer tictac

I can't understand what makes him tick — no comprendo su forma de ser


II
[tɪk]
N (Zool) garrapata f
III
[tɪk]
N (=cover) funda f
IV
* [tɪk]
N (=credit)
- buy sth on tick
* * *
[tɪk]
I
noun
1) c
a) (sound) tic m

tick, tock — tic, tac

b) (moment) (BrE colloq) segundito m

I'll be back in half a tick o in a tick o in two ticks — enseguida vuelvo

2) c (Zool) garrapata f
3) c (mark) (BrE) marca f, visto m, tic m, palomita f (Méx)
4) u (credit) (BrE colloq)

to buy something on tick — comprar algo (de) fiado (fam)


II
1.
intransitive verb \<\<clock/watch\>\> hacer* tictac

the seconds ticked away — pasaban los segundos

what makes somebody tick: I'd like to know what makes him tick — me gustaría saber qué es lo que lo mueve


2.
tick vt (BrE) \<\<name/answer\>\> marcar* (con un visto or una palomita etc)
Phrasal Verbs:

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