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1 tic
tic [tik]masculine nountic ; ( = manie) mannerism• tic verbal or de langage verbal tic* * *tiknom masculin1) ( contraction) tic2) ( geste habituel) habit* * *tik nm1) (mouvement involontaire) tic, twitch2) (= manie)* * *tic nm1 Méd tic; prendre un tic to develop a tic; être plein de tics to be constantly twitching; avoir le visage ravagé de tics to suffer from a severe facial tic;2 ( habitude) ( dans les gestes) habit; ( dans la parole) tic; prendre les tics de qn to pick up sb else's habits; tic de langage verbal tic;tic de l'air wind-sucking; tic douloureux de la face tic douloureux, trigeminal neuralgia; tic rongeur crib-biting.[tic] nom masculin3. [répétition stéréotypée] habit4. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE [avec déglutition d'air] wind sucking -
2 crispation
crispation [kʀispasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = spasme) twitchb. ( = tension) tension* * *kʀispɑsjɔ̃1) (de muscle, visage) tensing; (de mâchoires, main) clenching2) ( tension nerveuse) state of tension3) fig ( durcissement) tension* * *kʀispasjɔ̃ nf1) (= spasme) twitch2) (= contraction) contraction3) (état de tension psychologique) tenseness* * *crispation nf2 ( tension nerveuse) state of tension;3 fig ( durcissement) tension.[krispasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [du visage] tension[des membres] contraction2. [tic] twitchle médicament peut provoquer des crispations au niveau des mains the drug can cause the hands to twitch3. [anxiété] nervous tension4. [du cuir] shrivelling[du papier] cockling
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