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1 what makes smb. (or smth.) tick
paзг.чeм oбъяcнить eгo (eё и т. д.) пoвeдeниe, чтo им (eю и т. д.) движeт (тo, чтo зacтaвляeт чтo-л. функциoниpoвaть)I want to know lots of people and see what makes them tick (I. Murdoch). I've studied psychology, you see, so I know what makes everyone tick (M. Dickens) (and)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > what makes smb. (or smth.) tick
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2 what makes somebody tick
волновать (привлекать, интересовать)If I knew what made my customers tick, I would be able to sell them more merchandise.
A good salesperson knows what makes a customer tick.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > what makes somebody tick
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3 what makes one tick
разг.чем объясняется его (её и т. д.) поведение‘We go and pull him out of hiding and see what makes him tick,’ Mason said. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Mischievous Doll’, ch. 5) — - Мы вытащим этого типа на свет божий и выясним, чем объясняется его поведение, - сказал Мейсон.
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4 What makes smb tick
Общая лексика: Что движет кем-то (мотивация) -
5 What makes you so sure that ...?
Общая лексика: Почему вы так уверены в том, что...Универсальный англо-русский словарь > What makes you so sure that ...?
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6 What makes you special
Маркетология: что выделяет вас из массыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > What makes you special
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7 What makes you think that?
Общая лексика: Почему Вы так думаете?, Почему Вы так считаете?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > What makes you think that?
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8 what makes him tick
Общая лексика: чем он живёт, что придаёт ему силы -
9 what makes him tick?
Общая лексика: что даёт ему силы? -
10 what makes the grass grow so quickly?
Общая лексика: отчего трава растёт так быстро?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what makes the grass grow so quickly?
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11 what makes you say so?
Разговорное выражение: что так?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what makes you say so?
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12 what makes tick
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13 What makes him do it?
Что ему за охота? Охота ему заниматься этим?!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > What makes him do it?
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14 What makes him tick?
Чем он живёт?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > What makes him tick?
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15 What makes you do it?
Охота тебе заниматься этим?!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > What makes you do it?
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16 What makes you think so?
Почему ты так думаешь?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > What makes you think so?
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17 what makes smb tick
пружи́на чьих-л. де́йствий, моти́в посту́пковThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > what makes smb tick
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18 what for
what makes him tick? — чем он живёт?; что даёт ему силы?
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19 what's the odds
expr interrog infmlWhat's the odds if thinking so makes them happy? — Какое это имеет значение, если они счастливы в своем заблуждении?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what's the odds
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20 what a pretty pair!
Пословица: связался чёрт с младенцем (used disapprovingly to mean: a strong, selfish person 'makes friends' with a naive weakling)
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