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tick [tɪk](clock, time-bomb) faire tic-tac;∎ figurative I wonder what makes him tick (what motivates him) je me demande ce qui le motive; (what goes on in his mind) je me demande ce qui se passe dans sa têteBritish (mark → name, item) cocher, pointer; (→ box, answer) cocher; School (→ as correct) marquer juste3 noun(a) (of clock) tic-tac m∎ just a tick! un instant!;∎ I'll be ready in a tick/in a couple of ticks je serai prêt dans une seconde□ /en moins de deux;∎ I'll only be a tick j'en ai pour une seconde□∎ to put a tick against sth cocher qch(d) Entomology tique f∎ to buy sth on tick acheter qch à crédit(f) Textiles (ticking) toile f à matelas; (covering → for mattress) housse f (de matelas); (→ for pillow) housse f (d'oreiller), taie f∎ the minutes ticked away les minutes passaient= tick away (b)(a) (name, item) cocher∎ he ticked off the EU countries on his fingers il compta les pays de Union européenne sur ses doigts∎ she got ticked off for being late elle s'est fait attraper pour être arrivée en retard∎ to be ticked off (with) en avoir marre (de)∎ everything's ticking over nicely tout tourne bien;∎ it keeps my brain ticking over ça fait travailler ma cervelle
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