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1 tick over
intransitive verb1) (Motor Veh.) im Leerlauf laufentick over noisily/too slowly/too fast — im Leerlauf [zu] laut/zu langsam/zu schnell drehen
2) (fig.)tick over [nicely] — (progress satisfactorily) ganz gut laufen (ugs.)
* * *(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) leerlaufen* * *I've left the car with the engine \tick overing over ich habe das Auto mit laufendem Motor abgestelltto keep things \tick overing over die Dinge am Laufen halten* * *vi1) (= idle engine) im Leerlauf seinto keep things ticking over — die Sache in Gang halten
* * *intransitive verb1) (Motor Veh.) im Leerlauf laufentick over noisily/too slowly/too fast — im Leerlauf [zu] laut/zu langsam/zu schnell drehen
2) (fig.)tick over [nicely] — (progress satisfactorily) ganz gut laufen (ugs.)
* * *v.im Leerlauf sein (Auto) ausdr. -
2 tick over
vi( esp Brit)I've left the car with the engine \tick overing over ich habe das Auto mit laufendem Motor abgestellt;to keep things \tick overing over die Dinge am Laufen halten
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