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1 tick over
(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) lēni ripot/kustēties (ar izslēgtu dzinēju) -
2 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tikšķēšana2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) mirklis2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tikšķētII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) ķeksītis2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) atzīmēt ar ķeksīti- 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.) ērce* * *tiks; ērce; tikšķēšana, tikšķis; kredīts; rēķins; uzmācīgs cilvēks; pārvalks; ķeksītis, atzīme; mirklis; tikšķēt; pirkt uz kredīta; pārdot uz kredīta; atzīmēt ar ķeksīti
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