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1 tick over
(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) trabalhar -
2 tick over
(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) funcionar em marcha lenta -
3 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tiquetaque2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) segundinho2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) fazer tiquetaqueII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) sinal2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) assinalar- 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.) carraça* * *[tik] n 1 carrapato. 2 pano para colchão. 3 coll crédito, confiança. 4 Brit momento, instante. 5 tique-taque. • vt+vi 1 fazer tique-taque. 2 conferir. 3 ticar. in two ticks num instante. on the tick pontual, à hora. to tick off a) assinalar, marcar (um item). b) repreender, advertir. to tick out transmitir (notícia) por telégrafo. -
4 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tique-taque2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) instante2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tiquetaquearII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) tique2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) ticar- 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.) carrapato
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tick over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms tick over : present tense I/you/we/they tick over he/she/it ticks over present participle ticking over past tense ticked over past participle ticked over British 1) if a car engine is ticking over, it is… … English dictionary
tick over — UK US tick over Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) ► if a business or system is ticking over, it continues to work but is not growing or making much progress: » Bankers cut interest rates to keep the global economy ticking… … Financial and business terms
tick over — phr verb Tick over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑brain, ↑engine … Collocations dictionary
tick over — 1) PHRASAL VERB If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it. [BRIT] [V P] Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over. Syn: idle 2) PHRASAL… … English dictionary
tick over — (of an engine) run slowly in neutral. → tick … English new terms dictionary
tick over — verb a) to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear). While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm. b) To run smoothly and without problems … Wiktionary
tick over — running well, working well, hit on all cylinders Sandro tuned the motor, and now it s ticking over beautifully … English idioms
tick-over — The speed of an engine when it is turning over … Dictionary of automotive terms
ˌtick ˈover — phrasal verb British informal to operate steadily but not very well … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tick over — [1] To run at low speed with the throttle control closed and the transmission disengaged. [2] To idle … Dictionary of automotive terms
tick over — verb run disconnected or idle the engine is idling • Syn: ↑idle • Ant: ↑run (for: ↑idle) • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary