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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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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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4 What makes smb tick
Общая лексика: Что движет кем-то (мотивация) -
5 what makes him tick
Общая лексика: чем он живёт, что придаёт ему силы -
6 what makes him tick?
Общая лексика: что даёт ему силы? -
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מניע או הסבר להתנהגותו של אדם* * *◙ םדא לש ותוגהנתהל רבסה וא עינמ◄ -
8 what makes him tick
nasıl biridir, amacı ne, İstediği ne, dürten şey nedir -
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nasıl biridir, amacı ne, İstediği ne, dürten şey nedir -
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Чем он живёт?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > What makes him tick?
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12 what makes smb tick
пружи́на чьих-л. де́йствий, моти́в посту́пковThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > what makes smb tick
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13 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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what makes someone/something tickwat het geheim is van iemand/iets, wat iemand drijft/wat het in beweging houdtEnglish-Dutch dictionary > what makes someone/something tick
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15 what (that) makes (one) tick
Сленг: мотивация поведения, причина поведения, то, что заставляет поступать так, а не иначеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > what (that) makes (one) tick
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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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tick [tɪk]1. nouna. [of clock] tic-tac mc. ( = mark) croix fd. ( = parasite) tique f[clock] faire tic-tac4. compounds[time] s'écouler* * *[tɪk] 1.1) ( of clock) tic-tac m2) ( mark on paper) coche f3) Zoology tique f4) (colloq) GB ( short time) seconde f5) (colloq) GB ( credit)2.transitive verb ( make mark) cocher [box, name, answer]3.intransitive verb [bomb, clock, watch] faire tic-tacI know what makes him tick — fig je sais ce qui le motive
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Ⅰtick [tɪk]1. n1) ти́канье2) разг. миг, мгнове́ние;in a tick момента́льно, неме́дленно
;in two ticks в два счёта
;to ( или on) the tick то́чно, пунктуа́льно
3) отме́тка, пти́чка, га́лочка2. v1) ти́катьtick off разг.а) отде́лать, распуши́ть;б) амер. вы́вести из себя́, «доста́ть»;tick out высту́кивать ( о телеграфном аппарате);tick over авто е́хать с вы́ключенным дви́гателем◊what makes him tick? что им дви́жет?, чем он живёт?
Ⅱtick [tɪk] n1) чехо́л (матраца, подушки)2) тик ( материя)Ⅲtick [tɪk] n1) разг. креди́т;to go ( или to run) (on) tick брать в креди́т; влеза́ть в долги́
;to buy (to sell) on tick покупа́ть (продава́ть) в креди́т
2) счётⅣtick [tɪk] nзоол. клещ -
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A n1 ( of clock) tic-tac m ;4 ○ GB ( short time) minute f fig, seconde f fig ; I'll be with you in a tick/two ticks je suis à toi dans une seconde/deux secondes ; I won't be a tick j'en ai (juste) pour une seconde ; it won't take a tick/two ticks ça ne prendra qu'une seconde/que deux secondes ;■ tick by [hours, minutes] passer.■ tick off:▶ tick [sth/sb] off, tick off [sth/sb]1 ( mark) cocher [name, item] ;■ tick over GB1 Aut [car, engine, meter] tourner ;2 fig [company, business] tourner ; ( not doing really well) tourner au ralenti ; [mind, brain] travailler.
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What Makes it Tick — is TV series on Fine Living that takes a behind the scenes look at cities and events. The series is produced by NorthSouth Productions; Executive Producers are Charlie DeBevoise and Mark Hickman. Co executive Producer is Blaine Hopkins. Edited by … Wikipedia
what makes someone tick — informal phrase the feelings and ideas that make someone behave the way that they do an interviewer who is determined to find out what makes her subjects tick Thesaurus: general words for a person s charactersynonym parts of a person s… … Useful english dictionary
what makes someone tick — what makes (someone) tick if you know what makes someone tick, you understand the reasons for their behaviour and personality. A good salesperson knows what makes a customer tick … New idioms dictionary
what makes somebody tick — what makes sb ˈtick idiom what makes sb behave in the way that they do • I ve never really understood what makes her tick. Main entry: ↑tickidiom … Useful english dictionary
what makes someone tick — When you try to understand what motivates someone or makes them behave the way they do, you want to know what makes them tick. He s a strange man. It s hard to figure out what makes him tick … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
what makes someone tick — informal the feelings and ideas that make someone behave the way that they do an interviewer who is determined to find out what makes her subjects tick … English dictionary
what makes someone tick — informal what motivates someone. → tick … English new terms dictionary
What makes one tick — what motivates one s behaviour … Dictionary of Australian slang
what makes one tick — Australian Slang what motivates one s behaviour … English dialects glossary
what makes people tick — motive or explanation of a person s behavior … English contemporary dictionary
what makes tick — what makes (someone) tick if you know what makes someone tick, you understand the reasons for their behaviour and personality. A good salesperson knows what makes a customer tick … New idioms dictionary
