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tick

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tik)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tick n (blood-sucking arachnid) (ácaro)garrapata nf
  rezno nm
  (AR)caparra nf
 Ticks carry nasty diseases, so you have to be careful how you remove them.
 Las garrapatas transmiten enfermedades así que ten cuidado cuando las quitas.
tick n (clock: clicking sound)tictac nm
 The room was silent apart from the tick of the clock.
 La habitación estaba en silencio excepto por el tictac del reloj.
tick⇒ vi (clock: make clicking sound)hacer tictac loc verb
 The clock ticked, marking the passage of time.
 El reloj hacía tictac, marcando el paso del tiempo.
tick [sth]⇒ vtr UK (put a check mark next to [sth])poner una marca de verificación en loc verb + prep
  marcar⇒ vtr
  (CO, VE)chulear⇒ vtr
  (MX)checar⇒, palometear⇒ vtr
 Read through the questions and tick the answers you think are correct.
 Lean las preguntas y pongan una marca de verificación en las respuestas que crean que sean correctas.
tick n UK (check mark: list item, correct answer)marca de verificación nf + loc adj
  (MX)paloma, palomita nf
  (CO, VE)chulo nm
  (ES)visto nm
 Put a tick next to the option that best applies to you.
 Ponga una marca de verificación al lado de la opción que mejor describa su caso.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
tick n (stock: small price change) (unidad de una escala)punto nm
 The tick is normally 0.01% of the value of the trading unit.
 El punto es normalmente un 0.01% del valor de la unidad.
tick n informal, UK (instant, moment)segundo nm
  momento nm
 Sorry to keep you waiting; I'll be with you in a tick.
 Perdón por hacerte esperar, estaré contigo en un segundo.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
tick away vi phrasal (time: pass)pasar⇒ vi
 The minutes were ticking away, and Peter still had no idea what to do.
 El tiempo pasaba y Peter todavía no tenía idea de qué hacer.
tick [sth] off,
tick [sth] off vtr phrasal sep		 UK (check off: mark checklist item)hacer un tick loc verb
  tachar de la lista loc verb
 Ella ticked off the tasks on her list as she did them.
 Ella hacía un tick en las tareas de su lista a medida que las completaba.
tick [sb] off,
tick off [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 UK, informal (reprimand)echar la bronca a, tirar la bronca a loc verb
 The boss ticked Linda off for being late.
 El jefe le echó la bronca a Linda por llegar tarde.
tick [sb] off vtr phrasal sep US, informal (irritate) (coloquial)cabrear a vtr + prep
 The new airline regulations really ticked me off.
 Las nuevas regulaciones de la aerolínea realmente me cabrearon.
tick over vi phrasal (engine: run in neutral)marchar a ralentí loc verb
tick over,
tick along vi phrasal		 figurative (continue steadily)avanzar⇒ vi
Note: Often used in continuous tenses.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
check box (US),
tick box (UK) n		 (square for marking with a tick)casilla nf
 Only half of the check boxes on my "to do" list are checked.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando hayas finalizado la tarea, pon una cruz en la casilla de la izquierda.
  (informática)casilla de verificación nf + loc adj
hard tick n (blood-sucking insect)garrapata dura loc nom f
make [sb] tick v expr figurative, informal (motivate, inspire [sb])mover⇒ vtr
  hacer mover loc verb
  emocionar⇒ vtr
 I want to know what inspires you; what makes you tick.
 Quiero saber qué te inspira, qué te mueve.
on tick adv UK, informal (on credit)a crédito loc adv
 I know Oliver's got a flashy car, but he bought it on tick.
tic-tac-toe,
tick-tack-toe (US),
noughts and crosses (UK) n		 (simple game: X's and O's)tres en línea loc nom m
  (ES, MX, PE)tres en raya loc nom m
  (AR, UY)tatetí nm
  (CO)triqui nm
tick all the boxes,
tick all the right boxes v expr		 UK, figurative, informal (be just what [sb] is looking for)cumplir todos los requisitos, cumplir con todos los requisitos loc verb
  ser perfecto v cop + adj
tick fever (pathology)fiebre por garrapata loc nom f
tick trefoil n (plant)trébol de garrapatas loc nom m
tick-borne adj (carried by bloodsucking parasite)transmitido por garrapatas loc adj
 Lyme disease is one of the most serious tick-borne diseases.
 La enfermedad de Lyme es una de las peores enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas.
ticktock,
tick tock,
tick-tock n		 (sound of a ticking clock)tictac nm
ticktock,
tick tock,
tick-tock vi		 (clock: tick)hacer tictac loc verb
what makes [sb] tick n ([sb]'s passion in life)lo que te mueve el piso expr
wood tick (insect)garrapata de madera loc nom f
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'tick' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
check - check box - check mark - check off - ticktock
Spanish:
arañuelo - tilde - paloma - ahora - chulo - conocer al enemigo - dar caña - despuesito - enojar - fiado - garrapata - gato - ralentí - reprender - sermonear - tictac - trique - visto

Collocations: tick repellant, got a tick bite, [the bomb, time, the clock] is ticking, more...

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