ticking

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɪkɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tiking)

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Principal Translations
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ticking n(sound of clock)tictac nm
 The ticking from his grandpa's collection of clocks kept Jimmy awake all night.
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ticking,
mattress ticking
n
(mattress cover material)cobertor nm
 This mattress has a knitted ticking.
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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] vtrUK (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 nUK (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
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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 ninformal, 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
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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
informal, UK (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 sepinformal, mainly US (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
  funcionar vi
Note: Often used in continuous tenses.
 The assistant manager assured her boss that business was ticking over in his absence.
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Compound Forms:
ticking | tick
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cotton ticking n(woven fabric used for bed linen)cotín, cutí nm
 La policía informó que el preso improvisó una cuerda con el cotín del colchón y se ahorcó en su celda.
just ticking over adj(functioning, going on) (coloquial)ir tirando loc verb
 At the moment the business is just ticking over, but I'm confident it'll improve once the recession's over.
 De momento el negocio va tirando, pero tengo confianza en que mejorará una vez que acabe la recesión.
  apenas sobreviviendo loc adv
 De momento el negocio está apenas sobreviviendo, pero tengo confianza en que mejorará una vez que acabe la recesión.
keep [sth] ticking over,
keep things ticking over
v expr
figurative (running smoothly)mantener algo en funcionamiento vtr + loc adv
  mantener algo en marcha vtr + loc adv
ticking-off nUK, informal (reprimand)reto nm
  regaño nm
 (ES)regañina nf
 (coloquial)bronca nf
 I got a ticking-off for talking during French class.
 Recibí un reto por hablar durante la clase de francés.
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