tic

Tic

Eine plötzliche Bewegung oder Lautäußerung, die sich wiederholt und schwer kontrollieren lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: A sudden movement or sound that someone makes repeatedly and finds difficult to control.

• He has a facial tic.
• Her tic becomes more noticeable when she is tired.
• Some tics involve sounds rather than movements.

Häufige Wendungen: facial tic, nervous tic, vocal tic

Marotte, Eigenheit

Eine kleine Gewohnheit oder Besonderheit, die jemand häufig wiederholt, besonders beim Sprechen oder Schreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: A small action or feature that someone regularly repeats, especially in speech or writing.

• That phrase is his verbal tic.
• The author's stylistic tics appear in every novel.
• Ending each answer with a question became an annoying tic.

Synonyme: mannerism, habit

Häufige Wendungen: verbal tic, stylistic tic, linguistic tic

Tics haben

Wiederholt plötzliche Bewegungen machen, die sich nur schwer kontrollieren lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a sudden, repeated movement that is difficult to control.

• He began to tic.
• She tics more often when she is tired.
• His face ticced several times during the interview.

Häufige Wendungen: tic repeatedly, tic more often