tic

tic

Movimiento o sonido repentino que alguien repite y le cuesta controlar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: facial tic, nervous tic, vocal tic

muletilla, manía

Pequeña costumbre o rasgo que alguien repite mucho, sobre todo al hablar o escribir.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: mannerism, habit

Expresiones frecuentes: verbal tic, stylistic tic, linguistic tic

tener tics

Hacer repetidamente movimientos repentinos que cuesta controlar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: tic repeatedly, tic more often