tick

segno di spunta

Segno scritto ✓ che indica che qualcosa è corretto, approvato o completato.

In inglese semplice: A written mark, ✓, showing that something is correct, approved, or completed.

• Put a tick beside your answer.
• The teacher gave each correct sentence a tick.
• Green ticks show which tasks are complete.

Sinonimi: check mark, check

Espressioni comuni: put a tick, green tick, tick next to

zecca

Piccolo animale che si attacca alla pelle di persone o animali e si nutre del loro sangue.

In inglese semplice: A small animal that attaches to people or animals and feeds on their blood.

• There is a tick on the dog.
• She found two ticks after walking through tall grass.
• A tick bite can spread disease.

Espressioni comuni: tick bite, remove a tick, tick on someone

ticchettio

Suono breve e leggero, spesso ripetuto da un orologio o da una macchina.

In inglese semplice: A short, quiet clicking sound, often repeated by a clock or machine.

• I heard the tick of a clock.
• Each tick sounded loud in the empty room.
• The old watch made slow, uneven ticks.

Sinonimi: click

Espressioni comuni: tick of something, steady tick, loud tick

tacca, variazione minima

Piccolo segno su una scala di misura, oppure piccola unità di variazione di un valore.

In inglese semplice: A small mark on a measuring scale, or a small unit by which a value changes.

• Each tick marks five degrees.
• The price rose by one tick.
• Small ticks divide the chart axis into equal parts.

Espressioni comuni: tick mark, one tick higher, tick on something

attimo, secondo

Un periodo di tempo molto breve.

In inglese semplice: A very short time.

• I will be back in a tick.
• Wait a tick while I find my keys.
• It only takes a tick to save the file.

Sinonimi: moment, second

Espressioni comuni: in a tick, just a tick, wait a tick

ticchettare

Produrre una serie di suoni brevi e leggeri, come un orologio.

In inglese semplice: To make a series of short, quiet clicking sounds, like a clock.

• The clock ticks loudly.
• My watch stopped ticking last night.
• A small clock ticked steadily beside her bed.

Sinonimi: click

Espressioni comuni: clock can tick, tick quietly, tick away

funzionare

Funzionare, soprattutto quando si parla dei meccanismi interni di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To work or function, especially when talking about how something works inside.

• He wanted to know how machines tick.
• Curiosity is what makes her tick.
• Studying the engine helped us understand what made it tick.

Come si usa: what makes someone/something tick (I want to understand what makes this team tick.)

Sinonimi: function, work, operate

Espressioni comuni: what makes something tick, how things tick, what makes someone tick