tick

tick
m; -s, -s; MED. tic
—
Tick2
m; -s, -s; umg.
1. (Schrulle) (strange) quirk (oder foible); einen Tick haben be a bit mad, be rather strange, have strange ways; mit dem Frühaufstehen hat er einen Tick he’s got a thing (oder fetish) about getting up early
2. (Nuance) shade, touch, tinge; einen Tick schneller / besser a shade (oder marginally) faster / better
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der Tick
tic
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Tịck [tɪk]
m -(e)s, -s
1) (MED) tic

nervöser Tick — nervous tic

2) (inf = Schrulle) quirk (inf)

Uhren sind sein Tick — he has a thing about clocks (inf)

einen Tick haben (inf) — to be crazy

er hat einen Tick mit seiner Ordnung — he has this thing about tidiness (inf)

einen Tick besser/schneller etc sein (inf) — to be a shade better/faster etc

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Tick
<-[e]s, -s>
[tɪk]
m (fam)
1. (Marotte) quirk fam
einen \Tick haben to have a quirk
2. (geringe Menge) tad
kannst du das einen \Tick leiser stellen? can you turn it down a tad?
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der; Tick[e]s, Ticks
1) (ugs.): (Schrulle) quirk; thing (coll.)

du hast wohl einen kleinen Tick — you must be round the bend (coll.)

2) (Med.) tic
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…tick m im subst umg
1. (Vorliebe):
einen Oldtimertick haben be a vintage car freak, have a thing about vintage cars
2. (Abneigung):
einen Spinnentick haben have a thing (stärker: phobia) about spiders
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der; Tick[e]s, Ticks
1) (ugs.): (Schrulle) quirk; thing (coll.)

du hast wohl einen kleinen Tick — you must be round the bend (coll.)

2) (Med.) tic
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-s m.
tic n.

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