el
masculine
/tik/
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Translation
tic, twitch
Word origin
From French tic, an involuntary muscular twitch, imitative in origin. English also borrowed it as 'tic'.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- tic
- English cognates
- tic
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltics
Examples
izquierdo.
He has a nervous tic in his left eye.
estrés provocó .
Stress caused him a twitch in the cheek.
Morderse convirtió .
Biting his nails became a tic.
¿ notado ?
Have you noticed that tic he does when he speaks?
imitó .
The actor imitated the politician's tic perfectly.
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