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tick

Spanish translation: funcionar

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English term or phrase:makes them tick
Spanish translation:funcionar
Entered by: Maria Luisa Duarte

20:47 Apr 3, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: tick
Biologists have spent much of the past century taking cells apart to figure out what makes them tick.
Cirera Marti (X)
Local time: 15:05
funcionar
Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-04-03 21:01:48 (GMT)
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.....que les hace funcionar.....
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Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 20:05
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8funcionar
Maria Luisa Duarte
5...de dónde sacan tanta energía
Javier Herrera
5qué las pone en movimiento/marcha/... qué las impulsa
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
3Que las hace funcionar
eyipval


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
funcionar


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-04-03 21:01:48 (GMT)
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.....que les hace funcionar.....

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3386

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raúl Waldman: También: 'latir' (figuradamente).
22 mins
  -> gracias!
agree  Oso (X): ¡Saludos Maria Luisa! ¶:^)
25 mins
  -> gracias Oso!
agree  Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
41 mins
  -> gracias!
agree  Mariana Solanet
58 mins
agree  Egmont
1 hr
agree  Will Matter
1 hr
agree  The Mill
1 hr
agree  colemh
1 hr
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...de dónde sacan tanta energía


Explanation:
Una opción nada literal (según el diccionario Collins)
Saludos

Javier Herrera
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 588
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
qué las pone en movimiento/marcha/... qué las impulsa


Explanation:
Otras opciones... suerte

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 5089
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Que las hace funcionar


Explanation:
What makes them tick es una frase común cuando se refiere a los motivos por los cuales una persona o cosa es de una forma específica.

eyipval
Mexico
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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