tic
French → English
(medicine) Tic: an involuntary and repetitive muscle movement, often in the face; twitch
Il a un tic nerveux à l'œil qui apparaît quand il est stressé.
(English) He has a nervous eye tic that appears when he is stressed.
Le patient souffre d'un tic facial qui fait trembler sa lèvre.
(English) The patient suffers from a facial tic that makes his lip tremble.
(personality) Quirk: a peculiar habit or mannerism that a person has developed; mannerism
Son habitude de se ronger les ongles est un tic agaçant.
(English) His habit of biting his nails is an annoying quirk.
Elle a le tic de répéter le mot « en fait » au début de chaque phrase.
(English) She has the quirk of repeating the word 'actually' at the start of every sentence.
Entry ID: fr:en:tic · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary