Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to make someone tick
Czech translation:
na co slyší / co je motivuje
Added to glossary by
Andrea Hermanová
Aug 31, 2020 18:06
4 yrs ago
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English term
Czech Republic
• Quality comes first •
Native in: Czech (Variant: Standard-Czech) 
Works in: English to Czech
to make someone tick
English to Czech
Marketing
Marketing
We need to know who our clients are, how they live, what makes them tick.
Proposed translations
(Czech)
| 4 +2 | na co slyší, co je motivuje, čím se řídí |
Renáta Sobolevičová
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| 5 +1 | co je zajímá, co je baví, motivuje |
Monika O'Keefe
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| 3 | rozpulzovat |
Dalibor Uhlik
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Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Renáta Sobolevičová
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in Czech
Specializes in field
Czech Republic
Fine Arts | Transcreation & Marketing
Native in: Czech
Works in: English to Czech, French to Czech, Spanish to Czech, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
na co slyší, co je motivuje, čím se řídí
what makes someone tick
Fig. something that motivates someone; something that makes someone behave in a certain way. (Fig. on what makes something tick.) William is sort of strange. I don't know what makes him tick. When you get to know people, you find out what makes them tick.
Fig. something that motivates someone; something that makes someone behave in a certain way. (Fig. on what makes something tick.) William is sort of strange. I don't know what makes him tick. When you get to know people, you find out what makes them tick.
Reference:
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/what+makes+tick
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/what-makes-someone-tick
Note from asker:
| Děkuji! Byla jste první, "co je motivuje" je přesné + jsem pátrala po něčem barvitějším a "na co slyší" do textu velmi pěkně sedlo. :) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Skvělé! Děkuji. :)"
+1
10 mins
Monika O'Keefe
United States
United States
Native in Czech
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
:
4
co je zajímá, co je baví, motivuje
We need to know who our clients are, how they live, what makes them tick.
Chceme se o našich klientech dozvědět, kdo jsou, jak žijí, co je motivuje....
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Note added at 12 mins (2020-08-31 18:18:14 GMT)
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(a ty čtyři tečky tam neměly být :-D)
Chceme se o našich klientech dozvědět, kdo jsou, jak žijí, co je motivuje....
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Note added at 12 mins (2020-08-31 18:18:14 GMT)
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(a ty čtyři tečky tam neměly být :-D)
Reference:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/what-makes-someone-tick
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/what-makes-someone-tick
2 hrs
Dalibor Uhlik
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in Czech
Specializes in field
Czech Republic
Related KudoZ points
:
53
rozpulzovat
roznítit, také jsem používal za mlada rozdovádět :)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-08-31 20:54:15 GMT)
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ještě mám roztepat...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-08-31 20:54:15 GMT)
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ještě mám roztepat...
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