tickle

tickle
[ˈtɪkəl]
sustantivo
1cosquillas (f pl)
  • to have a tickle in one's throat -> tener picor de garganta
verbo transitivo
2hacer cosquillas a
3divertir (amuse)
  • to tickle somebody's fancy -> atraer or apetecer or (español de España) provocar or (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México) antojársele a alguien (español de México)
  • to be tickled pink -> estar encantado(a)
verbo intransitivo
4hacer cosquillas

tickle [ti-kel]
1Hacerle cosquillas a, hacerle gracia a (amuse).
sustantivo
2Cosquilleo.
vt.vi. Picar.

tickle [ˈtɪkl]
verb:transitive
1 [+person] hacer cosquillas a; [+cat, dog] acariciar
she enjoyed tickling the baby le gustaba hacer cosquillas al niño
2 (informal) (amuse) divertir; hacer gracia a
it tickled us no end nos divirtió mucho; nos hizo mucha gracia
3 (informal) (please)
we were tickled to death at being invited fue una sorpresa maravillosa que nos invitaran; it tickled his fancy se le antojó
to be tickled pink (informal) estar encantado como unas castañuelas;or
verb:intransitive
my ear tickles siento cosquillas hormiguillo en la oreja;or it tickles [+material] pica; don't, it tickles! ¡no, que me hace cosquillas!
noun
to give sb a tickle hacer cosquillas a algn; to have a tickle in one's throat tener picor de garganta; he never got a tickle all day (Fishing) no picó ni un pez en todo el día; at £5 he never got a tickle (informal) a cinco libras nadie le echó un tiento; (informal)

Verb Conjugation for "tickle"

Imperative
  • tickle
  • you tickle
  • he/she tickles
  • we tickle
  • you tickle
  • they tickle
Preterite
  • I tickled
  • you tickled
  • he/she tickled
  • we tickled
  • you tickled
  • they tickled
Present Continuous
  • I am tickling
  • you are tickling
  • he/she is tickling
  • we are tickling
  • you are tickling
  • they are tickling
Present Perfect
  • I have tickled
  • you have tickled
  • he/she has tickled
  • we have tickled
  • you have tickled
  • they have tickled
Past Continuous
  • I was tickling
  • you were tickling
  • he/she was tickling
  • we were tickling
  • you were tickling
  • they were tickling
Past Perfect
  • I had tickled
  • you had tickled
  • he/she had tickled
  • we had tickled
  • you had tickled
  • they had tickled
Future
  • I will tickle
  • you will tickle
  • he/she will tickle
  • we will tickle
  • you will tickle
  • they will tickle
Future Perfect
  • I will have tickled
  • you will have tickled
  • he/she will have tickled
  • we will have tickled
  • you will have tickled
  • they will have tickled
Future Continuous
  • I will be tickling
  • you will be tickling
  • he/she will be tickling
  • we will be tickling
  • you will be tickling
  • they will be tickling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been tickling
  • you have been tickling
  • he/she has been tickling
  • we have been tickling
  • you have been tickling
  • they have been tickling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been tickling
  • you will have been tickling
  • he/she will have been tickling
  • we will have been tickling
  • you will have been tickling
  • they will have been tickling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been tickling
  • you had been tickling
  • he/she had been tickling
  • we had been tickling
  • you had been tickling
  • they had been tickling
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