to make someone tick

Czech translation: na co slyší / co je motivuje

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English term or phrase:to make someone tick
Czech translation:na co slyší / co je motivuje
Entered by: Andrea Hermanová

18:06 Aug 31, 2020
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: to make someone tick
We need to know who our clients are, how they live, what makes them tick.
Andrea Hermanová
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:19
na co slyší, co je motivuje, čím se řídí
Explanation:
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.
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Renáta Sobolevičová
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:19
Grading comment
Skvělé! Děkuji. :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2na co slyší, co je motivuje, čím se řídí
Renáta Sobolevičová
5 +1co je zajímá, co je baví, motivuje
Monika O'Keefe
3rozpulzovat
Dalibor Uhlik


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
na co slyší, co je motivuje, čím se řídí


Explanation:
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.


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/what+makes+tick
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/what-makes-someone-tick
Renáta Sobolevičová
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:19
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Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Skvělé! Děkuji. :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Děkuji! Byla jste první, "co je motivuje" je přesné + jsem pátrala po něčem barvitějším a "na co slyší" do textu velmi pěkně sedlo. :)


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agree  Tomáš Řádek
2 hrs

agree  Mária Pecárová
2 days 22 hrs
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co je zajímá, co je baví, motivuje


Explanation:
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)


    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/what-makes-someone-tick
    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/what-makes-someone-tick
Monika O'Keefe
United States
Local time: 08:19
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Tomáš Řádek
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rozpulzovat


Explanation:
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...

Dalibor Uhlik
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:19
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 53
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