English term
her mind ticking over
I could see her mind ticking over as she contemplated all the details.
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Proposed translations
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
je voyais turbiner/mouliner ses méninges
son esprit/son cerveau fonctionner à plein régime
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Note added at 15 mins (2018-01-09 16:17:43 GMT)
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je voyais son esprit...
Graduate engineer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English
J'entendais cliquteter son cerveau
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Note added at 46 mins (2018-01-09 16:49:19 GMT)
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Et 'cliqueter' il faut une ouïe superfine
son esprit tourner (tournant) au ralenti
http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/Resultat.aspx
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/tick-over
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Daryo
: the danger of dictionaries - some couldn't be bothered to mention more than one meaning - this one makes no sense for this ST.
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elle examinait systématiquement tous les détails
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AllegroTrans
: only translates one notion of the sentence
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I think that you have to look at the whole image suggested by "her mind ticking over as she contemplated all the details"
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GILLES MEUNIER
: sous-traduit!!! vous ne traduisez qu'une partie de la question
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Sorry for getting your MT confused ...
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Reference comments
Definition of 'tick over'
tick over
1. phrasal verb
If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it.
[British]
Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If a person, system, or business is ticking over, they are working steadily, but not producing very much or making much progress.
[British]
The market is at least ticking over. [VERB PARTICLE]
It keeps you ticking over, stops you being complacent. [VERB PARTICLE]
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tick-ov...
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