Definition: (noun and interjection) tap, clack (sound)
J'aime bien le « tac » des billes - I love the "clack" of billiard balls.
Et puis tac, tac, tac à la porte - And then "tap, tap, tap" at the door.
Tac is commonly used in pairs to indicate the sound of machine gun fire: le tac tac (or tacatac) des mitrailleuses - the rat-a-tat of machine guns.
(informal abbreviation) taxi
J'veux prendre un tac - I want to take a taxi.
Expression: répondre/riposter du tac au tac - to always have a ready answer, to come back at someone quick as a flash, to snap back
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J'aime bien le « tac » des billes - I love the "clack" of billiard balls.
Et puis tac, tac, tac à la porte - And then "tap, tap, tap" at the door.
Tac is commonly used in pairs to indicate the sound of machine gun fire: le tac tac (or tacatac) des mitrailleuses - the rat-a-tat of machine guns.
(informal abbreviation) taxi
J'veux prendre un tac - I want to take a taxi.
Expression: répondre/riposter du tac au tac - to always have a ready answer, to come back at someone quick as a flash, to snap back
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Pronunciation: [tahk]Audio Link
