Translation of "Tac" in English

Tic, tac, tic, tac,

tick, tick

L'horloge faisait tic-tac.

The clock was ticking.

Dans la pièce complètement calme, seul le tic-tac d'une vieille horloge résonnait.

- As the room fall silent, only the ticking sound of an old clock could be heard.
- In the quiet room, only the sound of the old clock ticking could be heard.

C'est seulement quand je ne peux pas dormir la nuit que le tic-tac de l'horloge devient assez bruyant pour m'embêter.

- It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
- It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock bothers me.