inch

inch
inch [ɪnt∫]
1. noun
pouce m ( = 2,54 cm)
• he has grown a few inches since last year ≈ il a grandi de quelques centimètres depuis l'année dernière
• he couldn't see an inch in front of him il n'y voyait pas à deux pas
• he wouldn't budge an inch ( = move) il n'a pas voulu bouger d'un pouce ; ( = make concessions) il n'a pas voulu faire la plus petite concession
• he missed being run over by inches il a été à deux doigts de se faire écraser
• give him an inch and he'll take a mile vous lui donnez le doigt, il vous prend le bras
► every inch
• he's every inch a soldier il a tout d'un soldat
• he knows every inch of the district il connaît la région comme sa poche
• we searched every inch of the room nous avons cherché partout dans la pièce► inch by inch
• the police were searching the area inch by inch la police passait le quartier au peigne fin
• an inch-by-inch search une fouille minutieuse► within an inch of
• to come within an inch of succeeding être à deux doigts de réussir
• they beat him to within an inch of his life ils l'ont battu presque à mort
2. intransitive verb
• to inch forward/out/in avancer/sortir/entrer peu à peu
• to inch through se frayer peu à peu un passage
• prices are inching up les prix augmentent petit à petit
3. transitive verb
• to inch sth forward/in/out faire avancer/entrer/sortir qch peu à peu
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[ɪntʃ] 1.
noun (pl inches)
1) (measurement) pouce m (= 2,54 cm)
2) fig (small amount)

inch by inch — petit à petit

to come within an inch of winning — passer à deux doigts de la victoire

she won't give ou budge an inch — elle ne veut pas bouger d'un pouce

2.
transitive verb

to inch something forward — faire avancer quelque chose petit à petit

3.
intransitive verb

to inch towards something — lit se diriger petit à petit vers quelque chose; fig parvenir petit à petit à quelque chose [solution]

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give her an inch and she'll take a mile ou yard — plus on lui en donne, plus elle en veut

I don't trust him an inch — je n'ai pas la moindre confiance en lui

to fight every inch of the way — lutter pied à pied


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