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♦ inch (1) /ɪntʃ/n.1 pollice ( misura lineare ingl. pari a cm 2,54): a square inch, un pollice quadrato; a cubic inch, un pollice cubico; a 16-inch screen, uno schermo da 16 pollici; How many inches of rain fell last year?, quanti pollici di pioggia caddero l'anno scorso?; He is five feet ten inches, è alto cinque piedi e dieci pollici (pari a m 1,78 circa); to measure in inches, misurare in pollici2 (fig.) millimetro; pelo: by inches, a poco a poco, lentamente, gradatamente; ( anche) di poco, per un pelo, di un soffio: The car missed the dog by inches, per un pelo la macchina non ha investito il cane; every inch, da capo a piedi; da cima a fondo; completamente: He is every inch a politician, è un uomo politico da capo a piedi● inch by inch, a poco a poco, lentamente, gradatamente □ (fig. raro) an inch of cold steel, un colpo di spada; una pugnalata □ ( sport) an inch-perfect pass [shot], un passaggio [un tiro] calibrato (o millimetrico) □ by inch of candle ► auction □ ( anche fig.) not to budge (o not to yield) an inch, non cedere d'un millimetro □ within an inch of, a un pelo da: I came within an inch of being hit by the snowball, per un pelo non sono stato colpito dalla palla di neve □ within an inch of sb. 's life, fin quasi a uccidere q. □ Give him an inch and he'll take an ell (o a mile, a yard), se gli dai un dito, si prende un braccio.inch (2) /ɪntʃ/n.(scozz., irl.) isola; isoletta.(to) inch /ɪntʃ/v. t. e i.muovere, muoversi, gradatamente (o lentamente); to inch forward, spingere (o spingersi) avanti a poco a poco; inch one's way through the jungle, farsi strada a poco a poco attraverso la giungla.
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