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1 inch
inch [ɪnt∫]1. nounpouce m ( = 2,54 cm)• he has grown a few inches since last year ≈ il a grandi de quelques centimètres depuis l'année dernière• 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• give him an inch and he'll take a mile vous lui donnez le doigt, il vous prend le bras• to inch forward/out/in avancer/sortir/entrer peu à peu• to inch sth forward/in/out faire avancer/entrer/sortir qch peu à peu* * *[ɪntʃ] 1.1) ( measurement) pouce m (= 2,54 cm)2) fig ( small amount)2.she won't give ou budge an inch — elle ne veut pas bouger d'un pouce
transitive verb3.to inch towards something — lit se diriger petit à petit vers quelque chose; fig parvenir petit à petit à quelque chose [solution]
••give her an inch and she'll take a mile ou yard — plus on lui en donne, plus elle en veut
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