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1 budge
budge [bʌdʒ]∎ it won't budge c'est coincé, c'est bloqué∎ she refused to budge elle ne voulut pas en démordre;∎ he wouldn't budge an inch il a tenu bon(b) (convince) convaincre, faire changer d'avis;∎ he won't be budged il reste inébranlable, il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire changer d'avisfamiliar se pousser□ -
2 budge
A vtr1 lit bouger ;2 fig faire changer d'avis à.B vi lit bouger (from, off de) ; fig changer d'avis (on sur) ; he won't budge from his position fig il ne changera pas d'avis ; she will not budge an inch fig elle ne changera pas son opinion d'un iota (on sur).■ budge over ○, budge up ○ se pousser. -
3 budge
(to (cause to) move, even slightly: I can't budge it; It won't budge!) (faire) bouger -
4 inch
inch [ɪntʃ]1 nouninch m, pouce m;∎ it's about 6 inches wide ≃ cela fait à peu près 15 centimètres de large;∎ it's a few inches shorter c'est plus court de quelques centimètres;∎ the car missed me by inches la voiture m'a manqué de peu;∎ every inch of the wall was covered with posters il n'y avait pas un centimètre carré du mur qui ne fût couvert d'affiches, le mur était entièrement couvert d'affiches;∎ give him an inch and he'll take a yard or a mile on lui donne le doigt et il vous prend le bras;∎ inch by inch petit à petit, peu à peu;∎ figurative we'll have to fight every inch of the way nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines;∎ he's every inch a Frenchman il est français jusqu'au bout des ongles;∎ the unions won't budge or give an inch les syndicats ne céderont pas d'un pouce;∎ to beat sb to within an inch of their life laisser qn pour mort;∎ to be within an inch of doing sth être à deux doigts de faire qch∎ to inch one's way in/out entrer/sortir petit à petit;∎ he inched his way to the door petit à petit, il s'approcha de la porte;∎ she inched the car forward slowly elle fit avancer la voiture très lentement∎ to inch in/out entrer/sortir petit à petit;∎ he inched along the ledge il avançait petit à petit le long du rebord -
5 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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6 inch
1 Meas pouce m (= 2,54 cm) ;2 fig ( small amount) inch by inch petit à petit ; I couldn't see an inch in front of me in the fog je ne voyais rien à deux pas dans le brouillard ; to miss being run over by inches être à deux doigts de se faire écraser ; to come within an inch of winning/succeeding passer à deux doigts de la victoire/du succès ; to be within an inch of death/victory être à deux doigts de la mort/victoire ; she won't give ou budge an inch elle ne veut pas bouger d'un pouce.B vtr to inch sth forward faire avancer [qch] petit à petit [car] ; to inch the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage avec précaution ; to inch one's way across sth traverser [qch] petit à petit.C vi to inch across sth traverser [qch] petit à petit [floor] ; to inch along sth franchir [qch] petit à petit [ledge, plank] ; to inch towards sth lit se diriger petit à petit vers [door] ; fig parvenir petit à petit à [solution, completion].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 ; to know every inch of sth connaître qch comme sa poche ; to search every inch of the car/carpet passer la voiture/le tapis au peigne fin ; to be every inch an aristocrat/soldier être aristocrate/soldat jusqu'à la moelle.■ inch up [inflation, interest rate, price] monter graduellement.
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