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1 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 -
2 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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