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1 inch
1. noun1) Inch, der; Zoll, der (veralt.)2) (small amount)inch by inch — ≈ Zentimeter um Zentimeter
by inches — ≈ zentimeterweise
2. transitive verbnot give or yield an inch — keinen Fingerbreit nachgeben
≈ zentimeterweise bewegen3. intransitive verb≈ sich zentimeterweise bewegen* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) der Zoll2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) das Stückchen2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) sich sehr langsam und vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen- academic.ru/119404/within_an_inch_of">within an inch of* * *[ɪn(t)ʃ]I. n<pl -es>▪ \inches pl Körpergröße f, Statur fjust an \inch/just \inches ganz knappwe won the game by an \inch wir haben das Spiel gerade mal eben gewonnen4. (all)every \inch jeder ZentimeterCaroline knows every \inch of London Caroline kennt London wie ihre Westentascheshe's every \inch a lady sie ist eine Dame vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle5.▶ not to budge [or give] [or move] an \inch stur bleiben, nicht nachgeben▶ to do sth by \inches etw ganz allmählich tun▶ if you give someone an \inch and they'll take a mile ( prov) wenn man jemandem den kleinen Finger reicht, will er gleich die ganze Hand prov▶ within an \inch of one's life um Haaresbreite am Tod vorbei▶ to search sth \inch by \inch etw zentimetergenau absuchenwe were \inching along in a traffic jam wir steckten im Stau und kamen nur im Schritttempo voranIII. vtto \inch sth across the room/towards the wall etw [ganz] vorsichtig durch das Zimmer/gegen die Wand bewegen* * *[IntS]1. nZoll m, Inch m3.5 inch disk — 3,5-Zoll-Diskette f
an inch-by-inch search —
he came within an inch of winning/victory — er hätte um ein Haar or beinahe gewonnen
he came within an inch of being killed — er ist dem Tod um Haaresbreite entgangen
they beat/thrashed him (to) within an inch of his life — sie haben ihn so geschlagen/verprügelt, dass er fast gestorben wäre
the lorry missed me by inches — der Lastwagen hat mich um Haaresbreite verfehlt
he knows every inch of the area — er kennt die Gegend wie seine Westentasche
we will not surrender one inch of our territory — wir werden keinen Zentimeter unseres Gebiets abtreten
they searched every inch of the room —
give him an inch and he'll take a mile (prov) — wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, nimmt er die ganze Hand (prov)
2. vito inch forward/out/in — sich millimeterweise or stückchenweise vorwärtsschieben/hinausschieben/hineinschieben
because prices are inching up —
3. vtlangsam manövrierenhe inched his way forward/through — er schob sich langsam vorwärts/durch
* * *inch1 [ıntʃ]two inches of rain METEO zwei Zoll Regen;by inches, inch by incha) Zentimeter um Zentimeter,b) fig allmählich, ganz langsam, Schritt für Schritt;a man of your inches ein Mann von Ihrer Statur oder Größe;every inch fig jeder Zoll, durch und durch;every inch a gentleman ein Gentleman vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle;give him an inch and he’ll take a yard ( oder mile) fig wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand;within an inch fig um ein Haar, fast;be beaten (to) within an inch of one’s life fast zu Tode geprügelt werden;he came within an inch of death er wäre beinahe oder um Haaresbreite gestorbenB adj …zöllig:we inched the wardrobe into the corner wir schoben den Schrank zentimeterweise in die Eckeinch2 [ıntʃ] s schott oder Ir kleine Insel* * *1. noun1) Inch, der; Zoll, der (veralt.)inch by inch — ≈ Zentimeter um Zentimeter
by inches — ≈ zentimeterweise
2. transitive verbnot give or yield an inch — keinen Fingerbreit nachgeben
≈ zentimeterweise bewegen3. intransitive verb≈ sich zentimeterweise bewegen* * *n.(§ pl.: inches)= Zoll -- (2,54 cm) n. -
2 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) polegada2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) pouquinho2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) avançar* * *[intʃ] n 1 polegada: 2,54 cm, 1/12 de um pé. he would not yield an inch / ele não queria ceder nenhum passo. 2 bagatela, insignificância, ninharia. • vt+vi avançar ou mover lentamente. by inches aos poucos, passo a passo. every inch cada centímetro, completamente, inteiramente. within an inch of muito próximo de. within an inch of someone’s life com risco de vida. -
3 inch
1)( measurement) Zoll m (2,54 cm)2) ( person's measurement)\inches pl Körpergröße f, Statur fjust an \inch/just \inches ganz knapp;to do sth by an \inch;we won the game by an \inch wir haben das Spiel gerade mal eben gewonnen4) ( all)every \inch jeder Zentimeter;Caroline knows every \inch of London Caroline kennt London wie ihre Westentasche;she's every \inch a lady sie ist eine Dame vom Scheitel bis zur SohlePHRASES:within an \inch of one's life um Haaresbreite am Tod vorbei;if you give someone an \inch and they'll take a mile ( prov) wenn man jemandem den kleinen Finger reicht, will er gleich die ganze Hand ( prov)not to budge [or give] [or move] an \inch stur bleiben, nicht nachgeben;to do sth by \inches etw ganz allmählich tun;we were \inching along in a traffic jam wir steckten im Stau und kamen nur im Schritttempo voran vtto \inch sth across the room/ towards the wall etw [ganz] vorsichtig durch das Zimmer/gegen die Wand bewegen -
4 inch
I[intʃ] n մատնաչափ. an inch and a half մեկու կես մատնաչափ. every inch ամբողջությամբ. every inch a man/a soldier իսկական տղա մարդ/զինվոր. inch by inch, by inches աստի ճանա բար, հետզհետե. move forward inch by inch քիչ-քիչ առաջ գնալ. not to yield an inch ոչ մի զիջում չանելII[intʃ] v (նաև inch one’s way) դանդաղ, կամաց-կամաց շարժվել. `inch along դանդաղ բայց հաստատուն հաջողության հասնել -
5 inch
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1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) pulgada2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) pizca, poco, centímetro
2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) avanzar poco a poco/gradualmenteinch n pulgadatr[ɪnʧ]1 (measurement) pulgada2 (small amount) poco, pelo, ápice nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby inches / by an inch por pocoevery inch todo,-aevery inch of (all of) todo,-a, cada rincón de, cada centímetro deinch by inch poco a pocogive him «(her etc)» an inch and he'll «(she'll etc)» take a mile le das la mano y te coge el brazonot to budge an inch no ceder ni un ápicewithin an inch of something a dos dedos de algo■ she came within an inch of death estuvo a dos dedos de la muerte Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Equivale a 2,54 cm/Table 1inch ['ɪnʧ] v: avanzar poco a pocoinch n1) : pulgada f2)every inch : absoluto, seguroevery inch a winner: un seguro ganador3)within an inch of : a punto den.(§ pl.: inches) = pizca s.f.• pulgada (2.54 centímetros) s.f.• pulgarada s.f.v.• avanzar poco a poco v.ɪntʃ
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noun pulgada f (2,54 centímetros)two inches of rain — dos pulgadas or (fam) cuatro dedos de lluvia
I was within an inch of getting that job — estuve a un paso or en un tris de que me dieran el trabajo
she wouldn't budge o give an inch — no cedió ni un ápice
give them an inch and they'll take a mile — les das la mano y te toman or (esp Esp) te cogen el brazo
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intransitive verb moverse* lentamente or paso a pasoto inch forward — avanzar* lentamente or paso a paso
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vt[ɪntʃ]to inch one's way — avanzar* lentamente
1.N pulgada f (= 2.54 cm)inches (=height) [of person] estatura f•
the car missed me by inches — faltó poco para que me atropellara el coche•
we searched every inch of the room — registramos todos los rincones del cuarto•
he didn't give an inch — no hizo la menor concesión•
to be within an inch of death/disaster — estar a dos dedos de la muerte/del desastreSee:see cultural note IMPERIAL SYSTEM in imperial2.CPD- inch out- inch up* * *[ɪntʃ]
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noun pulgada f (2,54 centímetros)two inches of rain — dos pulgadas or (fam) cuatro dedos de lluvia
I was within an inch of getting that job — estuve a un paso or en un tris de que me dieran el trabajo
she wouldn't budge o give an inch — no cedió ni un ápice
give them an inch and they'll take a mile — les das la mano y te toman or (esp Esp) te cogen el brazo
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intransitive verb moverse* lentamente or paso a pasoto inch forward — avanzar* lentamente or paso a paso
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vtto inch one's way — avanzar* lentamente
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6 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tomme2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) noget2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) bevæge sig tomme for tomme* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tomme2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) noget2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) bevæge sig tomme for tomme -
7 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) palec2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) ped2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) počasi se premikati* * *I [inč]nounpalec, cola (2,ɜɔ cm); malenkost; plural rast, postavaevery inch a — popoln, od glave do petegive him an inch and he will take an ell — če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo rokoto flog s.o. within an inch of his life — prebičati koga skoraj do smrtiwithin an inch — za las, skorajII [inč]intransitive verb & transitive verbpočasi (se) premikatiIII [inč]nounScottish otoček -
8 inch
I [ɪntʃ]1) pollice m. (= 2,54 cm)2) fig.inch by inch — a poco a poco, gradatamente
to come within an inch of winning — essere a un passo o pelo dalla vittoria
••II 1. [ɪntʃ] 2.give her an inch and she'll take a mile o yard se le dai un dito, si prende il braccio; I don't trust him an inch non mi fido minimamente di lui; to fight every inch of the way lottare allo stremo; to be every inch an aristocrat — essere un aristocratico dalla testa ai piedi
to inch towards — dirigersi lentamente verso [ door]; fig. arrivare a piccoli passi a [ solution]
* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) pollice2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) po'; (centimetro)2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) muoversi (lentamente)* * *I [ɪntʃ]1) pollice m. (= 2,54 cm)2) fig.inch by inch — a poco a poco, gradatamente
to come within an inch of winning — essere a un passo o pelo dalla vittoria
••II 1. [ɪntʃ] 2.give her an inch and she'll take a mile o yard se le dai un dito, si prende il braccio; I don't trust him an inch non mi fido minimamente di lui; to fight every inch of the way lottare allo stremo; to be every inch an aristocrat — essere un aristocratico dalla testa ai piedi
to inch towards — dirigersi lentamente verso [ door]; fig. arrivare a piccoli passi a [ solution]
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9 inch
in 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tomme2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tomme, litt2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) rykke gradvis framtommeIsubst. \/ɪn(t)ʃ\/1) tomme (2,54 cm)2) ( overført) smule, bitbe within an inch of være svært nær ved åby inches med nød og neppe sakte, men sikkert, litt etter litt, gradvis, bit for bitdon't trust someone an inch ikke stole på noen for fem flate øreevery inch ( også overført) hver millimeter helt (og holdent), fullstendig, sværtgive someone an inch and they'll take a mile gi noen lillefingeren, så tar de hele håndeninch by inch sakte, men sikkert, gradvis, litt etter littknow every inch of something kjenne noe ut og innto an inch til punkt og prikketrash someone within an inch of his\/her life slå noen halvt fordervetIIverb \/ɪn(t)ʃ\/1) bevege seg langsomt og forsiktig, flytte seg langsomt og forsiktig2) ake seg, skubbe seg3) ( om kjøretøy) la gå sakte, krype, snegle seginch one's way forward eller inch oneself forward bevege seg fremover tomme for tomme \/ svært langsomtinch forward krype fremover (litt etter litt) -
10 inch
[ɪntʃ] 1. ncal m2. viPhrasal Verbs:* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) cal2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) odrobina2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) posuwać się cal po calu -
11 inch
2, hüvelyk, 54 cm to inch: lassan mászik, lassan halad* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) hüvelyk2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) egy mákszemnyi... sem2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) lassan halad, araszol -
12 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) enskur þumlungur, tomma2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) hársbreidd2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) þokast, mjakast -
13 inch
adj. inçlik————————n. inç, az miktar————————v. yavaş yavaş hareket ettirmek* * *1. inç 2. yavaş yavaş hareket et (v.) 3. inç (n.)* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) inç2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) küçük miktar2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) milim milim hareket et(tir)mek -
14 inch
• ryömiä• tuumamitta• tuuma• madella* * *in 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tuuma2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) hiven2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) hivuttautua -
15 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) colla2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) neliels daudzums; mata tiesa2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) ar grūtībām pārvietot/pārvietoties* * *colla -
16 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) colis2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) milimetras2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) lėtai slinkti -
17 inch
n. tum (längdmått); (lite) grann--------v. röra sig långsamt, gå och sätta den ena foten precis framför den andra* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tum2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tum, smula, grand2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) flytta sig tum för tum -
18 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) coul2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) píď2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) pomalu se sunout* * *• palec -
19 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) palec2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) piaď2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) posúvať sa krok za krokom* * *• cól (dlžková miera)• palec• pohybovat sa kúsok po kús• pohybovat sa krok za krok• posunovat sa postupne• kúsocek• kúsok• malickost -
20 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) inci2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) inci, centimetru2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) a înainta pas cu pas
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