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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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2 search
A n1 ( seeking) recherches fpl (for sb/sth pour retrouver qn/qch) ; in search of à la recherche de ; in the search for a solution/for peace à la recherche d'une solution/de la paix ;2 ( examination) (of house, area, bag, cupboard) fouille f (of de) ; house search Jur perquisition f ; right of search Jur, Naut droit m de visite ; to carry out a search of sth fouiller qch ;B vtr1 ( examine) fouiller [area, countryside, woods] ; fouiller, perquisitionner dans Jur [house, office, premises] ; fouiller dans [cupboard, drawer] ; [police, customs] fouiller [person, luggage] ; [person] fouiller dans, chercher dans [memory] ; examiner (attentivement) [page, map, records] ; I searched his face for some sign of remorse j'ai scruté son visage pour y déceler quelque trace de remords ; search me ○ ! aucune idée!, j'en sais rien ○ ! ;2 Comput rechercher dans [file].C vi1 ( seek) chercher ; to search for ou after sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;■ search about, search around chercher, fouiller (in dans) ; to search around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch.■ search out:▶ search [sb/sth] out, search out [sb/sth] découvrir.
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