inch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for inch in the English»French Dictionary

I.inch <pl inches> [Brit ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] N

1. inch (unit of length):

inch

pouce m (= 2, 54 cm)

2. inch (small amount) fig:

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

he missed being run over by inches

il a failli 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 or budge an inch

elle ne veut pas bouger d'un pouce

II.inch [Brit ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] VB trans

to inch sth forward car

faire avancer [qc] petit à petit

to inch the car into the garage

rentrer la voiture au garage avec précaution

to inch one's way across sth

traverser [qc] petit à petit

III.inch [Brit ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] VB intr

to inch across sth floor

traverser [qc] petit à petit

to inch along sth ledge, plank

franchir [qc] petit à petit

to inch towards sth lit door

se diriger petit à petit vers

to inch towards sth fig solution, completion

parvenir petit à petit à

IV.inch [Brit ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ]

give her an inch and she'll take a mile or 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 qc 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

column inch N

column inch TYPO, JOURN

cf millimètre m colonne

inch up VB [Brit ɪn(t)ʃ -, Am ɪn(t)ʃ -]

inch up inflation, interest rate, price:

inch up

monter graduellement

inch-perfect [ɪn(t)ʃˈpɜːfekt] ADJ

inch-perfect

parfait/-e

an inch pass

une passe millimétrée

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she would not budge an inch fig

elle était inflexible (on sur)

Translations for inch in the French»English Dictionary

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centimètre

inch

ne pas avancer d'un centimètre

not to move an inch

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pouce

inch

ne pas progresser/céder d'un pouce

not to move forward/give an inch

ne pas bouger d'un pouce

not to budge an inch

je me méfie de lui comme de la peste

I don't trust him an inch

ne pas reculer d'une semelle

not to budge an inch

inch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for inch in the English»French Dictionary

I.inch <-es> [ɪntʃ] N

inch

pouce m

every inch

chaque centimètre

Phrases:

give her/him an inch and she/he'll take a mile prov

si on lui tend le petit doigt, il/elle prend tout le bras

to look every inch sth

ressembler en tout point à qc

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by an inch

manquer qn de peu/qc d'un doigt

not to budge [or give] [or move] an inch

ne pas bouger d'un pouce

inch by inch

petit à petit

II.inch [ɪntʃ] VB intr + directional adv

to inch along [or forward]

avancer à petits pas

III.inch [ɪntʃ] VB trans

to inch oneself/sth

s'avancer/avancer qc d'un pouce

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15-inch monitor

moniteur de 15 pouces

15-inch screen

écran 15 pouces

Translations for inch in the French»English Dictionary

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moniteur de 15 pouces

15-inch monitor

pouce

inch

ne pas céder d'un pouce

to not give an inch

ne pas reculer d'un pouce

to not back down an inch

ne pas avancer d'une semelle

not to move an inch forward

ne pas céder [ou reculer] d'une semelle

not to give an inch

écran 15 pouces

15-inch screen

ne pas désarmer

to not give an inch

frôler qc de (tout/très) près

to come within an inch of sth

inch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

every inch

chaque centimètre

to look every inch sth

ressembler en tout point à qc

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by an inch

manquer qn de peu/qc d'un doigt

not to budge [or give] [or move] an inch

ne pas bouger d'un pouce

inch by inch

petit à petit

to inch along [or forward]

avancer à petits pas

to inch oneself/sth

s'avancer/avancer qc d'un pouce

to come within an inch of sth

frôler qc de (tout/très) près

to not back down an inch

ne pas reculer d'un pouce

not to move an inch forward

ne pas avancer d'une semelle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The result was a surface smooth to better than 2/1000 of an inch (50 m).

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Standard tire size was 8.50 x 14 inches.

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The total depth of the site was 204 feet (62 m) and the maximum width was 96 feet 3 inches (29 m).

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Squares of approximately 57 mm (inches) normally are well-suited for pieces with the kings in the preferred size range.

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The young can grow about 2 inches per month under optimal conditions.

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The flat 17,250-square-foot roof sits underneath 16 inches of soil.

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The turret roofs were three inches thick at the front and two inches at the rear.

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It grows about 12 to 18 inches per year.

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Select a sunny situation and thin out the seedlings, when large enough, to 6 inches apart in the rows.

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Most marlinspikes are 6 to 12 inches long, but may reach 2 feet and more for working heavy cables and ropes.

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