Translations for „ins“ in the English » German Dictionary

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ins

ins abbreviation of inches, abbreviation of inch

See also inch

I . inch <pl -es > [ɪn(t)ʃ] N

1. inch (measurement):

inch

Zoll m (2,54 cm)

2. inch (person's measurement):

inches pl

Körpergröße f

inches pl

Statur f

3. inch (small distance):

inch

Zollbreit m

inch

Zentimeter m fig

just an inch /just inches

ganz knapp

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by inches

jdn/etw [nur] um Haaresbreite verfehlen

we won the game by an inch

wir haben das Spiel gerade mal eben gewonnen

4. inch (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 Sohle

Phrases:

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

stur bleiben

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

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

inch by inch

Stück für Stück

inch by inch (process)

nach und nach

to search sth inch by inch

etw zentimetergenau absuchen

II . inch [ɪn(t)ʃ] VB intr

inch

sich acc [ganz] langsam bewegen

we were inching along in a traffic jam

wir steckten im Stau und kamen nur im Schritttempo voran

III . inch [ɪn(t)ʃ] VB trans

to inch sth across the room/towards the wall

etw [ganz] vorsichtig durch das Zimmer/gegen die Wand bewegen

Ins N

Ins COMPUT abbreviation of insert key

Ins

Einfügetaste f

See also insert key

ˈin·sert key N COMPUT

insert key

Einfügetaste f

ins and outs [ˌɪnzən(d)ˈaʊts] N

the ins and outs of sth

die Details einer S. gen

to know the ins and outs of sth

etw in- und auswendig kennen

to understand the ins and outs of sth

etw bis ins Kleinste verstehen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the ins and outs of sth

die Details einer S. gen

to understand the ins and outs of sth

etw hundertprozentig verstehen

to know the ins and outs of sth

sich acc in einer S. dat genau auskennen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Film strips and radio microphones on the front cover indicated the tie-ins and media crossovers.

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Despite this, he was slightly critical of the concept of the walk-ins, which he called patently ridiculous.

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It is open for walk-ins during office hours.

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He's scored more than 2,400 points that way, and that's incredible, considering he doesn't get any tip-ins, drives or dunks.

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In 1991, he was again arrested and charged with prowling and possessing instruments connected to burglaries, although there was not enough evidence to charge him with the break-ins themselves.

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His discharge papers describe him as 6 ft 2 ins tall with a fair complexion, grey eyes and light hair.

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Successful city-wide teach-ins organized by scores of parents, teachers and activists were conducted to focus on these issues.

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He quickly learned the ins and outs of practical aspects of film making.

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Families that can not afford other means to take care of the daily ins and outs of running a household rely on women to complete everyday chores and care.

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His monkey was confiscated, there were run-ins with the police, a scuffle with the paps -- but no one got hurt more than the fans.

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