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inch

/ɪnʧ/

inchnoun

inches

/ɪnʧ/

Translations

pouce

The table is 36 inches long.

La table mesure 36 pouces de long.

Additional translations

pouceAu sens figuré, pour une très petite quantité ou un très faible progrès.

Definitions

A unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters.

The table is 36 inches long.

A small amount or degree of something.

He moved forward by an inch in the negotiations.

Synonyms

small amount

inchverb

inched

Past Simple

inched

Past Participle

inching

Gerund

/ɪntʃ/

Translations

faire avancer lentement

They inched the heavy sofa through the narrow doorway.

Ils ont fait avancer lentement le canapé lourd à travers l'étroite porte.

avancer lentement

She inched her way through the crowded room.

Elle a avancé lentement à travers la salle bondée.

Definitions

To move very slowly or gradually.

She inched her way through the crowded room.

To cause something or someone to move slowly or by small increments.

They inched the heavy sofa through the narrow doorway.

Synonyms

move slowly

inchadjective

/ɪntʃ/

Used attributively before nouns to indicate that something measures one inch.

Translations

d'un pouceS'emploie surtout de façon attributive dans les mesures composées.

He bought a pack of one-inch nails for the carpentry project.

Il a acheté un paquet de clous d'un pouce pour le projet de menuiserie.

Definitions

Used attributively to indicate a dimension of one inch (or a specified number of inches, in compounds).

He bought a pack of one-inch nails for the carpentry project.

Synonyms