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inch

UK
/ɪnʧ/
US
/ɪnʧ/

Translations

inchnoun
inches
pl
UK
/ɪnʧ/
US
/ɪnʧ/
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.
Synonyms
millimeter
unit
measure
small amount
centimeter
inchverb
inched
Past Simple
inched
Past Participle
inching
Gerund
UK
/ɪntʃ/
US
/ɪntʃ/
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.
Synonyms
move slowly
progress
advance
crawl
creep
inchadjective
UK
/ɪntʃ/
US
/ɪntʃ/
Used attributively before nouns to indicate that something measures one inch.
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.
Synonyms
inch-long
one-inch
inch-wide
small
tiny
minute
narrow
short
compact
miniature

Definitions

inchnoun
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.
inchverb
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.
inchadjective
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.
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