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• Unité de longueur égale à un douzième de pied ; également unité utilisée pour mesurer l'espace publicitaire.

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; also a unit used for measuring advertising space.

1. A2formal

   A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.

   pouce (unité de longueur)

   • The screen measures 15 inches diagonally.
   • He cut the wood into pieces exactly one inch thick.
   • The rainfall was only half an inch last month.

2. Advertising space unitB2formal

   A unit of measurement used to describe the size of advertising space, typically in print media.

   Pouce (unité d'espace publicitaire)

   • The ad was placed in a two-inch column.
   • They purchased a full-page ad measuring 10 inches by 12 inches.
   • The newspaper charges by the inch for classified ads.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner un mouvement lent et prudent, souvent par petits pas ou par petites quantités.

A verb used to indicate moving slowly and carefully, often by small degrees or increments.

1. Move slowly and graduallyB2informal

   To advance or move very slowly, as if by small increments.

   Avancer très lentement

   • The car inched forward in the heavy traffic.
   • He inched closer to the edge of the cliff.
   • The line inched forward as people waited for tickets.

   Synonymescrawlcreepeaseedgeglidesidleslinkstealtiptoe

   Antonymesboltdashflyhurryracerushspeedsprintzoom