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inch

nounAinmfhocal
1. unit of measurementaonad tomhais unit, quantity
2. land surrounded by water
verbbriathar
3. move slowly
4. cause to move slowly
5. financeairgeadas change gradually
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
 nounAinmfhocal 1 unit of measurementaonad tomhais unit, quantityorlach masc1 cmu it's seven inches wide tá sé seacht n-orlaí ar leithead two inches of snow dhá orlach sneachta 2 land surrounded by waterinse fem4 cmu verbbriathar 3 move slowly intransitiveneamhaistreachbog go mall réidhgluais go mall réidh he inched forward in the darkness rinne sé a bhealach roimhe go mall réidh sa dorchadas the ship inched out of the port ghluais an long go mall amach as an gcalafort Christmas is inching closer to us tá an Nollaig ag druidim linn transitiveaistreach she inched her way down to him rinne sí a bealach síos chuige go mall they're inching their way back into the game tá teacht aniar á dhéanamh acu sa chluiche, diaidh ar ndiaidh 4 cause to move slowly transitiveaistreachbog beagán ar bheagánbog diaidh ar ndiaidh she inched the package out of her way bhog sí an beart i leataobh beagán ar bheagán 5 especially financeairgeadas change gradually intransitiveneamhaistreach the value of the dollar inched higher tháinig ardú diaidh ar ndiaidh ar luach an dollair the temperature inched lower d'ísligh an teocht diaidh ar ndiaidh transitiveaistreach to inch a price up praghas a ardú diaidh ar ndiaidh SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -inch→ inches PhrasesNathanna every inch 1 the whole of sth every inch of her was hurting bhí sí i bpian ó bhaithis go bonn he was with me every inch of the way bhí sé in éineacht liom ó thús deireadh 2 to the fullest extent he's every inch the businessman fear gnó cruthanta atá ann, fear gnó amach is amach is ea é give sb an inch and he'll take a mile (also nó give sb an inch and he'll take a yard) proverbseanfhocaltabhair orlach don bhodach agus tabharfaidh sé féin slat leisnuair a théann an gabhar don teampall ní stadann sé go haltóir inch by inch diaidh ar ndiaidh cmubeagán ar bheagánde réir a chéile cmu she improved inch by inch d'fheabhsaigh sí diaidh ar ndiaidh, d'fheabhsaigh sí beagán ar bheagán to not give an inch (also nó to not budge an inch; to not move an inch) don't give an inch! ná géill orlach!, ná lig orlach uait!, ná géill ionga ná orlach! don't give him an inch ná scaoil orlach leis to not trust sb an inch I wouldn't trust him an inch ní bheadh iontaoibh dá laghad agam as, ní bheadh lá muiníne agam as to within an inch of your life (also nó within an inch of your life) 1 so that sb almost dies he was beaten to within an inch of his life buaileadh bogmharú air, tugadh leathmharú air, buaileadh greasáil bhocht air, buaileadh tuí na bpunann air 2 very thoroughly usually used humorouslyúsáid ghreannmhar I was prepared to within an inch of my life ní fhéadfainn a bheith a dhath níos ullmhaithe she was groomed to within an inch of her life bhí sí gléasta go barr na méar, bhí sí gléasta go pioctha péacach within an inch of (also nó within inches of) they came within an inch of winning the championship is beag bídeach nár thug siad an chraobh leo, chuaigh siad faoi aon den chraobh a bhreith leo
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