column inch dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de column inch dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

column inch SUBST

column inch TYPO, PRESSE

cf millimètre m colonne

Traductions de column inch dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

column [GB ˈkɒləm, Am ˈkɑləm] SUBST

1. column (gen):

column

colonne f

2. column PRESSE:

column

rubrique f

sports/political column

rubrique sportive/politique

I.inch <pl inches> [GB ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] SUBST

1. inch (unit of length):

inch

pouce m (= 2, 54 cm)

2. inch (small amount) fig:

inch by inch

petit à petit

I couldn't see an inch in front of me in the fog

je ne voyais rien à deux pas dans le brouillard

he missed being run over by inches

il a failli se faire écraser

to come within an inch of winning/succeeding

passer à deux doigts de la victoire/du succès

to be within an inch of death/victory

être à deux doigts de la mort/victoire

she won't give or budge an inch

elle ne veut pas bouger d'un pouce

II.inch [GB ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] VERBE trans

to inch sth forward car

faire avancer [qc] petit à petit

to inch the car into the garage

rentrer la voiture au garage avec précaution

to inch one's way across sth

traverser [qc] petit à petit

III.inch [GB ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ] VERBE intr

to inch across sth floor

traverser [qc] petit à petit

to inch along sth ledge, plank

franchir [qc] petit à petit

to inch towards sth litt door

se diriger petit à petit vers

to inch towards sth fig solution, completion

parvenir petit à petit à

IV.inch [GB ɪn(t)ʃ, Am ɪn(t)ʃ]

give her an inch and she'll take a mile or yard

plus on lui en donne, plus elle en veut

I don't trust him an inch

je n'ai pas la moindre confiance en lui

to fight every inch of the way

lutter pied à pied

to know every inch of sth

connaître qc comme sa poche

to search every inch of the car/carpet

passer la voiture/le tapis au peigne fin

to be every inch an aristocrat/soldier

être aristocrate/soldat jusqu'à la moelle

column inch dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de column inch dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

column [ˈkɒləm, Am ˈkɑ:ləm] SUBST

1. column (pillar):

column a. fig

colonne f

Nelson's Column

le monument de Nelson

spinal column

colonne vertébrale

2. column (article):

column

rubrique f

I.inch <-es> [ɪntʃ] SUBST

inch

pouce m

every inch

chaque centimètre

Idiomes/Tournures:

give her/him an inch and she/he'll take a mile prov

si on lui tend le petit doigt, il/elle prend tout le bras

to look every inch sth

ressembler en tout point à qc

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by an inch

manquer qn de peu/qc d'un doigt

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

ne pas bouger d'un pouce

inch by inch

petit à petit

II.inch [ɪntʃ] VERBE intr + directional adv

to inch along [or forward]

avancer à petits pas

III.inch [ɪntʃ] VERBE trans

to inch oneself/sth

s'avancer/avancer qc d'un pouce

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Reporters had one broadcast or a set number of column inches.

www.cbc.ca

We will look at a topic that has received coverage but hasn't taken up a massive amount of column inches.

www.punditarena.com

The drama of consolidated development appears to work well to fill column inches and sell papers.

theconversation.com

Book reviews, critical essays on literature and research papers in local history, arts and crafts enjoyed nearly as many column inches as domestic and international news and analysis.

en.wikipedia.org

The incoherent jabberings of people desperate to fill column inches, yes.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Often vilified, always interesting, it attracts more column inches than the others.

www.rte.ie

The software used in most present-day newsrooms still measures column inches to give reporters and editors an estimate on how much space a story will take up on a page.

en.wikipedia.org

His work in advertising after the war certainly shaped his approach to running safety campaigns as he knew how to generate a column inch or two.

www.shponline.co.uk

An inordinate amount of time and column inches are being dedicated to the activism that the three were known for.

toronto.mediacoop.ca

This adds up to about five of what we used to call column inches.

rabble.ca