creeping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for creeping in the English»French Dictionary

creeping [Brit ˈkriːpɪŋ, Am ˈkripɪŋ] ADJ

1. creeping change, menace, resurgence:

creeping

insidieux/-ieuse

2. creeping plant, animal:

creeping

rampant

creeping buttercup N

creeping buttercup

renoncule f terrestre

I.creep [Brit kriːp, Am krip] N inf

1. creep Brit (flatterer):

creep

lèche-bottes inf

2. creep (repellent person):

creep

raclure f

he's a creep

c'est une raclure

II.creep <pret, pp crept> [Brit kriːp, Am krip] VB intr

1. creep (furtively):

to creep in/out

entrer/sortir à pas de loup

to creep behind/under sth

se glisser derrière/sous qc

2. creep fig:

a threatening tone had crept into his voice

petit à petit il avait pris un ton menaçant

a blush crept over her face

le rouge lui est monté au visage

3. creep (slowly):

to creep forward, to creep along vehicle:

avancer lentement

4. creep:

creep insect:

grimper

creep cat:

ramper

5. creep plant:

creep (horizontally)

ramper

creep (climb)

grimper

6. creep Brit inf:

creep

faire du lèche-bottes inf (to sb à qn)

III.creep [Brit kriːp, Am krip]

to give sb the creeps inf

donner la chair de poule à qn inf

creep in VB [Brit kriːp -, Am krip -]

1. creep in wrong note, error, influence:

creep in

se glisser

2. creep in feeling, prejudice:

creep in

intervenir

I.creep through VB [Brit kriːp -, Am krip -] (creep through [sb])

creep through

s'insinuer en

II.creep through VB [Brit kriːp -, Am krip -] (creep through [sth])

creep through

s'insinuer dans

I.creep up VB [Brit kriːp -, Am krip -] (creep up)

creep up inflation, debt, unemployment:

creep up

grimper

to creep up on sb lit

s'approcher de qn à pas de loup

to creep up on sb fig

prendre qn par surprise

I.creep over VB [Brit kriːp -, Am krip -] (creep over [sb])

creep over feeling:

creep over

gagner

scope creep N

scope creep

débordement m

Translations for creeping in the French»English Dictionary

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traçant (traçante) racine

creeping

rampant (rampante) plante

creeping

rampant (rampante) idéologie, mal, inflation

creeping

creeping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for creeping in the English»French Dictionary

I.creep [kri:p] N

1. creep inf (unpleasant person):

creep

saligaud m

creep

sale bête f

2. creep inf (crawler):

creep

lèche-botte mf

3. creep pl (goose-flesh):

creep

chair f de poule

to give sb the creeps

donner la chair de poule à qn

II.creep <crept, crept> [kri:p] VB intr

creep

ramper

to creep in/out

entrer/sortir à pas de loup

to creep into bed

se glisser sous les draps

to creep through sth

s'insinuer dans qc

it makes my flesh creep

cela me hérisse les cheveux

creep up VB intr

creep up

grimper

to creep up on sb

prendre qn par surprise

Translations for creeping in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

larvé(e) inflation

creeping

s'insinuer dans qc idée, sentiment

to creep into sth

s'insinuer dans l'esprit de qn

to creep into sb's mind

s'approcher en tapinois

to creep up

aller à l'école à reculons

to creep unwillingly to school

ramper lierre, vigne

to creep

se glisser dans qc

to creep into sth

creeping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to creep up on sb

prendre qn par surprise

to creep in/out

entrer/sortir à pas de loup

to creep into bed

se glisser sous les draps

to creep through sth

s'insinuer dans qc

it makes my flesh creep

cela me hérisse les cheveux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a dioecious perennial plant that grows to about 30 cm in height, with creeping rhizomes up to 1 m long.

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With minimal dialogue and a creeping pace, the sense of impending doom never leaves the screen.

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Those on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long.

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Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.

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Its creeping stems may reach up to about 20 centimeters long.

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It took me a few weeks to learn the botanical name of this creeping plant which has refused to stop growing in the flower beds of my house.

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A low-pass filter to cut ultrasonic energy is useful to prevent interference from radio frequencies, lighting control, or digital circuitry creeping into the power amplifiers.

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Rootstalk shiny black, creeping, freely branching, and wide spreading.

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Throw in creeping inflation, and, before long, they'd be paying more for the good fortune of eating a fraction of what they used to.

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It grows from a creeping rootstock, sending up individual fronds that more or less clump.

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