crawl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crawl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crawl [Am krɔl, Brit krɔːl] VB intr

1.1. crawl (creep):

crawl

arrastrarse

crawl baby:

gatear

crawl baby:

ir a gatas

crawl insect:

andar

I crawled to the phone and called for help

me arrastré hasta el teléfono y pedí ayuda

a spider crawled up my leg

una araña se me subió por la pierna

1.2. crawl (go slowly):

crawl traffic/train:

avanzar muy lentamente

crawl traffic/train:

ir a paso de tortuga inf

time crawled by

el tiempo pasaba muy lentamente

2. crawl (teem):

the beach was crawling with tourists

la playa estaba llena or plagada de turistas

the beach was crawling with tourists

la playa hervía de turistas

3. crawl (demean oneself):

crawl inf

arrastrarse

crawl inf

rebajarse

to crawl to sb

arrastrarse or rebajarse ante alguien

II.crawl [Am krɔl, Brit krɔːl] N

1. crawl (slow pace) no pl:

to go at a crawl

avanzar muy lentamente

to go at a crawl

ir a paso de tortuga inf

2. crawl (swimming stroke):

crawl

crol m

to do the crawl

nadar crol

to do the crawl

nadar a crol Spain

to do the crawl

nadar de crol Mex

See also flesh

flesh [Am flɛʃ, Brit flɛʃ] N U

1.1. flesh (human, animal):

flesh

carne f

I like the outline, but you have to put some flesh on it

me gusta el esquema, pero tienes que darle más cuerpo

in the flesh

en persona

in the flesh

en carne y hueso

flesh and blood a creature of flesh and blood

un ser de carne y hueso

I'm only flesh and blood after all

después de todo soy de carne y hueso or soy humano

it's more than flesh and blood can stand or bear

es más de lo que humanamente se puede aguantar

how can I do it? they're my own flesh and blood!

¿cómo puedo hacerlo? ¡son de mi propia sangre!

to make sb's flesh creep or crawl

ponerle los pelos de punta or la piel de gallina a alguien

to press the flesh inf

ir por ahí estrechando manos

to press the flesh attr wound

superficial

these are flesh-and-blood people we are talking about

estamos hablando de gente de carne y hueso

a flesh-and-blood princess

una princesa de verdad or de carne y hueso

1.2. flesh (of fruit):

flesh

pulpa f

2. flesh REL:

the flesh

la carne

sins/pleasures of the flesh

los pecados/los placeres de la carne

to go the way of all flesh euph

pasar a mejor vida euph

kerb-crawl [ˈkəːbkrɔːl] VB intr Brit

kerb-crawl

buscar prostitutas conduciendo lentamente un coche

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to go on a pub crawl

ir de bar en bar tomando copas

to go on a pub crawl

≈ ir de tascas (en Esp)

Translations for crawl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

crawl [krol] N m tb. estilo crawl

crawl

crawl

crawl

front crawl

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crol

crawl

cacharrear

to crawl along

hacerle el rendibú a alg.

to grovel o crawl to sb inf

gatear

to crawl

lagartear

to crawl inf

lambisconear

to crawl inf

crawl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crawl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crawl [krɔ:l, Am krɑ:l] VB intr

1. crawl (go on all fours):

crawl

gatear

2. crawl (move slowly):

crawl

arrastrarse

3. crawl inf (be obsequious):

to crawl (up) to sb

hacer la pelota a alguien

4. crawl inf (become infested):

to be crawling with sth

estar plagado de algo

II.crawl [krɔ:l, Am krɑ:l] N no pl

1. crawl (go very slowly):

crawl

arrastramiento m

2. crawl (style of swimming):

crawl

crol m

to do the crawl

nadar crol

pub crawl N inf

to go on a pub crawl

ir de bar en bar tomando copas

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it made my flesh crawl

se me puso la piel de gallina

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

logró deslizarse por el agujero serpenteando

Translations for crawl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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crol

crawl

reptar

to crawl

andar a gatas

to crawl

tapear (ir de tapeo)

to go on a tapas crawl

gatear

to crawl

ratear

to crawl

crawl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

with a wriggle, she managed to crawl through the gap

logró deslizarse por el agujero serpenteando

to crawl (up) to sb

hacer la pelota a alguien

to do the crawl

nadar crol

to go on a pub crawl

ir de bar en bar tomando copas

it made my flesh crawl

se me puso la piel de gallina

to crawl into one's shell

meterse en su cascarón

to go on a tapas crawl

tapear (ir de tapeo)

hearing his story made my flesh crawl

se me puso la piel de gallina oyendo su historia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They crawled around the table and hid themselves wherever they could find shelter.

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Additionally, they occasionally hallucinate the feeling of small animals such as snakes crawling over their body.

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A strikingly crafted film that is raw and genuine, it crawls right under your skin and stays there.

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Several wild tours venture away from the developed parts of the cave into muddy crawls and dusty tunnels.

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Nevertheless, he entered voluntarily, crawling on his stomach into the heart of the main fire.

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Whilst crawling over the female the male's spurs will scratch the surface of the female snake often making a distinct scratching sound.

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Every promise was fulfilled as decay crawled from its throat.

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He is then seen crawling onto the beach where he is discovered by three people fishing on it.

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Then she transforms into a stream of spiders which crawls into one of the gutters and leaves the building.

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Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke.

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