creep up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for creep up in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for creep up in the English»French Dictionary

I.creep [Brit kriːp, Am krip] N inf

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

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

creep up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for creep up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They dismounted from their horses and began to creep up hand over hand to higher ground.
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He said that, while he believed promotion still remained possible, the more likely scenario is were going to creep up the league.
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The hardening begins at one of the extremities such as a finger or toe and slowly begins to creep up the infected limb.
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Still, he tries to limit himself to 25 patients a day, but the number can creep up to 30 or more.
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Hunters were known to disguise themselves as wolves, and slowly creep up on the bison before springing up and attacking.
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As thermometers start to creep up toward the triple digits, office menswear starts getting casual.
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She weaves plots and themes that creep up and entangle you while you are innocently following her characters.
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Sloth and torpor is a common problem which can creep up and smother one slowly.
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Modifications of the type to date had caused the weight of the aircraft to creep up.
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What we need to do is improve our cars efficiency gradually and creep up slowly before others notice.
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