creeping in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for creeping in the English»Italian Dictionary

creeping [Brit ˈkriːpɪŋ, Am ˈkripɪŋ] ADJ

1. creeping change, menace, resurgence:

creeping

strisciante

2. creeping:

creeping plant

rampicante, strisciante

creeping animal

strisciante

creeping buttercup [ˌkriːpɪŋˈbʌtəkʌp] N

creeping buttercup

ranuncolo m strisciante

I.creep [Brit kriːp, Am krip] N inf

1. creep Brit (flatterer):

creep

leccapiedi mf

2. creep (repellent person):

creep

persona f ripugnante

he's a creep

è una persona disgustosa

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

1. creep (furtively):

to creep in, out

entrare, uscire furtivamente

to creep behind, under sth

scivolare dietro, sotto qc

2. creep fig:

a threatening tone had crept into his voice

un tono di minaccia si insinuò nella sua voce

a blush crept over her face

il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso

3. creep (slowly):

to creep forward or along vehicle:

procedere lentamente

4. creep:

creep insect:

strisciare

creep cat:

arrampicarsi

5. creep plant:

creep

arrampicarsi

6. creep Brit inf:

creep

fare il leccapiedi (to sb a qn)

III.creep [Brit kriːp, Am krip]

to give sb the creeps inf

fare rabbrividire qn or fare venire la pelle d'oca a qn

creep along VB [kriːp -]

creep along

avanzare strisciando

creep over VB [kriːp -] (creep over [sb])

creep over feeling:

creep over

impadronirsi

I.creep through VB [kriːp -] (creep through [sb])

creep through

insinuarsi in, impadronirsi di

II.creep through VB [kriːp -] (creep through [sth])

creep through

insinuarsi in

creep up VB [kriːp -] (creep up)

creep up inflation, debt, unemployment:

creep up

salire, aumentare lentamente

to creep up on sb

insinuarsi in qn or impossessarsi di qn

to creep up on sb fig

prendere qn di sorpresa

creep in VB [kriːp -]

creep in wrong note, error, influence:

insinuarsi

creep in feeling, prejudice:

prendere piede, espandersi

creep down VB [kriːp -]

creep down

scendere lentamente

Translations for creeping in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ruffianesco

creeping

creeping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for creeping in the English»Italian Dictionary

creeping ADJ

creeping

strisciante

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

1. creep:

creep

strisciare

creep baby

gattonare

creep plant

arrampicarsi

2. creep (move imperceptibly):

creep

avanzare furtivamente

3. creep (move slowly):

creep

avanzare lentamente

II.creep [kri:p] N

1. creep (act of creeping):

creep

avanzamento m furtivo

2. creep inf (sycophant):

creep

leccapiedi mf

3. creep (pervert):

creep

persona f viscida

Phrases:

to give sb the creeps inf

far accapponare la pelle a qu

creep into VB trans insep

creep into

entrare furtivamente in

creep up VB intr

to creep up on sb

avvicinarsi furtivamente a qu

Translations for creeping in the Italian»English Dictionary

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un essere strisciante

a creep

strisciante

creeping

ruffiano (-a)

creep

mi fa accapponare la pelle

it makes my flesh creep

insinuarsi

to creep

quella sottospecie di amico che ti ritrovi

that creep of a friend of yours

creeping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to creep up on sb

avvicinarsi furtivamente a qu

that creep of a friend of yours

quella sottospecie di amico che ti ritrovi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Funds specialising in government and corporate bonds are out of favour due to concern about creeping inflation and likely interest rate rises.

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

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Or on creeping up behind a sentry and disposing of them quietly with the garrote wire.

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The creeping plants with unusual leaves give it its common names.

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

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But it's covered in vines and creeping plants and would take some work.

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Even after the horrendous first night, the fire still smouldered in places, burning in fallen logs and dry stumps and creeping through the logs of the corduroy roads.

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The strap-shaped leaves grow from pendulous wire-thin pseudobulbs that arise from creeping rhizomes.

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Care should be taken when using it in gardens as it can quickly escape confines with its creeping rhizomes and may crowd out other plants.

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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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