creeps in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for creeps in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

creep away VB [kriːp -]

creep away

allontanarsi furtivamente

creep on VB [kriːp -]

creep on

avanzare lentamente

Translations for creeps in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mi si accappona la pelle

it makes my flesh creep

mi fa accapponare la pelle

it makes my flesh creep, it gives me gooseflesh

creeps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for creeps in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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headache, appetite to give sb the creeps

far venire i brividi a qu

Translations for creeps in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ruffiano (-a)

creep

un essere strisciante

a creep

far venir freddo a qn fig

to give sb the creeps

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

creeps Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to creep up on sb

avvicinarsi furtivamente a qu

headache, appetite to give sb the creeps

far venire i brividi a qu

to give sb the creeps inf

far accapponare la pelle a qu

that creep of a friend of yours

quella sottospecie di amico che ti ritrovi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When the penalty count creeps up towards a 2:1 ratio against, the game becomes well-nigh unwinnable.

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I don't know, call me old-fashioned and narrow-minded, but all this transhumanistic, transnaturalistic stuff gives me a serious case of the creeps.

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But when such casualness creeps into professional and artistic life as well, certain problematic situations arise that aren't wholly palatable.

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Throughout their journey, a mysterious fog creeps up the river, bringing sickness to the towns it touches.

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The player must stop a set number of enemies, known in the genre as creeps, from reaching a set point on the playing field.

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And the track has had problems in the past with weepers -- where water creeps up from cracks in the asphalt.

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The country is enjoying a cyclical upswing, creating an illusion of recovery even as the current account deficit creeps up again.

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Support helps to finish off creeps or to keep creeps in range of turrets longer to maximize effect.

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In what appears to be a competive bid to outsiders, a whole bunch of crony capitalism coupled with corruption cartelization creeps into the equation.

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A detective is the lowest, meanest and most contemptible thing that either creeps or crawls, a thing to loathe and despise...

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