creep in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for creep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. creep + adv compl (crawl):

creep

arrastrarse

the fox crept under the fence

el zorro pasó arrastrándose por debajo de la cerca

we crept along on all fours

avanzamos a or en cuatro patas

1.2. creep + adv compl (move stealthily):

to creep into/out of a room

entrar en/salir de un cuarto sigilosamente

I crept past the doorway

pasé sigilosamente por delante de la puerta

a note of suspicion crept into his voice

se empezó a notar un elemento de sospecha en su voz

several mistakes have crept in

se han deslizado varios errores

1.3. creep + adv compl (move slowly):

the water crept higher

el agua iba subiendo poco a poco

prices continue to creep up

los precios siguen subiendo lentamente

despair crept over her

la desesperación se fue apoderando de ella

creeping inflation/unrest

creciente inflación/malestar

1.4. creep + adv compl (grow, spread):

creep plant/vine:

trepar

2. creep (ingratiate oneself) Brit inf:

to creep to sb

adular a alguien

to creep to sb

hacerle la pelota a alguien Spain inf

to creep to sb

hacerle la pata a alguien Chil inf

to creep to sb

chuparle las medias a alguien RioPl inf

II.creep [Am krip, Brit kriːp] N

1.1. creep inf C (unpleasant person):

creep

asqueroso m / asquerosa f

1.2. creep inf C (favor-seeking person):

creep

adulador m / aduladora f

creep

pelota mf Spain inf

creep

chupamedias mf CSur Ven inf

creep

lambiscón m / lambiscona f Mex inf

creep

lambón m / lambona f Col inf

2. creep Brit MOTOR:

creep

vehículo m lento

creep lane

carril m para vehículos lentos

3. creep <creeps, pl > inf:

to give sb the creeps

ponerle los pelos de punta a alguien inf

to give sb the creeps

darle escalofríos a alguien

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

creep up on VB [Am krip -, Brit kriːp -] (v + adv + prep + o)

they crept up on him

se le acercaron sigilosamente

old age creeps up on you

vas envejeciendo sin darte cuenta

the deadline's creeping up on us

se nos está acabando el plazo

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furtively creep/slink

sigilosamente

furtively creep/slink

furtivamente

Translations for creep in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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moscón

creep inf

lambiscón (lambiscona)

creep inf

lambón (lambona)

creep inf

chupamedias

creep inf

pelota

creep inf

tiralevitas

creep inf

baboso (babosa)

creep inf

creep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for creep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. creep (crawl):

creep

arrastrarse

creep snake

reptar

creep baby

andar a gatas

creep plant

trepar

2. creep (move imperceptibly):

creep

deslizarse

3. creep (move slowly):

creep

moverse lentamente

II.creep [kri:p] crept, crept N

1. creep (act of creeping):

creep

deslizamiento m

2. creep inf (sycophant):

creep

pelotillero(-a) m (f)

creep

lambiscón(-ona) m (f) Mex

creep

lambón(-ona) m (f) Col

3. creep (pervert):

creep

pervertido(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to give sb the creeps inf

poner a alguien la carne de gallina

creep into VB trans insep

creep into

entrar sigilosamente en

creep up VB intr

to creep up on sb

acercarse sigilosamente a alguien

Translations for creep in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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serpear

to creep

serpentear

to creep

trepar

to creep

creep Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to creep up on sb

acercarse sigilosamente a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I would creep out of the room with my shoes underneath my arm.

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The fiberglass carries a high ultimate tensile strength, behaves elastically, and does not suffer from significant stress relaxation or creep.

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A farmer hides a hunted snake by allowing it to creep up his anus.

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In a manufacturing setting, hearing loss is a common problem that can creep up on you and your employees but that is easily preventable.

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Adventure games were the first games that attempted to creep out the players.

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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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Regardless, she delivered a well-deserved beatdown of the fundie creep and deserves an attagirl.

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At this specific time the creep function appears a minimum.

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Therefore, dislocation creep has a strong dependence on the applied stress and no grain size dependence.

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At night, they creep out of the flower and down the stem to hunt for insects.

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