creeping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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II.creep [Am krip, Brit kriːp] N

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

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

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creeping in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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creeping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to creep up on sb
acercarse sigilosamente a alguien
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Throw in creeping inflation, and, before long, they'd be paying more for the good fortune of eating a fraction of what they used to.
www.dailyreckoning.com.au
The creeping plants with unusual leaves give it its common names.
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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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The strap-shaped leaves grow from pendulous wire-thin pseudobulbs that arise from creeping rhizomes.
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But it's covered in vines and creeping plants and would take some work.
pilotonline.com
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.
www.ottawacommunitynews.com
Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.
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Its creeping stems may reach up to about 20 centimeters long.
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Its creeping stems, growing up to 5 mm in diameter, have short, lateral branches with leaves in terminal rosettes.
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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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