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A n ○1 ( furtively) to creep in/out entrer/sortir à pas de loup ; to creep behind/under sth se glisser derrière/sous qch ;2 fig a threatening tone had crept into his voice petit à petit il avait pris un ton menaçant ; a blush crept over her face le rouge lui est monté au visage ;4 [insect] grimper ; [cat] ramper ;6 ○ GB faire du lèche-bottes ○ (to sb à qn).to give sb the creeps ○ donner la chair de poule à qn ○.■ creep in1 [wrong note, error, influence] se glisser ;2 [feeling, prejudice] intervenir.■ creep over:▶ creep over [sb] [feeling] gagner.▶ creep through [sb] s'insinuer en ;▶ creep through [sth] s'insinuer dans.■ creep up:▶ creep up [inflation, debt, unemployment] grimper ; to creep up on sb lit s'approcher de qn à pas de loup ; fig prendre qn par surprise.
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