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1 noun∎ I can't stand that creep she's married to je ne peux pas sentir ce sale type avec qui elle est mariée(a) (person, animal) se glisser;∎ to creep into a room entrer sans bruit ou se glisser dans une pièce;∎ I crept upstairs je suis monté sans bruit;∎ to creep into bed se glisser dans le lit;∎ I was creeping about so as not to waken you je ne faisais pas de bruit pour ne pas te réveiller;∎ I can hear somebody creeping about downstairs j'entends quelqu'un bouger en bas;∎ the dog crept under the chair le chien s'est tapi sous la chaise;∎ the shadows crept across the lawn l'ombre a peu à peu envahi la pelouse;∎ the hours crept slowly by les heures se sont écoulées lentement;∎ figurative fear began to creep into his heart or over him la peur a commencé à le gagner ou à s'insinuer en lui;∎ figurative a moralizing tone has crept into her writing un ton moralisateur s'est insidieusement glissé dans ses écrits;∎ a feeling of uneasiness crept over me un sentiment de gêne commençait à me gagner∎ she's always creeping to the teacher elle est toujours en train de ramper devant le professeur∎ to make sb's flesh creep donner la chair de poule à qn, faire froid dans le dos à qn∎ familiar he gives me the creeps (is frightening) il me fait froid dans le dos□, il me donne la chair de poule□ ; (is repulsive) il me dégoûte□ ou répugne□(stealthily) s'avancer furtivement, marcher à pas de loup; (move slowly, in car etc) se traîners'éloigner à pas de loup∎ the use of the word as a verb is beginning to creep in l'usage de ce mot en tant que verbe commence à se répandre ou gagner du terrainsortir sans bruit(a) (approach) s'approcher sans bruit;∎ old age is creeping up la vieillesse s'approche doucement;∎ to creep up to sth s'approcher sans bruit de qch;∎ to creep up behind sb s'approcher doucement ou discrètement de qn par derrière∎ sales have crept up to the million mark les ventes ont progressé lentement jusqu'à la barre du million(a) (in order to attack, surprise) s'approcher discrètement de, s'approcher à pas de loup de;∎ don't creep up on me like that! ne t'approche pas de moi sans faire de bruit comme ça!;∎ darkness crept up on us l'obscurité est arrivée sans que nous nous en rendions compte, nous avons été surpris par l'obscurité;∎ old age crept up on me je suis devenu vieux sans m'en rendre compte(b) (catch up with → in competition, business etc) rattraper peu à peu;∎ the deadline is creeping up on us la date limite se rapproche
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