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1 crawl
crawl [krɔ:l]1. nounb. (Swimming) crawl mb. [vehicle] avancer au pas* * *[krɔːl] 1.1) Sport crawl m2) ( slow pace)2.to go at a crawl — [vehicle] rouler au pas
1) [insect, snake, person] ramperto crawl in/out — entrer/sortir en rampant
2) ( on all fours) [baby] marcher à quatre pattes3) ( move slowly) [vehicle] rouler au pasto crawl down/up something — descendre/monter lentement quelque chose
4) ( pass slowly) [time] se traîner5) ( seethe)to be crawling with — fourmiller de [insects, tourists]
6) (colloq) ( flatter) faire du lèche-bottes (colloq) (to à)••to make somebody's skin or flesh crawl — donner la chair de poule à quelqu'un (colloq)
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2 crawl
crawl [krɔ:l]1 noun∎ it involved a laborious crawl through the undergrowth il a fallu ramper tant bien que mal à travers le sous-bois(b) (of vehicle) ralenti m;∎ to move at a crawl avancer au ralenti ou au pas;∎ the traffic/train has slowed to a crawl les voitures avancent/le train avance maintenant au pas ou au ralenti;∎ I had to slow to a crawl (in car) j'ai dû ralentir jusqu'à rouler au pas(c) (swimming stroke) crawl m;∎ to do the crawl nager le crawl∎ she tried to crawl away from danger elle a essayé de s'éloigner du danger en rampant ou en se traînant sur les genoux;∎ he crawled out of/into bed il se traîna hors du/au lit;∎ to crawl on one's hands and knees marcher ou se traîner à quatre pattes;∎ she crawled under the desk elle s'est mise à quatre pattes sous le bureau;∎ what are you crawling about on the floor for? qu'est-ce que tu fais à quatre pattes?∎ the train crawled out of the station le train est sorti de la gare au ralenti ou au pas;∎ there's a caterpillar crawling up your arm il y a une chenille qui te grimpe sur le bras∎ to be crawling with être infesté de, grouiller de;∎ the kitchen was crawling with ants la cuisine grouillait ou était infestée de fourmis;∎ familiar figurative the streets were crawling with police/tourists les rues grouillaient de policiers/touristes∎ to make sb's flesh crawl donner la chair de poule à qn;∎ just the thought of it makes my skin crawl j'ai la chair de poule rien que d'y penser∎ I'll crawl if I have to je me mettrai à genoux s'il le faut;∎ to crawl to sb ramper ou s'aplatir devant qn, lécher les bottes de qn;∎ he got promoted by crawling to the boss il a été promu à force de ramper ou de s'aplatir devant le patron;∎ he'll come crawling back il reviendra te supplier à genoux(f) (in swimming) nager le crawl∎ to crawl the bars faire la tournée des bars►► American Building industry crawl space vide m sanitaire -
3 crawl
A n2 ( slow pace) at a crawl au pas ; to slow/be reduced to a crawl [vehicle] ralentir jusqu'à rouler au pas ; [growth] ralentir ; [output] être presque stagnant.B vi1 [insect, snake, person] ramper ; to crawl in/out entrer/sortir en rampant ; to crawl out from under sth sortir de sous qch ; to crawl into bed se traîner au lit ; to crawl to the door se traîner jusqu'à la porte ; to crawl into a hole se glisser dans un trou ;2 ( on all fours) marcher à quatre pattes ; she can crawl now ( baby) elle marche à quatre pattes maintenant ;3 ( move slowly) [vehicle] rouler au pas ; to crawl along/in avancer/entrer au pas ; to crawl down/up sth descendre/monter lentement qch ;4 ( pass slowly) [time, days] se traîner ;6 ○ (flatter, creep) faire du lèche-bottes ○ (to à) ; don't come crawling to me inutile de venir pleurer auprès de moi.to make sb's skin or flesh crawl donner la chair de poule à qn ○. -
4 PEPEYOTZA
pepeyotza > pepeyotz.*\PEPEYOTZA v.t. tê-., donner à quelqu'un des frissons, la chair de poule.Angl., to give someone the shivers, to make someone's skin crawl (K).Esp., le hace cosquillas, siente andar algo en la piel (T196).Form: F.Karttunen rapproche cette forme de pepeyoca.
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