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I [kriːp]nome colloq.2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante••II [kriːp]to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
1) (furtively)to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente
to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.
a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso
2) (slowly)to creep forward o along — [ vehicle] procedere lentamente
4) [ plant] arrampicarsi•- creep in- creep up* * *I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.)2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.)3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.)II [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.)- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *[kriːp] crept vb: pt, pp1. vi(animal) strisciare, (plant) arrampicarsi, (person: stealthily) avanzare furtivamente, (slowly) avanzare lentamenteto creep in/out — entrare/uscire quatto (-a) quatto (-a)
to creep up on sb — avvicinarsi quatto (-a) quatto (-a) a qn, (fig : old age etc) cogliere qn alla sprovvista
2. n* * *creep /kri:p/n.1 (fam.) individuo disgustoso; farabutto; verme3 [u] moto strisciante; avanzata strisciante; slittamento5 [u] (geol.) scollamento6 [u] (tecn.) instabilità del legno7 [u] (mecc.) scorrimento plastico8 [u] (elettron.) deriva; spostamento9 (al pl.) (fam.) – the creeps, la pelle d'oca ( per il disgusto o la paura): to give sb. the creeps, far venire la pelle d'oca a q.; far accapponare la pelle a q.● (fam. USA) creep joint, posto orrendo, schifoso.(to) creep /kri:p/(pass. e p. p. crept), v. i.1 strisciare; muoversi strisciando: The tiger crept over the grass towards its prey, la tigre ha strisciato sull'erba verso la preda; The cat crept under the car, il gatto si è infilato sotto la macchina2 (seguito da avv. o compl.) muoversi furtivamente: to creep into a room, entrare di soppiatto in una stanza; He crept downstairs, scese furtivamente le scale; We crept away, ci siamo allontanati in punta di piedi; ce ne siamo andati zitti zitti; siamo sgattaiolati via; Fog was creeping up, stava salendo adagio la nebbia; I crept up on the sentry, mi sono avvicinato silenziosamente alla sentinella3 camminare; muoversi con passo lento; trascinarsi: The old man can still creep about the house, il vecchio riesce ancora a trascinarsi per casa* * *I [kriːp]nome colloq.2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante••II [kriːp]to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
1) (furtively)to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente
to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.
a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso
2) (slowly)to creep forward o along — [ vehicle] procedere lentamente
4) [ plant] arrampicarsi•- creep in- creep up
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