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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
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goose\ pimples — • goose bumps • goose pimples n. plural informal Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake. Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms … Словарь американских идиом
goose bumps — or[goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake./ * /Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
goose bumps — or[goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake./ * /Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
goose\ bumps — • goose bumps • goose pimples n. plural informal Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake. Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms … Словарь американских идиом
Goose bumps — For other uses, see Goose bumps (disambiguation). Goose bumps on a person s body Goose bumps, also called goose flesh, goose pimples, chill bumps, chicken skin, funky spots, Dasler Bumps, chicken bumps or the medical term cutis anserina, are the… … Wikipedia
shiver — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, agitation, all overs, atomize, bang, be cold, bit, bob, bobble, boot, bounce, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, bump, burst, butt, charge, chatter, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling,… … Moby Thesaurus
cold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. iciness; ailment, flu. adj. chilling (see cold); unheated; unresponsive, indifferent, unenthusiastic. See cold, disease, insensibility. II Condition of low temperature Nouns 1. cold, coldness,… … English dictionary for students
chill — Synonyms and related words: Laodiceanism, abscess, absolute zero, abstracted, ache, aching, affectless, ague, air condition, air cool, algidity, aloof, aloofness, anemia, anesthesia, anesthetized, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, arctic, asphyxiation,… … Moby Thesaurus
dither — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, agitation, all overs, alternate, babble, back and fill, be cold, be stupid, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blither, bob, bobble, bother, bounce, bump, burble, cackle, change, chat, chatter, chilblains,… … Moby Thesaurus
tingle — v 1. prickle, tickle, creep, crawl, sting, smart, itch; shiver, quiver, quake, shake, palpitate, have tremors, have goose pimples, Sl. have the tremblies; prick, scratch. n 2. excitement, thrill, agitation, Sl. tremblies; quiver, tremor, shiver,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tremble — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, all overs, be cold, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, chatter, chill, cold shivers, cold sweat, cower, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dither, dithers, dodder, falter, fidget, fidgetiness, fidgets, flip out, flutter,… … Moby Thesaurus