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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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[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) infester (de) -
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infest — in|fest [ ın fest ] verb transitive 1. ) if animals or insects infest a place, there are very many of them in it, so that they might cause damage or disease: be infested by/with something: The entire house was infested with mice. 2. ) INFORMAL to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
in|fest´er — in|fest «ihn FEHST», transitive verb. 1. to swarm in or about so as to trouble or disturb, frequently or in large numbers: »Mosquitoes infest swamps. The mountains were infested with robbers. 2. Figurative. to spread over; overrun: »The landscape … Useful english dictionary