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I [krɔːl]1) sport stile m. libero, crawl m.2) (slow pace)II [krɔːl]to slow o be reduced to a crawl — [ vehicle] procedere a passo d'uomo
1) [insect, snake, person] strisciare2) (on all fours) camminare carponi, camminare gattoni3) (move slowly) [ vehicle] procedere lentamenteto crawl down sth. — scendere da qcs. lentamente
4) (pass slowly) [ time] trascinarsi5) colloq. (seethe)to be crawling with — brulicare di [insects, tourists]
6) colloq. (flatter, creep) fare il leccapiedi (to a)••to make sb.'s skin o flesh crawl — fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
* * *[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) strisciare; trascinarsi2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) camminare carponi3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) procedere lentamente4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) brulicare2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) lo strisciare2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) crawl* * *[krɔːl]1. n1) (slow pace) passo lento2) Swimming stile m libero, crawl mto do the crawl — nuotare a stile libero, nuotare a crawl
2. vi1) (drag o.s.) trascinarsi, strisciare, (child) andare gattoni or carponi, (traffic) avanzare lentamente, procedere a passo d'uomo, (time) non passare maito crawl in/out etc — trascinarsi carponi dentro/fuori etc
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fam: suck up) to crawl to sb — arruffianarsi qn* * *crawl (1) /krɔ:l/n.1 lo strisciare; moto lento● ( sport) crawl swimmer, nuotatore di crawl; crawlista □ at a crawl, a passo d'uomo (o di lumaca); lentamente.crawl (2) /krɔ:l/n.recinto di pali nell'acqua; vivaio subacqueo.(to) crawl /krɔ:l/v. i.1 strisciare ( anche fig.); trascinarsi per terra; ( d'un bambino) camminare carponi: The wounded soldier crawled back to our lines, il soldato ferito è tornato strisciando verso le nostre linee2 procedere lentamente: The truck was crawling uphill, il camion si arrampicava lentamente su per la salita4 avere la pelle d'oca; ( della pelle) accapponarsi: That sight made my flesh crawl, quella vista mi fece accapponare la pelle● (fin.) crawling peg, parità strisciante (o mobile: dei cambi).* * *I [krɔːl]1) sport stile m. libero, crawl m.2) (slow pace)II [krɔːl]to slow o be reduced to a crawl — [ vehicle] procedere a passo d'uomo
1) [insect, snake, person] strisciare2) (on all fours) camminare carponi, camminare gattoni3) (move slowly) [ vehicle] procedere lentamenteto crawl down sth. — scendere da qcs. lentamente
4) (pass slowly) [ time] trascinarsi5) colloq. (seethe)to be crawling with — brulicare di [insects, tourists]
6) colloq. (flatter, creep) fare il leccapiedi (to a)••to make sb.'s skin o flesh crawl — fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn
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