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creep

/kɹiːp/

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verb

Arrastrarse

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Examples :

"The baby turtle crept across the lawn, its belly dragging close to the ground. "

La tortuga bebé se arrastraba por el césped, arrastrando su vientre cerca del suelo.

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verb

Extenderse, arrastrarse

Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Examples :

"The ivy tends to creep across the brick wall instead of growing straight up. "

La hiedra tiende a extenderse por la pared de ladrillo en lugar de crecer hacia arriba.

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verb

Arrastrarse, acechar

To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The cat crept silently across the floor towards the food bowl. "

El gato se arrastró silenciosamente por el suelo hacia el cuenco de comida.

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Avanzar lentamente, insinuarse

To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The temperature gradually creeped up throughout the day. "

La temperatura subió gradualmente a lo largo del día.

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verb

Arrastrarse, acechar, insinuarse

To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.

Examples :

"The thief crept silently through the school hallway, trying not to be heard. "

El ladrón se deslizó silenciosamente por el pasillo de la escuela, tratando de no ser escuchado.

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Deslizarse, arrastrarse

To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

Examples :

"The loose floorboards in the attic creaked and groaned as I crept through the room. "

Las tablas sueltas del ático crujieron y gimieron mientras me deslizaba por la habitación.

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Arrastrarse, adular

To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.

Examples :

"The new student crept around the class, trying to win the teacher's favor by constantly agreeing with everything she said. "

El nuevo estudiante se arrastraba por la clase, tratando de ganarse el favor de la maestra al estar constantemente de acuerdo con todo lo que decía.

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Sentir un cosquilleo, arrastrarse

To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.

Examples :

"The cold, damp floor made goosebumps rise and made her skin creep. "

El suelo frío y húmedo le hizo sentir un cosquilleo y le hizo arrastrarse por la piel.

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Arrastrar en aguas profundas con rastras, como para recuperar un cable submarino

To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.

Examples :

"The salvage team will creep the seabed with specialized equipment to locate and recover the lost section of the transatlantic cable. "

El equipo de salvamento arrastrará el lecho marino con equipo especializado para localizar y recuperar la sección perdida del cable transatlántico.

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verb

Engañar, ser infiel

To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.

Examples :

"He crept on his coworker during their lunch break, hiding his affair from his wife. "

Él engañó a su compañera de trabajo durante su hora de almuerzo, ocultando su aventura a su esposa.

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noun

Arrastre

The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)

Examples :

"The slow creep of the ants across the kitchen counter was a nuisance. "

El lento arrastre de las hormigas por la encimera de la cocina era una molestia.

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noun

Fluencia, variación gradual

A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.

Examples :

"The engineer carefully monitored the bridge for any signs of creep in the concrete supports after the heavy truck traffic. "

El ingeniero monitoreó cuidadosamente el puente en busca de signos de fluencia en los soportes de concreto después del tráfico de camiones pesados.

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noun

Desplazamiento, deslizamiento

A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something

Examples :

"The tiny creep of the floorboards signaled someone was walking upstairs. "

El ligero desplazamiento de las tablas del suelo indicaba que alguien subía las escaleras.

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noun

Expansión gradual, proliferación

The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.

Examples :

"christmas creep"

La proliferación navideña

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noun

Desplazamiento

In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.

Examples :

"The book's pages had a noticeable creep, causing the inside pages to stick out more than the outer ones. "

Las páginas del libro tenían un desplazamiento notable, lo que hacía que las páginas interiores sobresalieran más que las exteriores.

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noun

Fluencia

An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.

Examples :

"The slow creep of the foundation caused the house to lean slightly over time. "

La lenta fluencia de la base hizo que la casa se inclinara ligeramente con el tiempo.

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noun

Deslizamiento lento

The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

Examples :

"The slow creep of the hillside soil made the foundation of the old house unstable. "

El lento deslizamiento del suelo de la ladera hizo que los cimientos de la casa antigua fueran inestables.

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noun

Persona rara, bicho raro

Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.

Examples :

""Everyone avoids talking to Michael; they say he's a real creep." "

Todos evitan hablar con Michael; dicen que es un bicho raro.

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Un tipo raro, un individuo siniestro

A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills.

Examples :

"Stop following me, you creep!"

¡Deja de seguirme, individuo siniestro!

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noun

Valla, barrera

A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

Examples :

"The farmer used a wire creep to keep the rabbits out of the vegetable garden, but let the chickens through. "

El granjero usó una valla de alambre para evitar que los conejos entraran en el huerto, pero dejó pasar a las gallinas.

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