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creeps

/kɹiːps/

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verb

Arrastrarse, reptar

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Examples :

"The baby creeps across the living room floor towards the toy. "

El bebé se arrastra por el suelo de la sala de estar hacia el juguete.

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verb

Extenderse, arrastrarse

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

Examples :

"The ivy creeps along the brick wall of the house. "

La hiedra se extiende a lo largo de la pared de ladrillo de la casa.

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verb

Se arrastra, se desliza

To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The cat creeps slowly toward the bird. "

El gato se arrastra lentamente hacia el pájaro.

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Avanzar lentamente, arrastrarse

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

Examples :

"The due date for the assignment creeps closer every day. "

La fecha de entrega de la tarea se acerca cada día.

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verb

Se arrastra, se infiltra, se desliza

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

Examples :

"The cat creeps through the tall grass, hunting for birds. "

El gato se desliza por la hierba alta, cazando pájaros.

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Deslizarse, arrastrarse

To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

Examples :

"The rug creeps across the hardwood floor every day, so I have to keep pushing it back. "

La alfombra se desliza por el piso de madera todos los días, así que tengo que estar empujándola hacia atrás.

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verb

Arrastrarse, adular

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

Examples :

"The new student crept around the classroom, trying to impress the teacher by always agreeing with everything she said. "

El nuevo estudiante se arrastraba por el aula, tratando de impresionar a la maestra al estar siempre de acuerdo con todo lo que decía.

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verb

Arrastrarse, dar grima

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

Examples :

"The thought of spiders in the basement creeps me out. "

La idea de arañas en el sótano me da grima.

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verb

Arrastrar con rastras

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

Examples :

"The salvage team creeps the seabed, hoping to recover the lost instrument package. "

El equipo de salvamento arrastra el lecho marino, con la esperanza de recuperar el paquete de instrumentos perdido.

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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 :

""Even though he loves his wife, he sometimes creeps with a woman he met at work." "

Aunque ama a su esposa, a veces es infiel con una mujer que conoció en el trabajo.

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noun

Arrastre

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

Examples :

"The creeps of the ivy up the old brick wall added a charming, old-fashioned look to the building. "

El arrastre de la hiedra por la antigua pared de ladrillo añadía un aspecto encantador y anticuado al edificio.

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noun

Fluencia, variación lenta

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

Examples :

""The project manager carefully monitored the software's memory usage for any unexpected creeps over time." "

El jefe de proyecto supervisó cuidadosamente el uso de la memoria del software en busca de cualquier variación inesperada a lo largo del tiempo.

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noun

Desplazamiento lento

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

Examples :

"The slow creeps of the glacier reshaped the valley over centuries. "

El lento desplazamiento del glaciar remodeló el valle durante siglos.

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noun

Avance, expansión

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

Examples :

"christmas creep"

Avance navideño

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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 bookbinder carefully trimmed the edges of the book to compensate for the creeps, ensuring all the pages were flush. "

El encuadernador recortó cuidadosamente los bordes del libro para compensar el desplazamiento, asegurando que todas las páginas estuvieran al ras.

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noun

Fluencia

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

Examples :

"The engineer carefully measured the creeps in the concrete bridge supports to ensure its long-term safety. "

El ingeniero midió cuidadosamente la fluencia en los soportes del puente de hormigón para garantizar su seguridad a largo plazo.

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noun

Deslizamiento, reptación

The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

Examples :

"The slow, almost invisible, creeps on the hillside were evidenced by the tilting fence posts and the curved tree trunks. "

El lento, casi invisible, deslizamiento en la ladera se evidenció por los postes de la cerca inclinados y los troncos de los árboles curvados.

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noun

Persona rara, bicho raro

Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.

Examples :

""Everyone avoids the old house on the corner because people say it's full of creeps." "

Todos evitan la casa vieja de la esquina porque la gente dice que está llena de bichos raros.

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noun

Persona rara, persona que da escalofríos

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

Examples :

"Stop following me, you creep!"

¡Deja de seguirme, persona rara!

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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 built creeps in the fence to let the lambs graze in a separate field while keeping the sheep contained. "

El granjero construyó vallas en la cerca para permitir que los corderos pastaran en un campo separado mientras mantenía a las ovejas contenidas.

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noun

Escalofríos

(preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin.

Examples :

"After hiking through the tall grass, I felt the creeps all over my legs, like tiny insects were crawling on my skin. "

Después de caminar por la hierba alta, sentí escalofríos por todas mis piernas, como si pequeños insectos se arrastraran por mi piel.

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noun

El pavor, el miedo

(preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror.

Examples :

"I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight."

Me da pavor caminar por esa calle, incluso a plena luz del día.

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