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creepers

/ˈkriːpərz/

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noun

Rampeurs, plantes grimpantes

A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The ivy creepers slowly covered the old brick wall." "

Les lierres grimpants ont lentement recouvert le vieux mur de briques.

person animal plant thing

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noun

Barboteuse

(often in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.

Examples :

"My baby brother wears creepers with snaps at the bottom so Mom can easily change his diaper. "

Mon petit frère porte des barboteuses avec des boutons-pression en bas pour que maman puisse facilement changer sa couche.

wear item family

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noun

Trottinette pour bébé, youpala

A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.

Examples :

"My baby brother uses creepers to explore the living room without falling. "

Mon petit frère utilise un youpala pour explorer le salon sans tomber.

device item machine human

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noun

Crampons

A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.

Examples :

"My hiking boots have creepers on them to help me stay on the rocky trail. "

Mes chaussures de randonnée ont des crampons pour m'aider à rester sur le sentier rocheux.

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Crampons

A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.

Examples :

"The telephone repairman attached his creepers to his boots before climbing the utility pole. "

Le réparateur de téléphone a attaché ses crampons à ses bottes avant de grimper au poteau électrique.

device wear technical

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Chenets

(chiefly in the plural) A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.

Examples :

"He carefully placed the small logs on the creepers between the andirons, ensuring the fire would get enough air. "

Il a soigneusement placé les petites bûches sur les chenets entre les chenets, s'assurant que le feu reçoive suffisamment d'air.

architecture item

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Grappin, crochet

An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.

Examples :

"The construction worker used the creepers to pull the dropped tools out of the muddy well. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment a utilisé le grappin pour sortir les outils tombés du puits boueux.

utensil nautical archaeology technology device item machine

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noun

Convoyeur

Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.

Examples :

"The grain elevator used creepers to continuously move wheat up to the storage bins. "

L'élévateur à grains utilisait des convoyeurs pour acheminer en continu le blé vers les silos de stockage.

machine technology device material

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noun

Plante grimpante, lierre

Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

Examples :

"The house had beautiful creepers growing up its brick walls, turning red in the fall. "

La maison avait de belles plantes grimpantes qui poussaient sur ses murs de briques, devenant rouges en automne.

plant nature biology environment agriculture

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Grimpeur

Examples :

"We saw several creepers slowly spiraling up the oak tree in the park, searching for insects in the bark. "

Nous avons vu plusieurs grimpeurs spiraler lentement le long du chêne dans le parc, à la recherche d'insectes dans l'écorce.

animal bird nature

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Grappin à quatre crochets

A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.

Examples :

"The diver used a set of creepers to snag the anchor that had fallen to the bottom of the harbor. "

Le plongeur a utilisé un grappin à quatre crochets pour accrocher l'ancre qui était tombée au fond du port.

nautical utensil technology ocean sailing vehicle item

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Rapport de marche lente

The lowest gear of a tractor or truck.

Examples :

"The farmer used the tractor's creepers to slowly and carefully pull the stuck wagon out of the muddy field. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé le rapport de marche lente du tracteur pour sortir lentement et prudemment la charrette embourbée du champ boueux.

vehicle machine technical agriculture

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Chariot de mécanicien

A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle.

Examples :

"The mechanic slid under the car on his creepers to check the exhaust system. "

Le mécanicien s'est glissé sous la voiture sur son chariot pour vérifier le système d'échappement.

vehicle machine job technical

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noun

Quelqu'un de bizarre, une personne flippante

A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.

Examples :

"He avoids social gatherings because he thinks there are too many creepers there. "

Il évite les rassemblements sociaux parce qu'il pense qu'il y a trop de personnes bizarres là-bas.

character person attitude human

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Chaussures à semelles compensées

A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.

Examples :

"My grandfather said he used to wear creepers when he went to rock and roll concerts in the 1950s. "

Mon grand-père a dit qu'il portait des chaussures à semelles compensées lorsqu'il allait à des concerts de rock and roll dans les années 1950.

style wear culture appearance item

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Balle rasante

A ball that travels low, near ground level.

Examples :

"The children groaned when the coach called out, "Ten laps, avoiding the creepers!" "

Les enfants gémirent quand l'entraîneur cria : « Dix tours, en évitant les balles rasantes ! »

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interjection

Ouah, dingue, flippant

An expression of surprise, fear, or excitement

Examples :

""Creepers, that spider is huge!" "

Ouah, cette araignée est énorme !

emotion exclamation sensation language