creep

creep
I [kriːp]
nome colloq.
1) BE (flatterer) leccapiedi m. e f.
2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante
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to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn

II [kriːp]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. crept)
1) (furtively)

to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente

to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.

a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso

2) (slowly)

to creep forward o along — [vehicle] procedere lentamente

3) [insect] strisciare; [cat] arrampicarsi
4) [plant] arrampicarsi
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I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb
1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.)
2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.)
3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.)
II [kri:p]
((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.)
- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep
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[kriːp] crept vb: pt, pp
1. vi
(animal) strisciare, (plant) arrampicarsi, (person: stealthily) avanzare furtivamente, (slowly) avanzare lentamente

to creep in/out — entrare/uscire quatto (-a) quatto (-a)

to creep up on sb — avvicinarsi quatto (-a) quatto (-a) a qn, (fig : old age etc) cogliere qn alla sprovvista

a feeling of peace crept over him — lo avvolse un senso di pace

it made my flesh creep — mi fece accapponare la pelle

an error has crept in — ci è scappato un errore

2. n
fam

it gives me the creeps — mi fa venire la pelle d'oca

he's a creep — è un tipo viscido

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creep /kri:p/
n.
1 (fam.) individuo disgustoso; farabutto; verme
2 (fam.) individuo strisciante (o servile); lecchino; ruffiano
3 [u] moto strisciante; avanzata strisciante; slittamento
4 apertura (in una siepe, ecc.)
5 [u] (geol.) scollamento
6 [u] (tecn.) instabilità del legno
7 [u] (mecc.) scorrimento plastico
8 [u] (elettron.) deriva; spostamento
9 (al pl.) (fam.) the creeps, la pelle d'oca (per il disgusto o la paura): to give sb. the creeps, far venire la pelle d'oca a q.; far accapponare la pelle a q.
● (fam. USA) creep joint, posto orrendo, schifoso.
(to) creep /kri:p/
(pass. e p. p. crept), v. i.
1 strisciare; muoversi strisciando: The tiger crept over the grass towards its prey, la tigre ha strisciato sull'erba verso la preda; The cat crept under the car, il gatto si è infilato sotto la macchina
2 (seguito da avv. o compl.) muoversi furtivamente: to creep into a room, entrare di soppiatto in una stanza; He crept downstairs, scese furtivamente le scale; We crept away, ci siamo allontanati in punta di piedi; ce ne siamo andati zitti zitti; siamo sgattaiolati via; Fog was creeping up, stava salendo adagio la nebbia; I crept up on the sentry, mi sono avvicinato silenziosamente alla sentinella
3 camminare; muoversi con passo lento; trascinarsi: The old man can still creep about the house, il vecchio riesce ancora a trascinarsi per casa
4 (di liquido) scorrere; spargersi
5 (di pianta) arrampicarsi
to make sb.'s flesh creep, far accapponare la pelle a q.; far venire la pelle d'oca a q.
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I [kriːp]
nome colloq.
1) BE (flatterer) leccapiedi m. e f.
2) (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante
••

to give sb. the creeps — colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d'oca a qcn

II [kriːp]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. crept)
1) (furtively)

to creep in, out — entrare, uscire furtivamente

to creep under sth. — scivolare sotto qcs.

a blush crept over her face — fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso

2) (slowly)

to creep forward o along — [vehicle] procedere lentamente

3) [insect] strisciare; [cat] arrampicarsi
4) [plant] arrampicarsi

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