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crept

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɛpt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/krɛpt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krept)

From the verb creep: (⇒ conjugate)
crept is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

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Inglés	Español
creep vi	(crawl)	trepar⇒ vi
arrastrarse⇒ v prnl
Lola screamed when she felt the spider creeping along her arm.
Lola gritó cuando sintió la araña trepar por su brazo.
creep vi	(plant: grow along surface)	trepar⇒ vi
Ivy has crept up the walls, almost covering the windows.
La hiedra trepó por las paredes y casi cubre las ventanas.
creep vi	figurative (move slowly)	pasar lentamente loc verb
moverse con lentitud loc verb
The day crept by, and finally it was time to go home.
El día pasaba lentamente y finalmente fue hora de irse a casa.
creep n	figurative (slow movement)	deslizamiento nm
lentamente, despacio adv
Kate watched the creep of the moonlight across the roof.
At rush hour, traffic moves at a creep.
Kate miró el deslizamiento de la luz de la luna por el tejado.
En la hora pico, el tráfico se mueve lentamente.
creep n	slang (unnerving, repellent person)	asqueroso, asquerosa nm, nf
That creep keeps staring at me.
Ese asqueroso sigue mirándome.
creep vi	(be obsequious) (figurado)	arrastrarse⇒ v prnl
creep n	slang, UK (obsequious person) (figurado, coloquial)	chupamedias n común
(figurado, coloquial)	arrastrado, arrastrada nm, nf
adulador, aduladora nm, nf
Only a creep would laugh at the boss's dumb jokes.
Sólo un chupamedias se reiría de los chistes bobos del jefe.
creep n	technical (solids: deformation over time) (metales)	fatiga nf
deformación por fluencia lenta nf + loc adj
Stress and high temperatures caused creep in the turbine's blades.
El estrés y las altas temperaturas causaron fatiga a paletas de la turbina.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
creep away vi phrasal	(leave stealthily)	escabullirse⇒ v prnl
alejarse silenciosamente, huir silenciosamente, irse sin ser visto loc verb
creep in vi phrasal	(move stealthily inside)	entrar a hurtadillas loc verb
entrar en puntas de pie loc verb
Arriving home drunk again, he tried to creep in unnoticed.
Como llegó borracho otra vez, trató de entrar a hurtadillas.
creep in vi phrasal	figurative (thought, feeling: slowly enter)	ir haciéndose a la idea loc verb
In the beginning, she could never have imagined he would be unfaithful to her, but doubts began to creep in.
Al principio, nunca se hubiera imaginado que pudiera ser infiel, pero poco a poco se fue haciendo a la idea.
entrar⇒ vi
Al principio, nunca se imaginó que pudiera llegar a ser infiel, pero luego le empezaron a entrar dudas.
creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(move stealthily inside)	entrar sigilosamente loc verb
The man in black crept quietly into the bushes.
El hombre de negro entró sigilosamente a los arbustos.
gatear sigilosamente vi + adv
El hombre de negro gateó sigilosamente hacia los arbustos.
creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (thought, feeling: slowly enter) (idea)	deslizar⇒ vtr
colar⇒ vtr
A pessimistic tone has crept into his recent novels.
creep off vi phrasal	(leave stealthily)	escabullirse⇒ v prnl
alejarse silenciosamente, huir silenciosamente, irse sin ser visto loc verb
creep [sb] out vtr phrasal sep	informal (unnerve)	intimidar a vtr + prep
asustar a vtr + prep
acongojar a vtr + prep
crispar los nervios a loc verb
I don't like the way he looks at me; he creeps me out.
No me gusta la manera en que me mira; me intimida.
(ES, coloquial)	dar yuyu a loc verb
(coloquial)	dar cosa a loc verb
(formal)	causar desasosiego a loc verb
(formal)	dar impresión a loc verb
No me gusta la manera en que me mira; me da cosa.
creep out vi phrasal	(exit stealthily)	salir a hurtadillas vi + loc adv
salir en silencio vi + loc adv
Josie crept out of the theater five minutes before the end of the movie.
creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (figure: rise higher than)	trepar⇒ vi
creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (light, darkness: cover slowly)	ir cubriendo loc verb
cubrir⇒ vi
creep over [sb] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (feelings: affect slowly) (invadir)	apoderarse de v prnl + prep
A sense of resentment began to creep over her.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A medida que se acercaba el miedo iba apoderándose de él.
creep under [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(crawl beneath)	arrastrarse debajo de loc verb
deslizarse debajo de loc verb
meterse debajo de loc verb
When the thunder started, the dog crept under the bed and stayed there until it stopped.
Cuando comenzaron los truenos el perro se arrastró debajo de la cama, y se quedó allí hasta que pararon.
creep up vi phrasal	(approach stealthily)	acercarse sin hacer ruido loc verb
When Gary crept up and tapped me on the shoulder, I jumped.
Cuando Gary se acercó sin hacer ruido y me tocó el hombro, salté.
creep up vi phrasal	informal, figurative (increase gradually)	aumentar gradualmente vi + adv
House prices have crept up by several thousand since we bought our home.
Los precios de las casas aumentaron gradualmente desde que compramos nuestra casa.
creep up on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep	(approach stealthily)	acercarse sigilosamente v prnl + adv
She startled her sister by creeping up on her and shouting "Boo!"
Asustó a su hermana acercándose sigilosamente y gritando "¡Bu!".
creep up on [sb] vi phrasal + prep	figurative (fact, situation: arrive unforeseen)	sorprender⇒ vtr
agarrar desprevenido loc verb
You had better start working now; don't let the deadline creep up on you.
Mejor que empieces a trabajar ahora, no dejes que la fecha de entrega te sorprenda.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
feature creep n	(technology: adding of features)	agregado de nuevas funciones nm + loc adj
agregado de nuevas características nm + loc adj
make [sb]'s flesh creep, make your flesh creep v expr	(frighten or disgust [sb])	poner la piel de gallina expr
poner los pelos de punta expr
scope creep, requirement creep n	(project: excessive growth)	crecimiento excesivo nm + adj
One way of avoiding scope creep is to define the limits of a project very precisely.
soil creep n	(geology) (geología)	reptación nf

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