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| creep⇒ vi | (crawl) | krabbeln Vi |
| | | kriechen Vi |
| | Lola screamed when she felt the spider creeping along her arm. |
| | Lola fing an zu schreien, als sie merkte, dass die Spinne an ihrem Arm krabbelte. |
| creep vi | (plant: grow along surface) (übertragen) | hochwachsen Vi, sepa |
| | | klettern Vi |
| | Ivy has crept up the walls, almost covering the windows. |
| | Der Efeu wuchs die Wände hoch, bis er fast die Fenster bedeckte. |
| creep vi | figurative (move slowly) (am Boden) | schleichen Vi |
| | | kriechen Vi |
| | | krauchen Vi |
| | The day crept by, and finally it was time to go home. |
| | Der Tag schlich voran, bis es endlich Zeit war nach Hause zu gehen. |
| creep n | figurative (slow movement) | Schleichen Nn |
| | | schleichend V Part Präs |
| | Kate watched the creep of the moonlight across the roof. |
| | At rush hour, traffic moves at a creep. |
| | Kate betrachtete das Schleichen des Mondes über die Dächer. |
| | Zur Hauptverkehrszeit kommt der Verkehr nur schleichend voran. |
| creep n | slang (unnerving, repellent person) | Widerling Nm |
| | | Ekelpaket Nn |
| | That creep keeps staring at me. |
| | Der Widerling schaut mich immer noch an. |
| creep vi | (be obsequious) | unterwerfen Vr, fix |
| | | unterordnen Vr, sepa |
| creep n | slang, UK (obsequious person) (umgangssprachlich) | Schleimer Nm |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | Arschkriecher Nm |
| | Only a creep would laugh at the boss's dumb jokes. |
| | Nur ein Schleimer würde über die schlechten Witze des Chefs lachen. |
| creep n | technical (solids: deformation over time) | Verformung Nf |
| | (formell) | Deformation Nf |
| | Stress and high temperatures caused creep in the turbine's blades. |
| | Belastung und hohe Temperaturen haben zu Verformungen in den Turbinenblättern geführt. |
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creep | creeping |
| creep away vi phrasal | (leave stealthily) | davonstehlen, davonschleichen Vr, sepa |
| creep in vi phrasal | (move stealthily inside) | hineinschleichen Vr, sepa |
| | | leise hineingehen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | Arriving home drunk again, he tried to creep in unnoticed. |
| creep in vi phrasal | figurative (thought, feeling: slowly enter) | einschleichen Vr, sepa |
| | In the beginning, she could never have imagined he would be unfaithful to her, but doubts began to creep in. |
| creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (move stealthily inside) | in [etw] schleichen Präp + Vi |
| | The man in black crept quietly into the bushes. |
| creep into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thought, feeling: slowly enter) (übertragen) | sich in [etw] einschleichen VP |
| | A pessimistic tone has crept into his recent novels. |
| creep [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (unnerve) | jemandem die Haare zu Berge stehen lassen Rdw |
| | | jemanden beunruhigen Vt |
| | I don't like the way he looks at me; he creeps me out. |
| creep out vi phrasal | (exit stealthily) | hinausschleichen Vr, sepa |
| | Josie crept out of the theater five minutes before the end of the movie. |
| creep under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (crawl beneath) | unter [etw] kriechen Präp + Vi |
| | | unter [etw] krabbeln Präp + Vi |
| | | verkriechen Vr |
| | When the thunder started, the dog crept under the bed and stayed there until it stopped. |
| creep up vi phrasal | (approach stealthily) | anschleichen Vr, sepa |
| | | anpirschen Vr, sepa |
| | When Gary crept up and tapped me on the shoulder, I jumped. |
| | Als Gary sich anschlich und mir auf die Schulter tippte, sprang ich auf. |
| creep up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (increase gradually) | langsam steigen Adj + Vi |
| | | allmählich steigen Adj + Vi |
| | | stetig steigen Adj + Vi |
| | House prices have crept up by several thousand since we bought our home. |
| | Preise für Häuser sind langsam um einige Tausend gestiegen, seitdem wir unser Haus gekauft haben. |
| creep up on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (approach stealthily) | anschleichen Vr, sepa |
| | | sich an jemanden heranschleichen Rdw |
| | She startled her sister by creeping up on her and shouting "Boo!" |
| creep up on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (fact, situation: arrive unforeseen) | jemanden einholen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden überraschen Vt |
| | You had better start working now; don't let the deadline creep up on you. |