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
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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:
InglésEspañol
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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