creep

creep
creep
A n
1 GB (flatterer) lèche-bottes mf inv ;
2 (repellent person) raclure f ; he's a creep c'est une raclure.
B vi (prét, pp crept)
1 (furtively) to creep in/out entrer/sortir à pas de loup ; to creep behind/under sth se glisser derrière/sous qch ;
2 fig a threatening tone had crept into his voice petit à petit il avait pris un ton menaçant ; a blush crept over her face le rouge lui est monté au visage ;
3 (slowly) to creep forward ou along [vehicle] avancer lentement ;
4 [insect] grimper ; [cat] ramper ;
5 [plant] (horizontally) ramper ; (climb) grimper ;
6 GB faire du lèche-bottes (to sb à qn).
Idiom
to give sb the creeps donner la chair de poule à qn .
Phrasal verbs
creep in
1 [wrong note, error, influence] se glisser ;
2 [feeling, prejudice] intervenir.
creep over :
creep over [sb] [feeling] gagner.
creep through :
creep through [sb] s'insinuer en ;
creep through [sth] s'insinuer dans.
creep up :
creep up [inflation, debt, unemployment] grimper ; to creep up on sb lit s'approcher de qn à pas de loup ; fig prendre qn par surprise.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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