creep

avanzar sigilosamente

Moverse despacio y sin ruido, a menudo para que nadie lo note.

En inglés sencillo: To move slowly and quietly, often to avoid being noticed.

• I crept into the room.
• Can you creep past the guard?
• She was creeping downstairs when the light came on.

Cómo se usa: creep up on someone (The cat crept up on the bird.)

Sinónimos: sneak, tiptoe

Expresiones frecuentes: creep past someone, creep into something, creep up on someone

variar gradualmente, subir poco a poco

Cambiar en pequeñas cantidades con el tiempo, por ejemplo subir poco a poco.

En inglés sencillo: To change by small amounts over time.

• Prices creep up every year.
• The temperature crept higher during the afternoon.
• Costs have been creeping down lately.

Sinónimos: drift

Expresiones frecuentes: creep up, creep higher, creep down

reptar, arrastrarse

Moverse lentamente con el cuerpo cerca del suelo.

En inglés sencillo: To move slowly with the body close to the ground.

• A lizard crept across the sand.
• Snakes creep through the grass.
• We watched a beetle creep along the wall.

Sinónimos: crawl

Expresiones frecuentes: creep along, creep across something

introducirse, infiltrarse

Entrar o pasar a formar parte de algo tan despacio o discretamente que apenas se nota.

En inglés sencillo: To enter or become part of something so slowly or quietly that people hardly notice.

• Doubt began to creep in.
• Errors crept into the final report.
• A feeling of loneliness crept up on him.

Cómo se usa: creep into something (Fear crept into her voice.); creep up on someone (Exhaustion crept up on me.)

Sinónimos: slip in

Expresiones frecuentes: creep in, creep into something, creep up on someone

extenderse, trepar

Crecer extendiéndose por el suelo o por otra superficie, hablando de una planta.

En inglés sencillo: To grow along the ground or over a surface.

• Ivy creeps up the wall.
• The vine crept across the fence.
• These plants creep along the ground.

Sinónimos: trail, spread

Expresiones frecuentes: creep up something, creep over something

desplazarse, deslizarse

Moverse un poco del lugar donde estaba.

En inglés sencillo: To shift slightly from the original position.

• The coating may creep during drying.
• The film crept slightly across the surface.
• We checked whether the rubber would creep under pressure.

Sinónimos: shift, slip

Expresiones frecuentes: creep during drying, creep under pressure

tipo desagradable, tipo inquietante

Persona cuyo comportamiento causa incomodidad o miedo.

En inglés sencillo: Someone whose behavior makes you feel uncomfortable or afraid.

• That man is a creep.
• Some creep kept following us.
• Why does she think he is such a creep?

Sinónimos: weirdo

Expresiones frecuentes: a real creep, such a creep

variación gradual, aumento gradual

Cambio lento de una cifra o cantidad medida, especialmente un aumento.

En inglés sencillo: A slow change in a number or measured amount.

• Price creep reduced our savings.
• We noticed a slow creep in costs.
• The upward creep in temperature worried the researchers.

Cómo se usa: creep in something (There has been a gradual creep in prices.)

Sinónimos: drift

Expresiones frecuentes: price creep, upward creep, creep in something