Creeping in spanish
pronunciation: pɹ̩oʊgɹ̩esiboʊ part of speech: noun
creep3 = arrastrarse, avanzar lentamente, avanzar muy despacio. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio crept]
Example: After creeping for a number of days, the larva settles and develops into a juvenile polyp.more:
» creep along = avanzar lentamente, avanzar muy despacio.
Example: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.» creep (in/into) = colarse, infiltrarse, introducirse.
Example: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.» creep on = avanzar lentamente, continuar lentamente, progresar lentamente.
Example: She crept on and peering around the end of the fence behind the laundry, he saw that a gate stood open leading into the yard.» creep over = invadir lentamente, apoderarse lentamente de.
Example: Her friends had perceived with regret that her buoyant spirits were giving place to unusual depression and that a languor was creeping over her glad eyes.» creep + past = pasar inadvertidamente, colarse.
Example: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.» creep up behind = acercarse sigilosamente por detrás.
Example: In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.» creep up on = introducirse sigilosamente.
Example: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.» make + Posesivo + flesh creep = dar repelús, poner los pelos de punta, aterrorizar, horrorizar, dar horror, repugnar, dar asco, poner la piel de gallina, poner la carne de gallina, dar grima, dar yuyu.
Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.» time + creep by = el tiempo + avanzar lentamente, el tiempo + avanzar muy despacio, el tiempo + hacerse una eternidad.
Example: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by? = ¿Por qué ocurre que cuando nos estamos divirtiendo, el tiempo vuela, pero cuando estamos en el trabajo se nos hace una eternidad?.creeping = progresivo, gradual, paulatino.
Example: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.