creep

avanzare furtivamente

Muoversi lentamente e senza rumore, spesso per non farsi notare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: creep up on someone (The cat crept up on the bird.)

Sinonimi: sneak, tiptoe

Espressioni comuni: creep past someone, creep into something, creep up on someone

cambiare gradualmente, salire lentamente

Cambiare poco alla volta nel tempo, per esempio aumentando lentamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: drift

Espressioni comuni: creep up, creep higher, creep down

strisciare

Muoversi lentamente tenendo il corpo vicino al terreno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: crawl

Espressioni comuni: creep along, creep across something

insinuarsi

Entrare o diventare parte di qualcosa tanto lentamente o discretamente che quasi nessuno se ne accorge.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: slip in

Espressioni comuni: creep in, creep into something, creep up on someone

strisciare, espandersi

Crescere allungandosi sul terreno o su un’altra superficie, detto di una pianta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: trail, spread

Espressioni comuni: creep up something, creep over something

spostarsi, scivolare

Spostarsi leggermente dalla posizione iniziale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: shift, slip

Espressioni comuni: creep during drying, creep under pressure

viscido, tipo inquietante

Persona che con il suo comportamento mette a disagio o fa paura.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: weirdo

Espressioni comuni: a real creep, such a creep

variazione graduale, aumento graduale

Cambiamento lento di un numero o di una quantità misurata, spesso un aumento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: creep in something (There has been a gradual creep in prices.)

Sinonimi: drift

Espressioni comuni: price creep, upward creep, creep in something