crawl

crawl
[krɔːl]
sustantivo
1paso (m) lento (slow pace)
  • the traffic was moving at a crawl -> el tráfico avanzaba lentamente
2(estilo (m) ) crol (m) (swimming stroke)
  • to do or swim (the) crawl -> nadar a crol
verbo intransitivo
3arrastrarse (person); gatear (baby); avanzar lentamente (car)
4(familiar) (be infested)
  • the flat was crawling with cockroaches -> el piso estaba infestado de cucarachas
  • it makes my skin crawl -> me pone la carne de gallina
5(familiar) (be obsequious)
  • to crawl to somebody -> arrastrarse ante alguien

crawl [krol]
1Arrastrar, moverse con lentitud (creep).
2Gatear (baby); andar (insect); avanzar muy lentamente (go slowly/traffic, train).
3Arrastrarse, rebajarse (demean oneself). (Coloquial)
  • To crawl to somebody -> arrastrarse o rebajarse ante alguien
  • To crawl up -> trepar
  • To crawl forth -> avanzar rastreando
  • The beach was crawling with tourists -> la playa estaba plagada de turistas, la playa hervía de turistas (teem)
sustantivo
1Arrastre, movimiento lento.
  • To go at a avanzar muy lentamente -> ir a paso de tortuga
2Acto de gatear.
3Brazada de pecho (en natación); crol (swimming stroke).

crawl [krɔːl]
noun
1 (slow pace) [of traffic]
the traffic went at a crawl la circulación avanzaba a paso de tortuga; the crawl to the coast la cola de coches hasta la costa
2 (Swimming) crol; (m)
to do the crawl nadar a crol
verb:intransitive
1 (drag o.s.) arrastrarse; [+child] andar a gatas; gatear
to crawl in/out meterse/salirse a gatas; the fly crawled up the window la mosca subió despacito por el cristal
2 (move slowly) [+traffic] avanzar lentamente; formar caravana; [+time] alargarse interminablemente
the cars were crawling along los coches avanzaban a paso de tortuga
3 (informal) (suck up)
to crawl to sb dar coba a algn; (informal) hacer la pelota a algn; (informal)
4
to be crawling with vermin estar plagado cuajado de bichos;or
modifier
crawl space (n) (US) (between floors) espacio entre plantas para tuberías o cables
The cottages have latticed crawl spaces beneath the porches

Verb Conjugation for "crawl"

Imperative
  • crawl
  • you crawl
  • he/she crawls
  • we crawl
  • you crawl
  • they crawl
Preterite
  • I crawled
  • you crawled
  • he/she crawled
  • we crawled
  • you crawled
  • they crawled
Present Continuous
  • I am crawling
  • you are crawling
  • he/she is crawling
  • we are crawling
  • you are crawling
  • they are crawling
Present Perfect
  • I have crawled
  • you have crawled
  • he/she has crawled
  • we have crawled
  • you have crawled
  • they have crawled
Past Continuous
  • I was crawling
  • you were crawling
  • he/she was crawling
  • we were crawling
  • you were crawling
  • they were crawling
Past Perfect
  • I had crawled
  • you had crawled
  • he/she had crawled
  • we had crawled
  • you had crawled
  • they had crawled
Future
  • I will crawl
  • you will crawl
  • he/she will crawl
  • we will crawl
  • you will crawl
  • they will crawl
Future Perfect
  • I will have crawled
  • you will have crawled
  • he/she will have crawled
  • we will have crawled
  • you will have crawled
  • they will have crawled
Future Continuous
  • I will be crawling
  • you will be crawling
  • he/she will be crawling
  • we will be crawling
  • you will be crawling
  • they will be crawling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been crawling
  • you have been crawling
  • he/she has been crawling
  • we have been crawling
  • you have been crawling
  • they have been crawling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been crawling
  • you will have been crawling
  • he/she will have been crawling
  • we will have been crawling
  • you will have been crawling
  • they will have been crawling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been crawling
  • you had been crawling
  • he/she had been crawling
  • we had been crawling
  • you had been crawling
  • they had been crawling
Paid English to Spanish translation

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