creep

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creep
[kriːp]
sustantivo
1asqueroso(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (familiar) (unpleasant person); pelota (mf) (obsequious person) (británicoEsp)arrastrado(a) (m,f) (Am)lambiscón(ona) (m,f) (español de México)chupamedias (sustantivo masculino invariable) (RP)
también:
  • he/it gives me the creeps -> me pone la piel de gallina (makes me uneasy)
  • I always get the creeps when I'm alone in the house -> siempre que me quedo solo(a) en casa me entra el (get frightened) canguelo or (español de España) cuiqui or (español de Argentina) culillo or (español de Colombia) mello (español de México)
verbo intransitivo (pt & pp crept [krept])
2moverse sigilosamente, deslizarse (animal, person); trepar (plants)
  • to creep in -> colarse
  • to creep out -> escapar (sigilosamente)
  • a mistake has crept into our calculations -> se nos ha colado un error en los cálculos
  • old age has crept up on me -> los años se me han echado encima
  • it makes my flesh creep (familiar) -> me pone la carne de gallina

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creep [krip]
participio pasivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1CREPT). (n)
2Arrastrar, serpear, ratear. (n)
3Andar lenta o imperceptiblemente; andar secretamente; insinuarse, entrar a escondidas (move stealthily). (n)
  • To creep into a room -> entrar en un cuarto sigilosamente
  • Several mistakes have crept in -> se han deslizado varios errores
4Tener sensación nerviosa como de hormigueo sobre la piel. (n)
5Incensar, lisonjear, adular con bajeza, complacer bajamente (ingratiate oneself). (n)
  • To creep to somebody -> adular a alguien, hacerle la pelota a alguien, hacerle la pata a alguien, chuparle las medias a alguien
  • To creep i -> o into, insinuarse; deslizarse en; (fam.) escaparse de; meterse en, escurrirse
  • To creep out -> salir sin hacer ruido
  • To creep on -> acercarse insensiblemente
  • To creep and crouch -> hacer la gata ensogada
  • To creep up -> trepar a; encaramarse
sustantivo
6Acción de serpear.
7 (plural)
  • creep up on, They crept up on him -> se le acercaron sigilosamente
  • Old age creeps up on you -> vas envejeciendo sin darte cuenta
Arrastrarse (crawl). Sensación nerviosa como de hormigueo sobre la piel.
sustantivo
1Asqueroso (unpleasant person); adulador, pelota, chupamedias, lambiscón, lambón (favor-seeking person). (Coloquial)
2Creeps, pl.
3Coloq.) To give somebody the creeps, ponerle los pelos de punta a alguien, darle escalofríos a alguien.

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creep [kriːp] crept (past)
verb:intransitive
1 [+animal] deslizarse; arrastrarse; [+plant] trepar
2 [+person] (stealthily) ir cautelosamente; (slowly) ir muy despacio
to creep in/out/up/down entrar/salir/subir/bajar sigilosamente; to creep about on tiptoe andar a de puntillas;or to creep along [+traffic] avanzar a paso de tortuga; to creep up on sb acercarse sigilosamente a algn
3
it made my flesh creep me puso la carne de gallina; doubts began to creep in las dudas empezaron a aparecer; an error crept in se deslizó un error; he felt old age creeping up on him sintió como la vida le ganaba años; fear crept over him le invadió el terror
noun
1 (informal) (person)
what a creep! ¡qué lameculos es!; (informal) he's a creep (weird) ¡qué tipo más raro!; ¡qué bicho!
2
it gives me the creeps (informal) me da miedo; me da escalofríos

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Verb Conjugation for "creep"

Imperative
  • creep
  • you creep
  • he/she creeps
  • we creep
  • you creep
  • they creep
Preterite
  • I crept
  • you crept
  • he/she crept
  • we crept
  • you crept
  • they crept
Present Continuous
  • I am creeping
  • you are creeping
  • he/she is creeping
  • we are creeping
  • you are creeping
  • they are creeping
Present Perfect
  • I have crept
  • you have crept
  • he/she has crept
  • we have crept
  • you have crept
  • they have crept
Past Continuous
  • I was creeping
  • you were creeping
  • he/she was creeping
  • we were creeping
  • you were creeping
  • they were creeping
Past Perfect
  • I had crept
  • you had crept
  • he/she had crept
  • we had crept
  • you had crept
  • they had crept
Future
  • I will creep
  • you will creep
  • he/she will creep
  • we will creep
  • you will creep
  • they will creep
Future Perfect
  • I will have crept
  • you will have crept
  • he/she will have crept
  • we will have crept
  • you will have crept
  • they will have crept
Future Continuous
  • I will be creeping
  • you will be creeping
  • he/she will be creeping
  • we will be creeping
  • you will be creeping
  • they will be creeping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been creeping
  • you have been creeping
  • he/she has been creeping
  • we have been creeping
  • you have been creeping
  • they have been creeping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been creeping
  • you will have been creeping
  • he/she will have been creeping
  • we will have been creeping
  • you will have been creeping
  • they will have been creeping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been creeping
  • you had been creeping
  • he/she had been creeping
  • we had been creeping
  • you had been creeping
  • they had been creeping
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