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creep   (crept pt, pp )
  vi 
  (=move quietly) se glisser 
→ They watched the boy hunch down and creep towards the bush.   
to creep across sth  traverser qch à pas de loup 
→ I had to park some distance away and creep across darkened fields   
  [plant] grimper
  n 
 *  (=person) saligaud  m  
→ Leave me alone, you little creep.   
he's a creep  c'est un sale type 
 creeps 
  npl 
to give sb the creeps  * donner la chair de poule à qn, faire froid dans le dos à qn 
It gives me the creeps.  Ça me donne la chair de poule., Ça me fait froid dans le dos. 

▲ creep up  (=increase) 
[prices, rate, number] grimper 
→ interest rates were creeping up   
▲ creep up on 
  vt  (=approach stealthily) 
to creep up on sb  s'approcher de qn à pas de loup 
→ They'll creep up on you while you're asleep.   


Collaborative Dictionary     English-French
fluage n. creep ~
essai de fluage n. Creep test ~
résistance à la fissur... n. creep rupture strength ~

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