crawl

krɔl
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Translation of crawl from English into German,

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Verb

intr.
1.

movement

move slowly on hands and knees
krabbeln kriechen robben
  • The baby began to crawl across the floor.Das Baby begann, über den Boden zu krabbeln.
2.

slow progress

move forward slowly with frequent stops
kriechen schleichen
  • The traffic crawled through the city streets.Der Verkehr kroch durch die Straßen der Stadt.
3.

swimming

swim using alternating overarm strokes and flutter kick
kraulen kraulschwimmen
  • She crawled across the pool effortlessly.Sie kraulte mühelos durch das Becken.

Noun

1.

slow movement

movement on hands and knees or close to the ground
  • The baby's crawl was cautious and slow..Das Kriechen des Babys war vorsichtig und langsam
2.

movement

very slow pace
Schritttempo nKriechtempo
  • Traffic was reduced to a crawl during rush hour.Der Verkehr kam während der Hauptverkehrszeit auf Schritttempo herunter.
3.

entertainment

US
sequential visit to similar establishments
US
  • They planned a crawl through the city's pubs.Sie planten eine Kneipentour durch die Stadt.
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Expressions with crawl: examples in English and translations in German

wimmeln von
voll sein mit
The old house crawled with spiders.
Kneipentour
They organized a bar crawl for his birthday, visiting five different pubs..
spät ankommen
spät hereinkommen
She crawled in at 3 AM after the party.
krabbeln lernen, bevor man laufen kann
New programmers must crawl before they can walk with advanced frameworks.
mit einfachen Aufgaben beginnen
einfache Aufgaben vor komplexen erledigen
In business, it's wise to crawl before you walk.
aus dem Bett kriechen
After a long night, he crawled out of bed at noon.

Images of crawl

  • crawl: movement on hands and knees or close to the ground
    (slow movement) Kriechen

Synonyms and analogies of crawl in English

Examples of crawl in a sentence

  • The soldier had to crawl under the barbed wire.
  • The hikers crawled up the steep hill.
  • The project crawled along due to budget cuts.
  • He crawled to the other side of the lake.
  • The athlete crawled through the water with ease.
  • His scalp crawled when he heard the eerie noise.

Translations of "crawl" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
krabbelnv.

The small child attempted a rapid crawl to catch up with her friends.

Das kleine Kind versuchte, schnell zu krabbeln, um seine Freunde einzuholen.

kriechenv.

She chose to crawl instead of walking over the rough terrain.

Sie entschied sich, über das unebene Gelände zu kriechen, anstatt zu gehen.

durchsuchenv.

They crawl the internet for customer reviews before making purchases.

Sie durchsuchen das Internet nach Kundenbewertungen, bevor sie Käufe tätigen.

durchforstenv.

The team will crawl multiple blogs this afternoon for trending topics.

Das Team wird heute Nachmittag mehrere Blogs nach Trendthemen durchforsten.

verkriechenv.

I just want to crawl off and die like everybody else.

Ich will mich einfach verkriechen und sterben, wie alle anderen.

Noun
dasKriechennn.

In the crawl toward the finish, everyone cheered for the determined competitors.

Beim Kriechen zum Ziel feuerten alle die entschlossenen Teilnehmer an.

Durchforstungn.

The content will be re-indexed during the next scheduled crawl.

Der Inhalt wird während der nächsten geplanten Durchforstung erneut indiziert.

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crawl: Examples and translations in context

The toddler's crawl across the living room floor was adorable to watch.

Es war entzückend, dem Kleinkind beim Krabbeln durch das Wohnzimmer zuzusehen.

The baby began to crawl across the living room floor.

Das Baby fing an, über den Wohnzimmerboden zu krabbeln.

The baby's crawl showed how quickly she was growing and exploring her environment.

Das Krabbeln des Babys zeigte, wie schnell es wuchs und seine Umgebung erkundete.

The gentle crawl of the baby revealed her curiosity and eagerness to explore.

Das sanfte Krabbeln des Babys offenbarte seine Neugier und seinen Entdeckerdrang.

Her careful crawl under the table prevented her from bumping into the legs.

Ihr vorsichtiges Krabbeln unter dem Tisch verhinderte, dass sie gegen die Beine stieß.

The thought of spiders crawling on my skin makes my flesh crawl.

Der Gedanke, dass Spinnen auf meiner Haut krabbeln, verursacht mir Gänsehaut.

Some babies begin to crawl in the eighth or ninth month.

Einige Babys fangen im achten oder neunten Monat an zu krabbeln.

Maybe crawl into the corners too, if there's somewhere...

Vielleicht auch in die Ecken krabbeln, falls sie da irgendwo...

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