ramper

ʁɑ̃pe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ramper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

mouvementse déplacer en se traînant sur le ventre comme un serpent

Le serpent rampe silencieusement dans l'herbe haute.

glisser

se traîner

plantepousser le long du sol ou s'accrocher à un support

Le lierre rampe le long du mur de la maison.

s'accrocher

s'étendre

soumissions'abaisser de façon servile devant quelqu'un

Il refuse de ramper devant son patron pour obtenir une promotion.

s'aplatir

s'humilier

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Expressions with ramper

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ramper sur

se déplacer en traînant le ventre au sol sur une surface

Le serpent rampe sur le sable chaud du désert.

ramper sur le ventre

se déplacer en restant allongé sur le ventre

Le soldat doit ramper sur le ventre pour éviter les balles.

ramper vers

se déplacer au sol en direction de quelque chose

Le bébé rampe vers ses jouets colorés.

Origin of ramper

latin, rampare (ramper)

Terms with ramper included in their meaning

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se traîner par terre

déplacement

ramper en déplaçant son corps au niveau du sol

se traîner

ramper

se déplacer au sol en s'appuyant sur le ventre

reptile

ramper

animal qui se déplace en rampant sur le sol

chatière

spéléologie

passage très étroit où il faut ramper pour avancer

Examples of ramper in a sentence

L'escargot rampe lentement sur la feuille.
Cette vigne rampe sur la clôture du jardin.
La plante rampe doucement entre les pierres.
Certains employés préfèrent ramper pour éviter les conflits.
Il a passé sa carrière à ramper devant la direction.

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English:crawl, trail, ...
German:kriechen, ranken, ...
Italian:strisciare, rampicare, ...
Spanish:reptar, trepar, ...
Portuguese:rastejar, trepar, ...
Chinese:爬行, 蔓延, ...
Japanese:這う, 絡みつく, ...
Arabic:زحف, امتد على الأرض, ...
Hebrew:לִזְחוֹל, לְהִשְׁתָּרֵעַ, ...
Russian:ползать, стелиться, ...
Ukrainian:повзати, стелитися, ...
Catalan:reptar, créixer arran de terra, ...
Danish:krybe, slynge sig, ...
Dutch:kruipen, langs de grond groeien, ...
Greek:σέρνομαι, έρπω, ...
Khmer:លូន, វារឡើង, ...
Korean:기어가다, 뻗다, ...
Polish:pełzać, rozrastać się po ziemi, ...
Portuguese (BR):rastejar, crescer rente ao chão, ...
Romanian:a se târî, a se întinde, ...
Swedish:krypa, klättra, ...
Thai:เลื้อย, ไต่, ...
Turkish:sürünmek, yayılmak, ...
Vietnamese:bò, bò lan, ...

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