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to creep
01
plazit se, potichu se pohybovat
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Příklady
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
Pavouk, s jemnou přesností, začal plazit se po stropě.
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
V zahradě začal píďalka plazit se podél stonku květiny.
02
plížit se, potichu se pohybovat
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Příklady
The cat crept through the tall grass, stalking its prey.
Kočka plížila se vysokou trávou, stopujíc svou kořist.
As the detective observed the suspect's hideout, he saw a shadowy figure creep along the alley.
Když detektiv pozoroval úkryt podezřelého, uviděl temnou postavu, jak se plíží uličkou.
03
plazit se, pomalu růst
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Příklady
The ivy began to creep along the garden wall, creating a lush green covering.
Břečťan začal plazit se podél zahradní zdi a vytvořil bujný zelený pokryv.
The vines of the pumpkin plant started to creep across the garden.
Výhonky dýňové rostliny začaly plazit se po zahradě.
04
plazit se, lichotit
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
Příklady
The employee would always creep to the boss, offering constant compliments and nodding excessively to gain favor.
Zaměstnanec se vždy plazil k šéfovi, nabízel neustálé komplimenty a nadměrně přikyvoval, aby získal přízeň.
The actor, eager to impress the director, would creep on set.
Herec, dychtivý udělat dojem na režiséra, by se na place plazil.
05
plazit se, pomalu se šířit
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
Příklady
The fog crept across the valley at dawn.
Mlha se plížila údolím za úsvitu.
The influence of new technology crept into every part of the business.
Vliv nové technologie se vplížil do každé části podnikání.
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
Příklady
The toddler made a cautious creep across the floor.
Soldiers practiced a silent creep during training exercises.
02
an enclosure, usually fenced, that allows young animals to enter but prevents adults from accessing it
Příklady
The farmer placed lambs in a creep to keep them safe.
Young calves were fed in the creep while adults grazed elsewhere.
03
a slow, continuous, and often imperceptible movement or deformation of a material under stress
Příklady
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
podivný typ, znepokojující osoba
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
SlangPříklady
That creep kept following me down the street.
Ten podivín mě nepřestával sledovat po ulici.
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
Po jeho podivných komentářích ho nazvala strašidelným.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
Příklady
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
