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to crawl
01
arrastrarse
to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The baby began to crawl across the living room floor.
El bebé empezó a gatear por el suelo de la sala.
As the hikers reached the steep slope, they had to crawl on their hands and knees to navigate the challenging terrain.
Cuando los excursionistas llegaron a la pendiente empinada, tuvieron que arrastrarse sobre sus manos y rodillas para navegar por el terreno desafiante.
02
ponerse la piel de gallina, estremecerse
to experience a sensation as if one's skin is covered or infested with crawling insects
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The eerie sensation of the abandoned house made Tom's skin crawl.
La sensación inquietante de la casa abandonada hizo que la piel de Tom se erizara.
The thought of spiders in the attic made Mike's skin crawl, and he hesitated before entering the confined space.
El pensamiento de arañas en el ático hacía que la piel de Mike se erizara, y vacilaba antes de entrar en el espacio confinado.
03
nadar a crol, hacer crol
to swim using the crawl stroke, a swimming technique characterized by a continuous fluttering motion of the legs and alternating arm strokes
Intransitive
Ejemplos
Eager to improve her swimming skills, Sarah decided to enroll in a class to learn how to crawl efficiently.
Ansiosa por mejorar sus habilidades de natación, Sarah decidió inscribirse en una clase para aprender a crolar eficientemente.
During the swim meet, the experienced swimmer effortlessly crawled through the water.
Durante la competencia de natación, el nadador experimentado croló sin esfuerzo a través del agua.
04
arrastrarse, hacer la pelota
to behave or act in a servile or subservient manner, often with excessive flattery
Intransitive: to crawl | to crawl to sb
Ejemplos
The ambitious intern hoped to climb the corporate ladder quickly, so they resorted to crawling to their superiors.
El ambicioso becario esperaba escalar rápidamente en la jerarquía corporativa, por lo que recurrió a arrastrarse ante sus superiores.
The politician, wanting to secure votes, would crawl to the influential constituents.
El político, queriendo asegurar votos, arrastraría ante los constituyentes influyentes.
05
arrastrarse, avanzar lentamente
(of a vehicle or its driver) to move very slowly, often in heavy traffic or difficult conditions
Ejemplos
The car was crawling through the traffic jam.
El coche avanzaba lentamente a través del atasco.
The vehicle crawled up the steep hill.
El vehículo avanzaba lentamente por la empinada colina.
Crawl
01
arrastre, gateo
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
02
arrastre, avance lento
a very slow movement
03
estilo libre, crol
a fast stroke characterized by alternating arm movements and a flutter kick
Ejemplos
He perfected his crawl to increase his speed in races.
Perfeccionó su crol para aumentar su velocidad en las carreras.
Crawl is often the preferred stroke for freestyle events.
El crol es a menudo el estilo preferido para los eventos de estilo libre.
