to crawl
crawl
krɔ:l
krawl
chawl

Définition et signification de « crawl » en anglais

to crawl
01

marcher à quatre pattes, ramper

to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees 
Intransitive
to crawl definition and meaning
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe de mouvement
régulier
présent
crawl
3e personne du singulier
crawls
participe présent
crawling
passé simple
crawled
participe passé
crawled
Exemples
The baby began to crawl across the living room floor. 

Le bébé a commencé à ramper sur le sol du salon.

02

avoir la chair de poule, frissonner

to experience a sensation as if one's skin is covered or infested with crawling insects 
Intransitive
Exemples
The eerie sensation of the abandoned house made Tom's skin crawl. 

La sensation étrange de la maison abandonnée faisait frissonner la peau de Tom.

03

nager le crawl, faire le crawl

to swim using the crawl stroke, a swimming technique characterized by a continuous fluttering motion of the legs and alternating arm strokes 
Intransitive
Exemples
Eager to improve her swimming skills, Sarah decided to enroll in a class to learn how to crawl efficiently. 

Désireuse d'améliorer ses compétences en natation, Sarah a décidé de s'inscrire à un cours pour apprendre à crawler efficacement.

04

ramper, lécher les bottes

to behave or act in a servile or subservient manner, often with excessive flattery 
Intransitive: to crawl | to crawl to sb
Exemples
The ambitious intern hoped to climb the corporate ladder quickly, so they resorted to crawling to their superiors. 

L'ambitieux stagiaire espérait gravir rapidement les échelons de l'entreprise, alors il a eu recours à ramper devant ses supérieurs.

05

ramper, avancer au ralenti

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move very slowly, often in heavy traffic or difficult conditions 
Exemples
The car was crawling through the traffic jam. 

La voiture rampait à travers l'embouteillage.

Crawl
01

ramper, rampement

a method of moving slowly on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground 
crawl definition and meaning
Exemples
The baby's first crawl delighted the family. 

La première marche à quatre pattes du bébé a ravi la famille.

02

avance lente, progression au ralenti

an extremely slow advance or motion 
informations grammaticales
statut d’animéité
abstrait
composition morphologique
composé
dénombrable
forme plurielle
crawls
Exemples
The traffic came to a crawl during rush hour. 

La circulation est devenue un rampement pendant l'heure de pointe.

03

nage libre, crawl

a fast stroke characterized by alternating arm movements and a flutter kick 
Exemples
He perfected his crawl to increase his speed in races. 

Il a perfectionné son crawl pour augmenter sa vitesse en course.

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