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to crawl
01
marcher à quatre pattes, ramper
to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees
Intransitive
Exemples
The baby began to crawl across the living room floor.
Le bébé a commencé à ramper sur le sol du salon.
As the hikers reached the steep slope, they had to crawl on their hands and knees to navigate the challenging terrain.
Alors que les randonneurs atteignaient la pente raide, ils ont dû ramper sur leurs mains et leurs genoux pour naviguer sur le terrain difficile.
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.
The thought of spiders in the attic made Mike's skin crawl, and he hesitated before entering the confined space.
La pensée des araignées dans le grenier faisait que la peau de Mike frissonnait, et il hésitait avant d'entrer dans l'espace confiné.
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.
During the swim meet, the experienced swimmer effortlessly crawled through the water.
Lors de la compétition de natation, le nageur expérimenté a crawlé sans effort dans l'eau.
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.
The politician, wanting to secure votes, would crawl to the influential constituents.
Le politicien, voulant sécuriser des votes, irait jusqu'à ramper devant les électeurs influents.
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.
The vehicle crawled up the steep hill.
Le véhicule rampait jusqu'à la colline escarpée.
Crawl
01
ramper, rampement
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
02
ramper, avancer lentement
a very slow movement
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.
Crawl is often the preferred stroke for freestyle events.
Le crawl est souvent la nage préférée pour les épreuves de nage libre.
