to crawl
01
krypa, åla
to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees
Intransitive
Exempel
The soldier advanced cautiously, choosing to crawl through the muddy trench to avoid being seen by the enemy.
Soldaten framryckte försiktigt och valde att krypa genom den leriga skyttegraven för att undgå att bli sedd av fienden.
02
få gåshud, skälva
to experience a sensation as if one's skin is covered or infested with crawling insects
Intransitive
Exempel
The haunted house had an atmosphere that made visitors' flesh crawl
Det hemsökta huset hade en atmosfär som fick besökarnas hud att krypa.
03
simma crawl, göra crawl
to swim using the crawl stroke, a swimming technique characterized by a continuous fluttering motion of the legs and alternating arm strokes
Intransitive
Exempel
As part of the swim curriculum, the swimming instructor taught the children how to crawl.
Som en del av simläroplanen lärde simläraren barnen att crawla.
04
krypa, smyga
to behave or act in a servile or subservient manner, often with excessive flattery
Intransitive: to crawl | to crawl to sb
Exempel
During the job interview, the candidate chose to crawl by praising the company excessively.
Under jobbintervjun valde kandidaten att krypa genom att berömma företaget i överdriven mån.
05
krypa, köra långsamt
(of a vehicle or its driver) to move very slowly, often in heavy traffic or difficult conditions
Exempel
We crawled for miles before finally reaching the exit.
Vi kryssade i miles innan vi äntligen nådde utgången.
Crawl
01
a method of moving slowly on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground
02
an extremely slow advance or motion
03
frisim, crawl
a fast stroke characterized by alternating arm movements and a flutter kick
Exempel
His strong crawl technique earned him a gold medal.
Hans starka crawl-teknik gav honom en guldmedalj.
