- crawl
- kro:l
1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) avanzar lentamente2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) gatear, andar a gatas3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) arrastrar(se)4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) estar plagado de, hervir de
2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) paso lento2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) crolcrawl vb1. gatear / arrastrarsethe baby can't walk yet, he just crawls el bebé no anda aún, sólo gatea2. moversethe caterpillar crawled along the branch la oruga se movía por la rama
crawl /krol/ sustantivo masculino: tb◊ estilo crawl crawl, front crawl'crawl' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrastrarse - crol - gatear - reptar - arrastrar - copeo - gata - grima English: crawl - kerb-crawl - woodwork - creep - pub - underneathcrawltr[krɔːl]intransitive verb1 (move slowly - person, snake) arrastrarse; (- baby) gatear, andar a gatas; (- insect) andar■ she felt an insect crawling along her arm notó cómo un insecto le subía por el brazo2 (car, traffic) avanzar lentamente, ir a paso de tortuga3 (be covered with, be full of) estar lleno,-a de, estar plagado,-a de■ the town was crawling with tourists la ciudad estaba llena de turistas4 familiar pejorative (try to gain favour) arrastrarse (to, ante), rebajarse (to, ante), humillarse (to, ante)noun1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in swimming) crol nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do the crawl nadar a crolto make somebody's flesh crawl ponerle los pelos de punta a alguiento move at a crawl avanzar muy lentamente, ir a paso de tortugacrawl ['krɔl] vi1) creep: arrastrarse, gatear (dícese de un bebé)2) teem: estar plagadocrawl n: paso m lentocrawln.• arrastramiento s.m.• gateamiento s.m.• marcha lenta s.f.v.• arrastrar v.• arrastrarse v.• gatear v.
I krɔːlintransitive verb1)a) (creep) arrastrarse; \<\<baby\>\> gatear, ir* a gatas; \<\<insect\>\> andar*; flesh a)b) (go slowly) \<\<trafficain\>\> avanzar* muy lentamente2) (teem)the beach was crawling with tourists — la playa estaba plagada de turistas, la playa hervía de turistas
3) (demean oneself) (colloq) arrastrarse, rebajarseto crawl TO somebody — arrastrarse or rebajarse ante alguien
II
noun1) (slow pace) (no pl)to go at a crawl — avanzar* muy lentamente, ir* a paso de tortuga (fam)
2) (swimming stroke) crol m[krɔːl]1. N1) (=slow pace) [of traffic]the traffic went at a crawl — la circulación avanzaba a paso de tortuga
the crawl to the coast — la cola de coches hasta la costa
2) (Swimming) crol mto do the crawl — nadar a crol
2. VI1) (=drag o.s.) arrastrarse; [child] andar a gatas, gatearto crawl in/out — meterse/salirse a gatas
the fly crawled up the window — la mosca subió despacito por el cristal
2) (=move slowly) [traffic] avanzar lentamente, formar caravana; [time] alargarse interminablementethe cars were crawling along — los coches avanzaban a paso de tortuga
3) * (=suck up)to crawl to sb — dar coba a algn *, hacer la pelota a algn *
4)fleshto be crawling with vermin — estar plagado or cuajado de bichos
3.CPDcrawl space N — (US) (between floors) espacio entre plantas para tuberías o cables
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I [krɔːl]intransitive verb1)a) (creep) arrastrarse; \<\<baby\>\> gatear, ir* a gatas; \<\<insect\>\> andar*; flesh a)b) (go slowly) \<\<traffic/train\>\> avanzar* muy lentamente2) (teem)the beach was crawling with tourists — la playa estaba plagada de turistas, la playa hervía de turistas
3) (demean oneself) (colloq) arrastrarse, rebajarseto crawl TO somebody — arrastrarse or rebajarse ante alguien
II
noun1) (slow pace) (no pl)to go at a crawl — avanzar* muy lentamente, ir* a paso de tortuga (fam)
2) (swimming stroke) crol m
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
