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For the verb: "to creep"
Simple Past: crept
Past Participle: crept

Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. creep /kriːp/ n. colloq.
  1. BE (flatterer) leccapiedi m. e f.
  1. (repellent person) persona f. ripugnante
locuzioni idiomatiche to give sb. the ~s colloq. fare rabbrividire qcn., fare venire la pelle d’oca a qcn.
2. creep /kriːp/ intr. (pass., p.pass. crept)
  1. (furtively) to ~ in, out entrare, uscire furtivamente;
    to ~ under sth. scivolare sotto qcs.;
    a blush crept over her face fig. il rossore si insinuò sul suo viso
  1. (slowly) to ~ forward o along [vehicle] procedere lentamente
  1. [insect] strisciare;
    [cat] arrampicarsi
  1. [plant] arrampicarsi.

Phrasal verbs:
creep in
  1. [error] insinuarsi
  1. [feeling, prejudice] prendere piede, espandersi.
 creep up: ~ up [inflation, unemployment] salire, aumentare lentamente;
to ~ up on sb. prendere qcn. di sorpresa (anche fig.).

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creep: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

creep (unpleasant person)spiacevole individuo nm
creepstrisciare v
creep (to sneak)arrivare di soppiatto v
creep (to grow) subdolamentecrescere v
creep (show submission)mostrare sottomissione v
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creep: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
creep inv literal (crawl or move stealthily inside)sgattaiolare dentro vi
Arriving home drunk again, he tried to creep in unnoticed.
Per non farsi vedere da sua madre provò a sgattaiolare dentro dalla porta sul retro.
creep invi figurative (thought emotion: slowly enter)insinuarsi v rif
The idea slowly began to creep into his head that he could in fact make a living from his art.
L'idea che il suo vicino di casa potesse essere un terrorista cominciò ad insinuarsi nella sua mente.
creep intovtr (crawl or move stealthily inside)strisciare⇒ vi
The creepy man quietly crept into the bushes.
Il soldato strisciò all'interno del bunker nemico.
creep outvtr slang (unnerve)dare i brividi
I don't like the way he looks at me; he creeps me out.
creep overvtr figurative (figure: slowly become higher than)sovrastare gradualmente
creep overvtr figurative (light, darkness: slowly begin to cover)sopraggiungere⇒ vi
creep overvtr (feelings: spread slowly )invadere lentamente
creep undervtr (crawl beneath)strisciare sotto
creep upvi (approach stealthily)avvicinarsi silenziosamente
Make some sound when you come in. Don't creep up on me.
creep up onvtr literal (approach stealthily)avvicinarsi furtivamente vi
She startled her sister by creeping up on her and shouting "Boo!"
Il ladro si avvicinava furtivamente alla porta della casa.
creep up onvtr (fact, situation: arrive unforeseen)sorprendere⇒, cogliere di sorpresa vtr
You had better start working now, don't let the deadline creep up on you.
Furono sorpresi dal temporale durante una passeggiata sui monti.
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'creep' in the title:
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creep and crawl
creep compliance, viscoelastic compliance
creep into
Creep range
creep speed range
get lost, creep
grade creep
How far back? Diapers creep me out.
Mission creep
self-scratching creep
she was on her creep
that are tricked into meeting a creep pretending to be.
to creep back in
we've got creep

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