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For the verb: "to creep"

Simple Past:	crept
Past Participle:	crept

Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

creep /kriːp/ intransitive verb (pt/pp crept) muoversi furtivamente noun fam tipo m viscido;
it gives me the ~s mi fa venire i brividi

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'creep' found in these entries:

English:

crept

Italian:

accapponare - insinuarsi

creep: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

creep		(unpleasant person)	spiacevole individuo nm
creep			strisciare v
creep		(to sneak)	arrivare di soppiatto v
creep		(to grow) subdolamente	crescere v
creep		(show submission)	mostrare sottomissione v
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
creep in	v	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 in	vi	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 into	vtr	(crawl or move stealthily inside)	strisciare vi ⇒
The creepy man quietly crept into the bushes.
Il soldato strisciò all'interno del bunker nemico.
creep up on	vtr	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 on	vtr	(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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How far back? Diapers creep me out.
Mission creep
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she was on her creep
that are tricked into meeting a creep pretending to be.
to creep back in

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