creep

to move slowly and quietly, especially when you are trying not to be seen or heard

arrastrarse, deslizarse

Collocations creep along · creep up on

• He crept into the room and sat down quietly.

  Se deslizó en la habitación y se sentó silenciosamente.

to make someone feel frightened or uncomfortable, especially because something is moving slowly and quietly

hacer sentir escalofríos, dar miedo

Collocations creep up on someone

• The sound of footsteps creeping along the corridor made me feel scared.

  El sonido de los pasos que se arrastraban por el corredor me hizo sentir asustado.

a person who is unpleasant or strange and makes other people feel uncomfortable, especially because they are too interested in other people's lives

persona antipática, intrusa

Collocations creep of a person

• He's such a creep.

  Es un completo intruso.

a number that is used to show the order of something in a list or series, for example first, second, third, etc.

número ordinal

Collocations first/second/third/etc. creep

• She was the third creep in line.

  Ella era la tercera persona en fila.

to increase slowly but steadily, especially when this is not wanted or expected

aumentar lentamente, subir gradualmente

Collocations creep up

• The cost of living has been creeping up over the last few years.

  El costo de vida ha estado aumentando lentamente en los últimos años.

a type of art that is often strange or frightening and uses unusual materials, such as dead animals

arte extraño o perturbador

Collocations creep exhibition

• The museum is hosting a creep exhibition this month.

  El museo está presentando una exposición de arte extraño este mes.

a small program that is installed on a computer without the user's knowledge and sends information about their activities to another person or organization

programa espía, malware

Collocations creep software

• The company's computer system was infected with a creep.

  El sistema informático de la empresa se infectó con un programa espía.

a small building or structure that is built on top of another building, often used for storage or as a place to live in

edificio adosado, estructura anexa

Collocations creep addition

• They added a creep to the top of their house.

  Añadieron una estructura adicional en la parte superior de su casa.