krybe

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cower, crawl, creep, grovel

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vb (krøb, krøbet)

(snige sig) creep;

(kravle) crawl;

(klatre) climb;

(bevæge sig langsomt) creep, crawl ( fx the traffic was creeping (el.

crawling) along),

(ofte: langsomt og med besvær) inch ( fx he inched along the roof; the sun inched behind the mountains);

(være underdanig) grovel, cringe (for before),

T crawl (for to),

F fawn (for on);

(blive mindre, om tøj) shrink ( fx the shirt shrinks in the wash);

(om slange, orm) crawl,

(om plante) creep;

(i kortspil) finesse;

[det krøb i mig] I cringed,

(stærkere) it made my flesh creep;

[man kan lige så godt springe i det som krybe i det]

(kan gengives) we might as well get it over at once;

(se også ly, musehul, skjul);

[man må krybe før man kan gå] we must learn to walk before we can run;

[krybe op]

(om tøj) ride up ( fx my shirt is riding up);

[krybe op i] climb ( fx a tree);

[krybe op på] climb onto ( fx the roof);

[krybe sammen]

(bukke sig sammen) crouch,

(af frygt, kulde også) cower; huddle ( fx he huddled near the fire to keep warm);

(søge sammen) huddle ( fx the civilians huddled in their homes during the street fighting);

(se også kors).