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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesramper
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɑ̃pe
"Le bébé a commencé à ramper vers son jouet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move on hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.
"The baby began to crawl across the floor towards her toy."
- 1
A slow, creeping movement.
"The crawl of the traffic made us late for the meeting."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'crawl' originates from the Old English 'crāwlian', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*krawōną', meaning to move slowly on hands and knees. Over time, it has evolved to encompass various meanings related to slow movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crawl" is said worldwide
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ramper
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃pe
"Le bébé a commencé à ramper vers son jouet."
krabbeln
Transliteration: ˈkʁap.l̩n
"Das Baby begann zu krabbeln."
strisciare
Transliteration: striˈtʃa.re
"Il bambino ha iniziato a strisciare verso il suo giocattolo."
gatear
Transliteration: ɡatear
"El bebé comenzó a gatear hacia su juguete."
engatinhar
Transliteration: ẽɡɐ̃ˈtʃiɾ
"O bebê começou a engatinhar em direção ao seu brinquedo."
क्रॉल करना
Transliteration: kraal karna
"बच्चा अपने खिलौने की ओर क्रॉल करने लगा।"
爬行
Transliteration: páxíng
"婴儿开始向玩具爬行。"
기어가다
Transliteration: gieogada
"아기가 장난감을 향해 기어가기 시작했다."
這う
Transliteration: hau
"赤ちゃんはおもちゃに向かって這い始めた。"
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