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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRampicante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ram.piˈkante
"Il giardino era pieno di rampicanti che si arrampicavano sulla griglia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plant that grows along the ground or up a wall or other support.
"The garden was filled with beautiful creepers that climbed the trellis." - 2
A person or thing that creeps or crawls.
"He felt like a creeper watching the children play from a distance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'creeper' originates from the Middle English term 'crepe', derived from the Old English 'crēopan', meaning 'to crawl'. Historically, it has evolved to describe various plants that grow along the ground or structures, as well as certain animals that move in a crawling manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Creeper" is said worldwide
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Grimpant
Transliteration: grɛ̃pɑ̃
"Le jardin était rempli de grimpants qui grimpaient sur la treille."
Kletterpflanze
Transliteration: ˈklɛtɐˌpflant͡sə
"Der Garten war voller Kletterpflanzen, die das Gitter hinaufkletterten."
Rampicante
Transliteration: ram.piˈkante
"Il giardino era pieno di rampicanti che si arrampicavano sulla griglia."
Trepa
Transliteration: ˈtɾepa
"El jardín estaba lleno de trepas que subían por la rejilla."
Planta trepadeira
Transliteration: ˈplɐ̃tɐ tɾeˈpɐjɾɨ
"O jardim estava cheio de plantas trepadeiras que subiam pela treliça."
चढ़ाई करने वाला पौधा
Transliteration: chaṛhāī karne vālā pāndhā
"बगीचे में चढ़ाई करने वाले पौधों से भरा हुआ था।"
攀爬植物
Transliteration: pān pá zhí wù
"花园里满是攀爬植物，爬上了格子架。"
덩굴식물
Transliteration: deong-gul sigmul
"정원은 격자에 올라가는 덩굴식물로 가득 차 있었다."
つる植物
Transliteration: tsuru shokubutsu
"庭は格子に登るつる植物でいっぱいだった。"
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