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crawl across

[/krɔːl əˈkrɒs/]
verb
rastejar por; atravessar rastejando
1. to move slowly on hands and knees across a surface or area
The baby crawled across the living room floor.
O bebé rastejou pelo chão da sala de estar.
2. to move slowly and with difficulty across something
The soldier crawled across the muddy terrain.
O soldado rastejou por todo o terreno lamacento.
3. to move in a creeping manner over a surface
The insect crawled across the wall.
O inseto rastejou pela parede.
Synonyms
creep acrossmove across slowlyinch acrossdrag across
Antonyms
run acrosssprint acrossleap acrossjump across

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rastejar por; atravessar rastejando
most common usage
São Paulo
rastejar por; engatinhar através de
engatinhar used for babies/infants
Rio de Janeiro
rastejar por
standard usage
Portugal
rastejar por; atravessar rastejando
formal standard Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

crawl out of one's skin
crawl back to
crawl into bed
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