Krieche
dieNouncreeping plant, creeper (botanical)
English translations
- 01
crawl
- 02
creep
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Person, die sich unterwürfig und schleimig verhält, um Vorteile zu erlangen.
- English meaning
- Sycophant, creep
- German example
- Er ist ein richtiger Kriecher, der sich bei seinem Chef einschmeichelt.
- English example
- He is a real sycophant, fawning over his boss.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Krieche
- Plural Form
- die Kriechen
Related words
- kriechen
Crawl
- Kriecherei
Sycophancy
- verkriechen
To hide away
- zu Kreuze kriechen
To eat humble pie
- Kriechtier
A reptile is a vertebrate animal that usually moves by crawling and whose body is typically covered in scales.
- Spilling
Bullace
- Gewürm
A collection of worms or other creeping animals; also used pejoratively for a crowd of people.
- Servilität
Servility
- Schmeichler
Flatterer
- Krabbeltier
Creepy-crawly
- robben
To crawl, to move on one's belly
- rumkrabbeln
"To crawl around" means to move slowly and awkwardly on all fours, often on the floor.
- herumkrabbeln
to crawl around
- Knöterich
Knotweed
- duster
Gloomy
- Gundelrebe
Ground-ivy
- Duckmäuser
A yes-man is a person who behaves submissively and obsequiously towards authorities, often out of cowardice or self-interest.
- Katharinenpflaume
Greengage plum
- krabbeln
To crawl
- katzbuckeln
To bow and scrape
- krauchen
To grovel, to crawl
- Schlange
Snake, Queue
- Speichellecker
Sycophant
- Schmeichlerin
A flatterer is a person, usually female, who tries to influence others through exaggerated praise and favor.
- Schleimer
Sycophant
- unterwürfig
Submissive means to submit to someone in a humble manner, often out of fear or to gain an advantage.
Example sentences with “Krieche”
Die Krieche bedeckt den ganzen Boden. (The creeper covers the entire ground.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Krieche a common noun?
It is a feminine noun (die Krieche). Note that it is less common than 'Kriechpflanze'.