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Mo·bile  (m-bl, mbl)

A city of southwest Alabama at the mouth of the Mobile River, about 61 km (38 mi) long, on the north shore of Mobile Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. Founded c. 1710, the city was held by the French, British, and Spanish until it was seized by U.S. forces in 1813. In the Battle of Mobile Bay (August 1864) Adm. David Farragut defeated a major Confederate flotilla and secured Union control of the area. Population: 193,000.

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mo·bile  (mbl, -bl, -bl)

adj.

1. Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place: a mobile organism; a mobile missile system.

2.

a. Capable of moving or changing quickly from one state or condition to another: a mobile, expressive face.

b. Fluid; unstable: a mobile situation following the coup.

3.

a. Marked by the easy intermixing of different social groups: a mobile community.

b. Moving relatively easily from one social class or level to another: an upwardly mobile generation.

c. Tending to travel and relocate frequently: a restless, mobile society.

4. Flowing freely; fluid: a mobile liquid.

n. (mbl)

A type of sculpture consisting of carefully equilibrated parts that move, especially in response to air currents.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mbilis, from *movibilis, from movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

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mobile [ˈməʊbaɪl]

adj

1. having freedom of movement; movable

2. changing quickly in expression a mobile face

3. (Sociology) Sociol (of individuals or social groups) moving within and between classes, occupations, and localities upwardly mobile

4. (Military) (of military forces) able to move freely and quickly to any given area

5. (postpositive) Informal having transport available are you mobile tonight?

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements)

a.  a sculpture suspended in midair with delicately balanced parts that are set in motion by air currents

b.  (as modifier) mobile sculpture

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) short for mobile phone

[via Old French from Latin mōbilis, from movēre to move]

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Mobile [ˈməʊbiːl məʊˈbiːl]

n

(Placename) a port in SW Alabama, on Mobile Bay (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico): the state's only port and its first permanent settlement, made by French colonists in 1711. Pop.: 198 915 (2000)

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Mobile the populace; the route; the mob—Johnson, 1755.

Example: the mobile were fast gathering, 1830.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mobile - a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay Mobile River Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
	2.	Mobile - a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
	3.	mobile - sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art stabile - a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
Adj.	1.	mobile - migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
	2.	mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved
	3.	mobile - having transportation available       moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
	4.	mobile - capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face" changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"
	5.	mobile - affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" fluid changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

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mobile

adjective

1. movable, moving, travelling, wandering, portable, locomotive, itinerant, peripatetic, ambulatory, motile a four hundred seat mobile theatre

2. active, lively, energetic, able to move, sprightly, spry, motile, ambulant I'm still very mobile.

3. adaptable, flexible, versatile, transplantable young, mobile professionals

4. changeable, meaning, animated, expressive, eloquent, suggestive, ever-changing She had a mobile, expressive face.

Translations

mobile [ˈməʊbaɪl]

A. ADJ (= movable) [theatre, shop] → ambulante; [missile launcher] → portátil, transportable; [workforce] → que tiene movilidad; [society] → con movilidad; (= expressive) [face, features] → expresivo
I'm still very mobile → todavía me muevo bastante
now that we're mobile → ahora que tenemos coche, ahora que estamos motorizados
see also upwardly

B. N

1. (Art) → móvil m

2. (= mobile phone) → móvil m, teléfono m celular(LAm)

C. CPD mobile home N → caravana f, casa f rodante(S. Cone, Ven)
mobile library N → biblioteca f ambulante, bibliobús m
mobile phone N → teléfono m móvil, teléfono m celular(LAm)
mobile unit N → unidad f móvil

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mobile [ˈməʊbaɪl]

adj

[network, operator] → de téléphonie mobile

(= movable) [+ object, unit] → mobile

(= able to walk) [patient, old person, toddler] → capable de se déplacer

(= able to travel) → mobile
I'll be more mobile when the car's back from the garage → Je serai plus mobile lorsque ma voiture reviendra du garage.

(= ready to move to another place) [population] → mobile; [worker] → faisant preuve de mobilité
to be mobile (= prepared to move) → faire preuve de mobilité
Applicants must be mobile (British) → Les candidats devront être prêts à accepter tout déplacement., Les candidats doivent faire preuve de mobilité.
to be highly mobile [worker] → faire preuve de beaucoup de mobilité
IT people are highly mobile → Les travailleurs des NTIC font preuve de beaucoup de mobilité.

n

(= phone) → portable m
to phone sb on their mobile → appeler qn sur son portable mobile number

(= art work) → mobile m
mobile home n → mobile home m
mobile library n → bibliobus m
mobile number n → numéro m de portable
mobile phone n → téléphone m portable
mobile shop n (British) → camion m magasin

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mobile

adj

person → beweglich, mobil; (= having means of transport) → beweglich, motorisiert; (Sociol) → mobil; the patient is mobile already → der Patient kann schon aufstehen

X-ray unit etc → fahrbar; missile launcher, laboratory → mobil

mind → wendig, beweglich; face, expression, features → lebhaft, beweglich

n

(= mobile phone) → Handy nt

(= decoration) → Mobile nt

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mobile:

mobile canteen

n → Kantine f → auf Rädern, mobile Küche; (Mil) → Feldküche f

mobile home

n → Wohnwagen m

mobile library

n → Fahrbücherei f

mobile phone

n → Mobiltelefon nt, → Handy nt

mobile radio

n → Mobilfunk m; (= device) → Funkgerät nt

mobile shop

n (Brit) → Verkaufswagen m

mobile walkway

n (US) → Rollsteg m

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mobile [ˈməʊbaɪl]

1. adj (gen) → mobile
the old man is no longer mobile → il vecchio non può più muoversi
are you mobile today? → hai un mezzo oggi?
applicants must be mobile (Brit) → i candidati devono essere disposti a viaggiare
mobile studio (Radio, TV) → studio mobile

2. n (Art) → mobile m inv

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mobile

adj mobile [ˈmoubail]

1 able to move The van supplying country districts with library books is called a mobile library; The old lady is no longer mobile – she has to stay in bed all day. beweeglik, mobiel مُتَحَرِّك، مُتَنَقِّل мобилен pohyblivý, pojízdný mobil beweglich κινητός, που είναι ικανός να μετακινείται móvil ränd-, liikumisvõimeline متحرک liikkuva, liikuntakykyinen mobile נַייָד चलता फिरता pokretan, mobilan mozgó mobil hreyfanlegur; sem er gangfær mobile 移動する 이동할 수 있는 kilnojamas, paslankus mobils; kustīgs; pārvietojams bergerak mobiel mobil, bevegelig ruchomy móvel mobil мобильный pohyblivý; pojazdný premičen pokretan mobil, rörlig ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้ hareketli 流動的 мобільний; рухомий متحرک di động 流动的

2 able to move or be moved quickly or easily Most of the furniture is very light and mobile. beweegbaar قابِل للنَّقْل أو الحَرَكَه подвижен přenosný mobil beweglich ευκολομετακίνητος móvil kergesti liigutatav سیال siirrettävä transportable נַייָד चंचल, परिवर्तनशील pokretan mozgatható bisa dipindah-pindah færanlegur (che si muove bene) 動かせる 이동하기 쉬운 mobilus mobils boleh berpindah-pindah verplaatsbaar flyttbar, lettbevegelig przenośny movél (uşor) transportabil переносный, передвижной prenosný prenosen pokretan lättrörlig, lätt att flytta på ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้ง่าย seyyar, yer değiştirebilen 容易移動的 мобільний باآسانی منتقل ہونے یا چلنے کے قابل dễ di chuyển 容易移动的

3 (of someone's features or face) changing easily in expression. veranderlik سَريعَة التَّغَيُّر променлив proměnlivý letbevægelig lebhaft ευμετάβλητος cambiante elav تغییر پذیر ilmeikäs changeant מִתחַלֵף चेहरे के भाव आसानी से बदलना promjenljiv változékony mudah berubah lifandi, síbreytilegur mutevole 変わりやすい 잘 변하는 kintamas, nepastovus nepastāvīgs; mainīgs mudah berubah beweeglijk raskt skiftende zmienny móvel mobil, schimbător живой, подвижный premenlivý spremenljiv promenljiv livlig, ombytlig, skiftande แปรเปลี่ยนได้ง่าย değişken, kolayca ifade değiştirebilen 易變的 мінливий, рухливий تغیر پزير hay thay đổi 易变的

n moˈbility [-ˈbi-]

mobiliteit حَرَكِيَّه، قابِلِيَّة الحَرَكهَ подвижност pohyblivost mobilitet; bevægelighed die Beweglichkeit κινητικότητα, ευκινησία movilidad liikuvus تحرک liikkuvuus mobilité נַיָדוּת गतिशीलता pokretnost mozgékonyság; mozgathatóság mobilitas hreyfanleiki mobilità 移動性 이동성 mobilumas, judėjimo laisvė mobilitāte; kustīgums mobiliti mobiliteit bevegelighet, mobilitet ruchliwość mobilidade mobilitate подвижность, мобильность pohyblivosť premičnost pokretnost rörlighet การเคลื่อนที่ได้ง่าย hareket yeteneği 運動性 рухливість; мобільність حرکت پزیری tính di động 运动性

v mobilize, ˈmobilise [-bi-]

to make (especially troops, an army etc), or become, ready for use or action. mobiliseer يُعَبِّئ، يَسْتَنْفِر мобилизирам mobilizovat mobilisere mobilisieren επιστρατεύω, κινητοποιώ movilizar mobiliseerima تجهیز کردن panna liikekannalle mobiliser לְגַיֵס गोलबद्ध करना pokrenuti, mobilizirati mozgósít memobilisasi boða út her, undirbúa stríð mobilitare 動員する 동원하다 mobilizuoti mobilizēt bersiap sedia mobiliseren mobilisere telefon komórkowy mobilizar a (se) mobiliza мобилизовать(ся) mobilizovať mobilizirati mobilizovati mobilisera ระดมกำลัง seferber etmek/olmak 動員 мобілізувати(ся) کسی خدمت یا مہم کے لئے تیار کرنا huy động 动员

n mobiliˈzation, ˌmobiliˈsation [-bi-]

mobilisasie تَعْبِئَه عامَّه мобилизация mobilizace mobilisering die Mobilisierung, Mobilmachung επιστράτευση, κινητοποίηση movilización mobilisatsioon تجهیزات liikekannallepano mobilisation גִיוּס संघटन, सैन्य संघटन mobilizacija mobilisasi herútboð; liðsöfnun mobilitazione 動員 동원 mobilizacija mobilizācija bersiap sedia mobilisatie mobilisering mobilizować mobilização mo­bi­lizare мобилизация mobilizácia mobilizacija mobilizacija mobilisering การทำให้เคลื่อนที่ seferberlik 動員 мобілізація مہم کے لئے تیار کرنے کا عمل sự huy động 动员

mobile phone

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Mobile → هاتف جوال mobil uro Mobile κινητό móvil mobile portable mobil cellulare モビール 모빌 mobieltje mobil telefon komórkowy móbile мобильный mobiltelefon การเคลื่อนที่ได้ง่าย taşınabilir điện thoại di động 移动电话