movement

move·ment

 (mo͞ov′mənt)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

b. A particular manner of moving.

2. A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

3.

a. A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy: a movement toward world peace.

b. An organized effort by supporters of a common goal: a leader of the labor movement.

4. A tendency or trend: a movement toward larger kitchens.

5. A change in the market price of a security or commodity.

6.

a. An evacuation of the bowels.

b. The matter so evacuated.

7. The suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design.

8. The progression of events in the development of a literary plot.

9. The rhythmical or metrical structure of a poetic composition.

10. Music A self-contained section of an extended composition.

11. Linguistics In generative grammar, a transformation in which a constituent in one part of a syntactic structure is copied or displaced into a different location, creating a new structure.

12. A mechanism, such as the works of a watch, that produces or transmits motion.

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movement

(ˈmuːvmənt)

n

1.

a. the act, process, or result of moving

b. an instance of moving

2. the manner of moving

3. (Sociology)

a. a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one

b. the organized action of such a group

4. a trend or tendency in a particular sphere

5. (Horology) the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock

6. (often plural) a person's location and activities during a specific time

7. (Physiology)

a. the evacuation of the bowels

b. the matter evacuated

8. (Classical Music) music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure

9. (Music, other) tempo or pace, as in music or literature

10. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) tempo or pace, as in music or literature

11. (Art Terms) fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc

12. (Poetry) prosody the rhythmic structure of verse

13. (Military) a positional change by one or a number of military units

14. (Commerce) a change in the market price of a security or commodity

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move•ment

(ˈmuv mənt)

n.

1. the act, process, or result of moving.

2. a particular manner or style of moving.

3. Usu., movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.

4. a change of position or location of troops or ships.

5. abundance of events or incidents.

6. rapid progress of events.

7. the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.

8. the stylistic representation of motion in a work of art.

9. a series of actions or activities directed or tending toward a particular end.

10. the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.

11. a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal.

12. the price change in the market of some commodity or security.

13. bowel movement.

14. the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.

15. Music.

a. a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.

b. motion; rhythm; time; tempo.

16. Pros. rhythmical structure or character.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French]

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Movement

 

See Also: ADVANCING, JUMPING, LEAPING, ROCKING AND ROLLING, RUNNING, TURNING AND TWISTING

1. All her movements were soft as if timed to the sleeping of children —Ada Jack Carver
2. Charged across … like a cat with a kerosened ass —Harold Adams
3. Crawled like a worm —Denis Diderot
4. Creep and crawl … stretching her fingers like a baby trying to climb the path —Eudora Welty
5. Creeping slowly toward him. like a lizard toward a bug —E. B. White
6. Crept like a man intent on crime —W. H. Auden
7. Crept … like a spider on an endless thread of its own spinning —George Du Maurier
8. Darted about like a hummingbird —Rita Mae Brown
9. Darted like a bird about the room —John Steinbeck
10. Darting about and banging together like bubbles in soda water —Joyce Cary
11. Darting off this way and that, like the wax of a burning candle —Anon
12. Descended the stairs like a buffalo —Joe Coomer
13. Drifted north … like a saddle tramp looking for a spring roundup —James Crumley
14. Floated like a weed —Mavis Gallant
15. Folded herself up like a fresh-ironed shirt —Mary Hood
16. Glided as though on little wheels —Jules Renard, drama critic, about actress Sarah Bernhardt
17. Glide, like phantoms —John Keats
18. Glides to his meeting like a lover mumbling a secret, passionate message —Wallace Stevens
19. Go as if nine men pulled you and ten men held you —John Withal
20. Going (home) stealthily and unsteadily … like a dissipated cat —Charles Dickens
21. Groped about like blind, cautious crabs —Ralph Ellison
22. He [a dog] dumped himself like a bag of bones —Robert Frost
23. He moved like a spring —Eudora Welty
24. He moves like a piece of darkness —Joe Coomer
25. His body waved like a flame in the breeze —TV obituary describing James Cagney’s physical grace, 1986
26. Hurried with legs stretched out ahead of me like a horse —David Ignatow
27. I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee —Muhammed Ali
28. Kicking and wriggling like a retriever pup —Walter Duranty
29. Lethargically, like sloth on the move —Kenzaburo Oë

    In the novel, A Personal Matter, the lethargy described is that of a man pedalling his bike.

30. Like a vein of gold I darted after you —Charles Simic
31. Like shoals of fish, they all headed one way —Elizabeth Taylor
32. Lowered herself [from bus] cautiously, like a climber —Elizabeth Bowen
33. A meandering pace that makes sweet Afton look like a white water stream —Helen Dudar, New York Times Book Review, September 21, 1986
34. Moved as smoothly as light wind across water —James Crumley
35. Moved by as if on a treadmill —Jonathan Kellerman See: RESTLESSNESS
36. Moved downhill [a street that lay on an incline] like rainwater. Like the twentieth century —Tom Robbins
37. Moved like a water bug, like a skipping stone, upon the glassy tense surface of his new life —John Updike
38. Moved like benign automata —Angela Carter
39. Moved passively with her head down, like a prisoner between guards —Ross Macdonald
40. Moved with funny little steps, like a chicken with an egg wedged up its legs —William Kotzwinkle
41. Move languidly … like a hostess in her bathrobe emptying ashtrays on Sunday morning —Alice McDermott
42. Movement … quick and quiet as a fish in deep water —Gerald Kersh
43. Move mindlessly, mechanically as a toy train through a Christmas tree town —Sharon Sheehe Stark
44. (Waiters) moving as deft and soft-footed as shadows —George Garrett
45. (Hand) moving imperceptibly like a marine plant —Marguerite Yourcenar
46. Moving listlessly back and forth, like a fish in an aquarium —Jill Ciment
47. Moving quick and light as a fairy —Dame Edith Sitwell
48. Moving … slow and heavy as lead —Gerald Kersh
49. (The sun) moving up and down … like a musical note —Saul Bellow
50. Paced around … like a jaguar on the prowl —Jonathan Kellerman
51. Pace … like impatient cats —Ira Wood
52. Pace like Socrates before the court —Charles Johnson
53. Passed like a circus —Wallace Stevens
54. People moved as if groping in the dimness of the subconscious for the memory of midday warmth that lingered faintly in the skin —Kenzaburo Oe
55. Prowled around like a dog that has forgotten where he put his bone —Raymond Chandler

    See Also: AIMLESSNESS

56. Rush sideways, like an excited crab —Jerome K. Jerome
57. Scampering about like frenzied ants —Brian Burland
58. Scamper like mice —Dame Edith Sitwell
59. Scuttling around it like a mouse trying to find a hole —Cornell Woolrich
60. Settled themselves, like chickens getting ready to roost —Christopher Isherwood
61. She got up and, like a vacuum cleaner with insomnia, roamed the room —Tom Robbins
62. Shied abruptly like a startled horse —Jack London
63. Shuffled about [text of a book] like a melancholy sheep in a pen —Mavis Gallant
64. Shuffles … around like a deck of cards —Brian Burland
65. Slide like lizards —Anon
66. Sliding like a shadow among them —R. V. Cassill
67. The small procession moved … slow and spaced out like a funeral —Ivo Andric
68. (I have seen thy waters) stealing onward, like the stream of life —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
69. Step back as though I’d stepped on a snake —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
70. Steppin’ high like a rooster in deep mud —American colloquialism
71. Stirred like a rustle of leaves —Maurice Edelman

    Edelman’s simile is used to draw an image of whispers stirring up around the actions of the hero of his novel, Disraeli Rising.

72. Stomped back to bed, trying to make my footsteps sound like angry exclamation marks —Dorothy Francis
73. Straggled on back … like tongue-dragging hounds —Thomas Zigal
74. Straightened up slowly, as if she were being raised —Marguerite Duras
75. Swept by like a spotlight —Donald McCaig
76. Tore through the black-and-gold town like a pair of scissors tearing through brocade —Katherine Mansfield
77. Tottering … like a Chinese girl with bound feet —Jayne Anne Phillips
78. Travels unsteadily, as fogs do —David Ignatow
79. Twisted himself out like an eel —Sholom Aleichem
80. Twitched her shoulders like a bird shaking off water —Laura Furman
81. Wander like Alice —Karl Shapiro
82. Weave like a dreamer —John Barth
83. [Group of children] whirling off like autumn leaves, just as gay in their bright colors, and just as elusive —Beverly Mitchell
84. Wiggled like ribbons —R. V. Cassill
85. Wiggle [a tooth] like a loose picket in a fence —William Goyen

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movement

A section of a large work, especially a symphony, usually complete in itself.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" motility, motion, move change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" abduction - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body adduction - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) body English - a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction circumduction - a circular movement of a limb or eye disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) flit, dart - a sudden quick movement gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling headshake, headshaking - the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" inclining, inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" everting, eversion, inversion - the act of turning inside out upending, inversion - turning upside down; setting on end jerking, jolt, saccade, jerk - an abrupt spasmodic movement kicking, kick - a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" kneel, kneeling - supporting yourself on your knees pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" eye movement - the movement of the eyes opening - the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" prostration - the act of assuming a prostrate position reaching, stretch, reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out reciprocation - alternating back-and-forth movement reclining - the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position retraction - the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin" retroflection, retroflexion - the act of bending backward rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" closing, shutting - the act of closing something sitting - the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting" posing, sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" snap - the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap" squatting, squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels sweep - a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm" toss - an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head" vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating wave - a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" flutter, waver, flicker - the act of moving back and forth standing - the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position straddle, span - the act of sitting or standing astride stroke - a single complete movement squirm, wiggle, wriggle - the act of wiggling eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy - the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
	2.	movement - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" move, motion change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement lunge, lurch - the act of moving forward suddenly travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" chase, pursual, pursuit, following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction swinging, vacillation, swing - changing location by moving back and forth return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" glide, coast, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" slippage - failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage" flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression crawl - a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" hurrying, speeding, speed - changing location rapidly displacement, translation - the act of uniform movement shifting, shift - the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
	3.	movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something motion happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens crustal movement, tectonic movement - movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust approaching, approach - the event of one object coming closer to another passing, passage - the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" deflexion, deflection - the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position bending, bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth jitter - a small irregular movement periodic motion, periodic movement - motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same heave - (geology) a horizontal dislocation backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact recoil, kick - the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired seek - the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk wring, squeeze - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" cam stroke, stroke, throw - the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" wrench, twist - a jerky pulling movement undulation - wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) wobble - an unsteady rocking motion whirl, commotion - confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis - the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
	4.	movement - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" social movement, front social group - people sharing some social relation Fighting French, Free French - a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles Boy Scouts - an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys Civil Rights movement - movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens common front - a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table" cultural movement - a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals ecumenism, oecumenism - a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) falun gong - a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal reform movement - a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms Zionist movement, Zionism - a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
	5.	movement - a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic" musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" intermezzo - a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms scherzo - a fast movement (usually in triple time)
	6.	movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
	7.	movement - an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" apparent motion, apparent movement, motion optical illusion - an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
	8.	movement - a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" bowel movement, bm euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh defecation, laxation - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
	9.	movement - a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" trend, drift inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" evolutionary trend - a general direction of evolutionary change gravitation - a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
	10.	movement - the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement" action mechanism, action - the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" clock - a timepiece that shows the time of day watch, ticker - a small portable timepiece
	11.	movement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" deracination, displacement - to move something from its natural environment transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another letting down, lowering - the act of causing something to move to a lower level transplanting, transplantation, transplant - the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation" troop movement - movement of military units to a new location

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movement

noun

1. group, party, organization, grouping, front, camp, faction a nationalist movement that's gaining strength

2. campaign, drive, push, crusade He contributed to the Movement for the Ordination of Women.

3. move, act, action, operation, motion, gesture, manoeuvre He could watch her every movement.

4. activity, moving, stirring, bustle, agitation There was movement behind the door.

5. advance, progress, flow, progression the movement of the fish going up river

6. transfer, transportation, displacement the movement of people, goods and services across borders

7. trend, flow, swing, current, tendency the movement towards democracy

8. development, change, shift, variation, fluctuation the meeting seems to have produced no movement on either side

9. progression, advance, progress, breakthrough the participants believed movement forward was possible

10. (Music) section, part, division, passage the first movement of Beethoven's 7th symphony

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

movement

noun

1. The act or process of moving:

motion, move, stir.

2. A change in normal place or position:

dislocation, displacement, disturbance, move, rearrangement, shift.

3. A calculated change in position:

evolution, maneuver, move, turn.

4. An organized effort to accomplish a purpose:

campaign, crusade, drive, push.

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Translations

الأجْزاء المُتَحَرِّكَه من السّاعَهحَرَكَةٌحَرَكة أو جَمْعِيَّهحَرَكَه، تَحْريكفَعالِيَّه، نَشاط، حَرَكَه

движение

pohybhnutívětakrokpohybová kultura

bevægelsebevægelse: -bevægelsesatsbevægelig del

BewegungSatzEntwicklungHandeln

κίνημακίνησημετακίνηση

movimientotendenciaexpresión corporal

liike

mouvement

pokret

elmozdulásmozgásművészettétel

gangverkhreyfinghreyfing, tilfærslaòátturtilhneiging

movimentomeccanismospostamento

動き

운동

beweging

bevegelsebevegelsesforminggangverkrørslesats

ruch

movimento

mişcare

движениеперемещение

hnutiepohybová kultúratendencia

gibanjestavek

rörelse

การเคลื่อนไหว

harekethareketli parçalarkımıldamamekanizmameyil

sự chuyển động

运动乐章倾向动作姿势

movement

[ˈmuːvmənt]

n

(political) → mouvement m

(physical) → mouvement m
quick movements → mouvements rapides
to hear movement → entendre des bruits
He heard movement in the hut → Il entendit des bruits dans la cabane.

[goods, capital, people] → circulation f

(also bowel movement) → selles fpl

(= development) the movement towards sth → la progression vers qch
the movement towards democracy → la progression vers la démocratie
There was a movement towards a revival of conscription
BUT Il y a eu des tentatives pour rétablir le service militaire.

[symphony, concerto, sonata] → mouvement m movements

npl

[suspect, person under surveillance] → faits et gestes mpl
his movements on 1 July last year → ses faits et gestes le premier juillet de l'année dernière
to monitor sb's movements (person under surveillance) → surveiller les faits et gestes de qn

to monitor the movements of sb/sth [people, animals being studied] → suivre les déplacements de qn/qch
They monitor the movement of the fish going up river → Ils suivent les déplacements des poissons qui remontent la rivière.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

movement

n

(= motion) → Bewegung f; (of troops etc) → Truppenbewegung f; (fig) (= trend) → Trend m → (towards zu); (of events) → Entwicklung f; (of prices/rates) → Preis-/Kursbewegung f; a slight downward/upward movement → eine leichte Abwärts-/Aufwärtsbewegung; the movement of traffic → der Verkehrsfluss; movement (of the bowels) (Med) → Stuhlgang m; there was a movement toward(s) the door → alles drängte zur Tür; a marked movement to the right → ein merklicher or deutlicher Rechtsruck; the flowing movement of the piece (Mus) → der fließende Rhythmus des Stückes; the free movement of capital and goods → der freie Kapital- und Warenverkehr

(= political, artistic etc movement) → Bewegung f

(= transport: of goods etc) → Beförderung f

(Mus) → Satz m

(= mechanism) → Antrieb(smechanismus) m, → Getriebe nt; (of clock) → Uhrwerk nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

movement

[ˈmuːvmənt] n (gen) → movimento; (gesture) → gesto; (of stars, water, physical) → moto
movement (of the bowels) (Med) → evacuazione f (intestinale)
the police questioned him about his movements → la polizia lo ha interrogato circa i suoi spostamenti

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

move

(muːv) verb

1. to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another. He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car. beweeg يُحَرِّك премествам mudar pohnout, hýbat (fort-)bewegen bevæge; flytte κινώ, κινούμαιmover liikuma, liigutama انتقال دادن liikuttaa bouger לְהָזִיז चलना, हिलना micati (meg)mozgat, (meg)mozdít; mozog, (meg)mozdul menggerakkan hreyfa; færa muovere, muoversi, spostare 動く 이동하다 judinti, judėti kustināt; kustēties alihkan bewegen, verplaatsen bevege/flytte (seg) ruszać انتقال کول mudar a (se) mişca двигать; передвигать pohnúť (sa), hýbať (sa) premakniti (se) pomeriti röra [på], flytta [på] เคลื่อน hareket et(tir)mek 移動 рухати(ся); пересувати(ся) جگہ یا انداز بدلنا یا اس کا سبب بننا di chuyển 移动

2. to change houses. We're moving on Saturday. verhuis يَنْتَقِل للسَّكَن في بيتٍ آخر местя се mudar stěhovat se umziehen flytte μετακομίζωtrasladar kolima اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa déménager לַעֲבוֹר דִירָה परिवर्तित करना, बदलना seliti költözködik pindah flytja traslocare 引越す 이사하다 kraustytis pārcelties (uz citu dzīves vietu) berpindah verhuizenflytte przeprowadzać się کوچ کشی کول mudarпереезжать sťahovať sa (pre)seliti se seliti se flytta ย้ายที่อยู่ taşınmak 搬家 переїжджати; переселятися گھر بدلنا chuyển nhà 搬家

3. to affect the feelings or emotions of. I was deeply moved by the film. ontroer يُؤَثِّر، يَتأَثَّر трогвам comover-se dojmout ergreifen bevæge συγκινώconmover liigutama متاثر ساختن liikuttaa émouvoir לְרַגֵש प्रभावित होना biti ganut megindít, meghat mempengaruhi perasaan hræra, snerta commuovere 感動させる 감동시키다 (su)jaudinti aizkustināt mempengaruhi perasaan bewegenbevege, røre, gripewzruszać متاثر کول comover-se a emoţiona волновать dojať ganiti dirnuti göra rörd, gripa (ความรู้สึก; อารมณ์) หวั่นไหว duygulandırmak 感動 зворушувати; хвилювати جذباتی طور پر متاثر کرنا xúc động 感动

noun

1. (in board games) an act of moving a piece. You can win this game in three moves. skuif حَرَكَه، تَحْريك ход jogada tah der Zug træk κίνησηjugada, turno käik تغيير مکان siirto coupצעד, מהלך चाल potez lépés langkah dalam permainan færsla, leikur mossa 指し手 움직임, 수단, 방법 ėjimas gājiens gerakan zettrekk, turruch, posunięcie د مکان تغییر jogada mişcare ход ťah poteza potez drag เดินหมาก hamle, hareket (棋盤遊戲)移動棋子 хід بساط پر مہرے کو کسی اور خانے میں لے جانا (đánh cờ) nước （下棋）走棋

2. an act of changing homes. How did your move go? verhuising إنتِقال إلى البيت الجَديد местене mudança stěhování der Umzug flytning μετακόμισηmudanza, traslado kolimine اسباب کشی muutto déménagement מַעֲבָר דִירָה घर बदलना selidba költözködés pindahan flutningur trasloco 引越し 이사 kraustymasis pārcelšanās (uz citu dzīves vietu) perpindahan verhuizingflyttingprzeprowadzka د کوچ کشی شیان mudança mutare переезд sťahovanie selitev selidba flytt ย้ายบ้าน taşınma 搬家 переїзд گھر بدلنے کا عمل chuyển, xê dịch 搬家

ˈmovable, ˈmoveable adjective

skuifbaar قابِل للنَّقْل، مَنْقول، مُتَحَرِّك преносим mutável pohyblivý beweglich flytbar κινητόςmovible, móvil liikuv, liigutatav تکان دادنى liikutettava mobileמיטלטל परिवर्तनीय, अस्थिर pomičan mozg(athat)ó bisa digerakkan hreyfanlegur, færanlegur movibile, mobile 動かせる 움직일 수 있는 kilnojamas(is) pārvietojams; kustams boleh dipindahkan beweegbaarbevegelig, som kan flyttes ruchomy ټکان ورکول mutável mobil, miş­că­tor переносной, передвижной pohyblivý premičen pokretljiv rörlig, flyttbar ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้ taşınabilir, oynak 可移動的 переносний; рухомий منقولہ 可移动的

ˈmovement noun

1. (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another. The animal turned sideways with a swift movement. beweging حَرَكَه، تَحْريك местене movimento pohyb die Bewegung bevægelse κίνησηmovimiento liikumine تغییر مکان liike mouvementתנועה गति pokret mozgás; mozdulat gerakan hreyfing movimento 動き 이동 judėjimas, judesys, mostas kustība pergerakan bewegingbevegelseporuszenie ځای بدلول movimento mişcare движение; перемещение pohyb premik pokret rörelse การเคลื่อนที่ hareket, kımıldama 移動 рух حرکت sự chuyển động 移动，运动

2. activity. In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement. aksie, ontwikkeling فَعالِيَّه، نَشاط، حَرَكَه действие movimento pohyb das Handeln bevægelse δράσηmovimiento tegevus جنبش toiminta mouvementתנועה क्रिया, चेष्टा živahnost lendület, cselekmény kegiatan hreyfing, tilfærsla movimento 筋の運び 활동 veiksmas, veikla darbība aktiviti actieliv, fartruch جنبش movimento acti­vitate, acţiune действие; динамика pohyb gibanje aktivnost rörelse, liv กิจกรรม hareket, faaliyet 活動 рух; переміщення عمل hoạt động 活动

3. the art of moving gracefully or expressively. She teaches movement and drama. beweging فَن الحَرَكَه ходене movimento pohybová kultura die Bewegung bevægelse κίνησηexpresión corporal plastika حرکت دادن liikkuminen expression corporelle תנועה चाल-ढाल pokret mozgásművészet seni gerak hreyfing l'arte di muoversi 身ぶり 동작, 몸짓 sceninis judesys kustība; kustību kultūra seni gerak bewegingsstijl bevegelsesforming ruch sceniczny حرکت ورکول movimentação gestică; expresivitate corporală сценическое движение pohybová kultúra gib pokret rörelse การเคลื่อนไหว hareket 動作 манера триматися ہاؤ بھاؤ، آداب حرکت cử động 动作, ，姿势

4. an organization or association. the Scout movement. beweging حَرَكة أو جَمْعِيَّه организация movimento hnutí die Bewegung bevægelse: -bevægelse κίνημαmovimiento liikumine جنبش liike mouvementתנועה आंदोलन pokret mozgalom gerakan hreyfing movimento 社会的運動 조직, 단체 judėjimas, sąjūdis kustība gerakan bewegingbevegelse, rørsleruch جنبش movimento organizaţie, asociaţie движение hnutie gibanje pokret rörelse สมาคม hareket, akım (組織團體發起的)運動 рух تنظیم phong trào, cuộc vận động （政治或社会）运动

5. the moving parts of a watch, clock etc. beweegdele الأجْزاء المُتَحَرِّكَه من السّاعَه стрелки movimento chod, krok das Gehwerk bevægelig del μηχανισμός ρολογιού movimiento (kella)mehhanism متحرک koneisto mouvement מַנגנוֹן תְנוּעָה घड़ी इत्यादि के गतिशील हिस्से kotačić szerkezet bagian yang bergerak gangverk meccanismo 機械装置 (시계의) 움직이는 부품, 기계 장치 mechanizmas mehānisms bahagian yang bergerak mechaniekgangverk, bevegelige deler mechanizm متحرک movimento me­ca­­nism ход механизма chod premični deli kazaljke mekanism ส่วนที่เคลื่อนไหวของระบบกลไก mekanizma, hareketli parçalar 機件 хід کل پرزوں کا حرکت کرنے والا حصہ kim đồng hồ...) 机件

6. a section of a large-scale piece of music. the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. beweging جُزْء رئيسي من لَحْن موسيقي لآلةٍ مُنْفَرِدَه откъс movimento věta der Satz sats μέρος μουσικής σύνθεσης movimiento osa نهضت osa mouvementפרק सिंफनी इत्यादि stavak tétel (zeneműé) bagian þáttur movimento 楽章 악장 dalis (kompozīcijas) daļa bahagian deelsatsczęść نهضت movimento parte часть veta stavek stav sats ช่วงหนึ่งของเพลง bölüm 樂章 частина музичного твору کسی طویل موسیقی کا کوئی مکمل حصہ (âm nhạc) phần 乐章

7. a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc. There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days. tendens مَيْل عام тенденция movimento sklon, trend die Entwicklung bevægelse τάση, κίνησηmovimiento, tendencia suundumus حرکت suunta mouvementתנועה आदल इत्यादि का रुझान razvoj elmozdulás (vmi felé) kecenderungan tilhneiging tendenza 動向 추이, 동향 polinkis, tendencija tieksme, tendence kecenderungan ontwikkelingtendenstrend جرکت movimento mişcare направление tendencia težnja kretanje utveckling ความโน้มเอียง meyil 動向 тенденція کسی چیز کا رواج ہونا xu hướng chung 倾向

movie (-vi) noun

(especially American).

1. a cinema film. a horror movie. film فِلْم سينمائي филм filme film der Film film; -film ταινίαpelícula film تحرک elokuva film סֶרֶט קוֹלנוֹע चलचित्र film (mozi)film film kvikmynd film 映画 영화 filmas kinofilma tayangan filem filmfilmfilm تحرک filme film кинофильм film film film film ภาพยนตร์ film 影片 фільм, кіно سنیما، فلم bộ phim 电影

2. (in plural. with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies. fliek السّينما кино cinema kino das Kino biograf κινηματογράφοςcine kino سینما رفتن elokuva cinémaקולנוע फिल्म kino mozi bioskop bíó, kvikmyndir cinema 映画 영화관 kinas kino bioskop film kino kino سینماته تلل cinema cinema кино kino kino bioskop bio, biograf, film หนัง sinema (總稱)電影 кіно فلم یا سنیما phim 电影院

ˈmoving adjective

having an effect on the emotions etc. a very moving speech. ontroerende, roerende مُؤَثِّر، مُحَرِّك للمشاعِر трогателен comovente dojemný bewegend bevægende συγκινητικόςconmovedor liigutav موثر liikuttava émouvantמרגש हृदय स्पर्शी ganutljiv, dirljiv megható mengharukan áhrifamikill, hjartnæmur commovente 感動させる 감동시키는 jaudinantis aizkustinošs mengharukan ontroerendrørende, gripendewzruszający موثر comovente emo­ţionant волнующий dojemný ganljiv dirljiv rörande, gripande กระตุ้น; เร้าใจ acıklı, dokunaklı 感人的 зворушливий, хвилюючий محرک، جزباتی طور پر متاثر کرنے والا cảm động, thương tâm 令人感动的

ˈmovingly adverb

roerend بصورةٍ مُؤَثِّرَه ومُحَرِّكَه للمشاعِر трогателно comoventemente dojemně bewegend bevægende συγκινητικά de una manera conmovedora liigutavalt بطور موثر liikkuvasti d'une manière émouvante בְּצוּרָה מְרָגֶשֶת हृदयस्पर्शता के साथ dirljivo meghatóan secara mengharukan á hjartnæman hátt in maniera commovente 感動的に 감동적으로 jaudinamai aizkustinoši mengharukan ontroerendrørende, gripende wzruszająco په موثره توګه comoventemente (într-un mod) emoţionant волнующе dojemne ganljivo dirljivo på ett rörande sätt อย่างเร้าใจ acıklı şekilde 感人地 зворушливо متاثر ہوکر một cách thương tâm 动人地

get a move on

to hurry or move quickly. Get a move on, or you'll be late! roer jou riete يُسْرِع، يَسْتَعْجِل бързам despachar-se hodit sebou einen Zahn zulegen få nu lidt fart på! κουνήσου! darse prisa kiiresti tegema زودباش pidä kiirettä se remuer לְהִזדָרֵז जल्दी करना, प्रगति करना požuri mozgás! bergegas koma sér af stað; drífa sig sbrigarsi, darsi una mossa 急ぐ 서두르다 (pa)skubėti, pasiskubinti pasteigties bergegas opschietenkomme i gang, komme av stedpośpieszyć się تلیوار despachar-se a se grăbi спешить; торопиться švihnúť si podvizati se požuriti raska (skynda) på, sno sig รีบเร่ง (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) acele etmek 趕快！走快一點！ поспішати جلدی کرنا di chuyển 赶快！

make a move

1. to move at all. If you make a move, I'll shoot you! beweeg يَبدو مِنه حَرَكَه мърдам fazer um movimento hnout se sich rühren gøre en bevægelse κάνω την παραμικρή κίνηση hacer un gesto, moverse liigutama جنبيدن liikkua faire un geste לָזוּז कार्रवाई करना, शुरू करना pokreni se megmoccan bergerak hreyfa sig fare una mossa 動く 움직이다 pajudėti pakustēties bergerak zich verroeren røre (på) seg ruszać się خوزیدل fazer um movimento a face o mişcare пошевеливаться pohnúť sa premakniti se mrdnuti röra sig ขยับ kımıldamak 稍微動一下 зробити рух زرا سی بھی حرکت nhúc nhích 移动

2. (with for or towards) to move (in the direction of). He made a move for the door. begin, beweging يَتَّجِه نَحْو، يسيرُ نَحْو движа се към dirigir-se a posunout se (k) sich bewegen (in Richtung) tage et skridt κατευθύνομαιdirigirse suunduma حرکت دادن liikkua esquisser un mouvement (vers) לְהִתקַדֵם बढ़ना krenuti prema elindul berjalan færa sig í áttina að dirigersi 移動する ...쪽을 향해 이동하다 pasukti doties (uz) bergerak een stap doen naar bevege segruszać حرکت ورکول dirigir-se a a por­ni spre направляться pohnúť sa (k) pomakniti se krenuti röra (röra) sig mot เคลื่อนไปข้างหน้า gitmeye kalkışmak 走向... направитися کسی چیز کی طرف بڑھنا di chuyển về phía 向...走去

move along

to keep moving, not staying in one place. The police told the crowd to move along. verbystap يَسْتَمِر في السَّيْر продължавам да се движа circular rozejít se weitergehen, -bewegen gå videre προχωρώcircular edasi liikuma عقبتر رفتن pysyä liikkeessä circuler לְהִתקַדֵם अकेले घूमना kretati se továbbhalad terus berjalan halda áfram circolare 立止まらずに進む 움직여 나가다 nestoviniuoti virzīties uz priekšu terus bergerak doorlopen gå videre/lenger innover ruszać په شا تلل circular a circula не задерживаться rozísť sa premakniti se naprej produžiti gå vidare, fortsätta gå เดินไป ilerlemek 持續前進 іти далі بڑھتے رہنا đang di chuyển 前进

move heaven and earth

to do everything that one possibly can. hemel en aarde verplaas يُقيم الدُّنْيا ويُقْعِدُها правя всичко възможно mexer céus e terra udělat vše Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen sætte himmel og jord i bevægelse κινώ γη και ουρανό, βάζω λυτούς και δεμένους remover cielo y tierra kõiki rattaid käima panema هفت اسمان tehdä kaikkensa remuer ciel et terre לַעֲשׂוֹת הַכָּל שְׁבִּיכוֹלתוֹ धरती-स्वर्ग में घूमना učiniti sve moguće mindent megmozgat melakukan segala-galanya gera allt sem mögulegt er (til að) muovere cielo e terra, muovere/smuovere mari e monti できるだけの事をする 백방으로 노력하다 viską išmėginti izdarīt visu iespējamo melakukan segala-galanya hemel en aarde bewegen flytte berg, gjøre alt som er mulig poruszyć niebo i ziemię اوه آسمانونه mexer céus e terra a face tot ce este ome­neşte posibil сдвинуть горы urobiť všetko vse poskusiti pomeriti nebo i zemlju röra upp himmel och jord, göra sitt yttersta พยายามทำบางสิ่งอย่างมาก yapılabilecek herşeyi yapmak, her çareye başvurmak 竭盡所能 стояти на вухах زمین آسمان ایک کر دینا xoay xở đủ cách 竭尽全力

move house

to change one's home or place of residence. They're moving house next week. verhuis يُغَيِّر المَسْكِن местя се mudar de casa přestěhovat se umziehen flytte μετακομίζω mudarse de casa, trasladarse kolima به خانه تازه اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa déménager לַעֲבוֹר דִירָה मकान बदलना seliti se költözködik pindah rumah flytjast búferlum traslocare 引越しする 이사하다 kraustytis pārcelties (uz citu dzīves vietu) pindah rumah verhuizenflytte przeprowadzać się کوچ کشی کول mudar de casa a-şi schimba locuinţa переезжать presťahovať sa (pre)seliti se preseliti se flytta ย้ายบ้าน taşınmak, ev taşımak 搬家 переїжджати; переселятися گھر تبدیل کرنا chuyển chỗ ở 搬家

move in

to go into and occupy a house etc. We can move in on Saturday. intrek يَنْتَقِل ويَسْكُن في بيتٍ جَديد нанасям се mudar nastěhovat se einziehen flytte ind μετακομίζωinstalarse sisse kolima به خانه تازه اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa asuntoon emménager לַעֲבוֹר לְדִירָה חֲדָשׁה नए घर में जाना useliti se beköltözik menempati flytja inn (andare a stare in una nuova casa) 引越してくる 전입하다 atsikelti, atsikraustyti ievākties menempati betrekkenflytte inn wprowadzać się کوچ کشی کول mudar a se muta въезжать nasťahovať sa vseliti se useliti se flytta in ย้ายเข้าไปอยู่ taşınmak 搬進 в'їхати کسی گھر میں رہنا شروع کرنا chuyển vào nhà 搬进

move off

(of vehicles etc) to begin moving away. The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop. vertrek يَبْدأ التَّحَرُّك потеглям ir embora vzdalovat se, odejít sich in Bewegung setzen sætte igang ξεκινώarrancar, marcharse liikuma hakkama حرکت کردن lähteä liikkeelle démarrer, s'en aller לָצֵאת לַדֶרֶך अलग होना, चल देना udaljiti se elindul mulai bergerak leggja af stað, fara í burt muoversi, partire 去る 떠나다 pajudėti (par transporta līdzekli) atiet, sākt braukt memulakan perjalanan wegrijden begynne å kjøre, dra odjeżdżać جرکت کول pôr-se em andamento a demara, a porni отъезжать odchádzať; pohýnať sa odpeljati udaljiti se köra i väg, avlägsna sig ออกเดินทาง hareket etmek, ayrılmak 準備離去 від'їжджати آگے بڑھ جانا ra đi, đi xa 离去

move out

to leave, cease to live in, a house etc. She has to move out before the new owners arrive. uittrek, verhuis يُخْلي المَنْزِل изнасям се sair odstěhovat se ausziehen flytte ud εγκαταλείπω, αδειάζωirse, marcharse välja kolima راه بيافتيد muuttaa pois déménager לַעֲזוֹב בַּיִת त्याग देना iseliti se kiköltözik pergi, pindah flytja út , traslocare 移転する 이사가다 išsikraustyti, išsikelti izvākties keluar rumah vertrekkenflytte ut wyprowadzać się شور وخورۍ sair a se muta съезжать odsťahovať sa izseliti se iseliti se flytta ut ย้ายออก çıkmak, evden taşınıp ayrılmak 搬出 виїжджати ترک کر دینا، چھوڑ کر چلے جانا dọn nhà đi 搬出

move up

to move in any given direction so as to make more space. Move up and let me sit down, please. skuif op يُوَسِّع ، يَتَحَرَّك لِيُمَكِّن غَيْرَه من الجُلوس правя място afastar-se zvednout se sich von der Stelle bewegen flytte sig κάνω πιο πέρα correrse edasi nihkuma بلند شدن siirtyä se pousser לָזוּז पहले से ऊंची श्रेणी में जाना pomaknuti se feljebb, összébb stb. húzódik bergeser færa sig fare posto 席を詰める (자리를 만들 수 있게) 이동하다 pasitraukti pavirzīties beralih opschuivenrykke sammenprzesunąć się پورته کیدل afastar-se a se da la o parte пододвинуться zdvihnúť sa premakniti, odmakniti se pomeriti se maka ihop sig ขยับตัว ilerlemek 讓開 посунутися جگہ بنانا tiến lên 让开一点

on the move

1. moving from place to place. With his kind of job, he's always on the move. op pad, op reis كَثير التَّنَقُّل، في حَرَكَةٍ دائِمَه постоянно се движа em mudança v pohybu unterwegs på farten σε διαρκή κίνηση, αλλάζοντας μέρη viajar, desplazarse liikvel در جنبش liikkeellä en marche לִנסוֹע एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना u pokretu úton van berpindah-pindah á ferð; á faraldsfæti in movimento 転々として 이리저리 이동하여 kelionėje kustībā; darbībā berpindah-randah op pad på farten w ruchu په حرکت کښی em mudança pe drum(uri) на ходу v pohybe na poti u pokretu i rörelse, på rörlig fot ไปโน่นมานี่ hareket hâlinde 在活動中 на ногах جگہ جگہ گھومنا di chuyển từ nơi này đến nơi khác 在活动中

2. advancing. The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move. aan die beweeg في تَقَدُّم دائِم напредвам em avanço v pohybu in Bewegung i bevægelse σε συνεχή εξέλιξη en progreso edasi liikumas در حرکت edistymässä en marche לזּוז आगे बढ़ना napredovati mozgásban van maju í framþróun in movimento 前進して 전진 중인 besiplėtojantis kustībā; progresā maju in beweging som gjør framskritt, i bevegelse framover, på frammarsj w ruchu په حرکت کښی em avanço în schimbare в движении v pohybe napredovati u pokretu [gå] framåt, [göra] framsteg ก้าวหน้า ilerliyor 進展中 у русі متقدم ہونا، ترقی پزیر ہونا tiến 在进展中

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movement

→ حَرَكَةٌ pohyb bevægelse Bewegung κίνημα movimiento liike mouvement pokret movimento 動き 운동 beweging bevegelse ruch movimento движение rörelse การเคลื่อนไหว hareket sự chuyển động 运动

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move·ment

n. movimiento, moción, acción, maniobra; [of the intestines] evacuación, defecación.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

movement

n movimiento; bowel — V. bowel; rapid eye — (REM) movimientos oculares rápidos (MOR)

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