move
[muːv]
sustantivo
1.
movimiento (m)
(motion)
- we must make a move -> debemos irnos
- to make a move toward something/somebody -> hacer amago de dirigirse hacia algo/alguien
- on the move -> de viaje; (traveling) en marcha, en movimiento (active, busy)
- get a move on! (familiar) -> ¡date prisa! , ¡apúrate! (Am)
2.
paso (m)
(action, step)
- to make the first move -> dar el primer paso
3.
mudanza (f) traslado (m)
(from home)
; cambio (m)
(in job)
4.
movimiento (m) jugada (f)
(in board games)
; jugada (f)
(in sport)
- (it's) your move -> te toca (jugar), tú mueves
verbo transitivo
5.
mover
(shift) (person, object, chesspiece)
; trasladar
(employee)
; trasladar
(postpone)
- could you move your bag out of the way? -> ¿puedes quitar or sacar tu bolsa de en medio? (Am)
- move your chair a bit closer -> acerca la silla un poco
- to move house -> mudarse de casa
- to move jobs -> cambiar de trabajo (within company, sector)
- move yourself! we're going to be late! (familiar) -> ¡muévete, que vamos a llegar tarde!
6.
(influence)
- I won't be moved -> no voy a cambiar de opinión
- I felt moved to protest -> me sentí impulsado a protestar
7.
conmover
(affect emotionally)
- to move somebody to anger -> enfurecer a alguien
- to move somebody to tears -> hacer saltar las lágrimas a alguien
verbo intransitivo
9.
moverse
(change position)
; avanzar
(progress, advance)
- to get things moving -> poner las cosas en marcha
- don't move! -> ¡no te muevas!
- I can't move -> ¡no puedo moverme! (I'm stuck)
- could you move, please? -> ¿podría apartarse, por favor?
- come on, move! (familiar) -> ¡venga or ándale, muévete! (español de México), ¡dale, movete! (RP)
10.
moverse, actuar
(act)
- to move to do something -> moverse or actuar para hacer algo
11.
mudarse
(to new home, office)
- to move to another job -> cambiar de trabajo
- to move to the country -> irse a vivir al campo
12.
mover
(in games)
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move [muv]
1.
Mover.
2.
Mover o menear una parte del cuerpo; hacer mudar de postura.
3.
Mover, impeler, dar o causar movimiento o impulso.
4.
Proponer, hacer una proposición o propuesta; recomendar o pedir a uno que se encargue del cuidado de algún asunto.
5.
Mover, excitar, incitar o disponr el ánimo para alguna cosa; persuadir, inclinar.
6.
Mover a piedad, a lágrimas, etc., conmover, causar u ocasionar una pasión de ánimo.
7.
Hacer mover el vientre.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
8.
Moverse, menearse, mudar de lugar, de postura. (n)
9.
Andar, ponerse en movimiento, en camino. (n)
10.
Marchar un ejército o cuerpo militar. (n)
11.
Entrar en acción, empezar a obrar. (n)
12.
Mudar de residencia, marchar, partir. (n)
13.
Avanzar, progresar de cierto modo. (n)
14.
Exonerarse el vientre. (n)
va.
move [muːv]
noun
1 (movement) movimiento (m)
to watch sb's every move observar a algn sin perder detalle; acechar a algn cada movimiento
to get a move on (with sth) (hurry up) darse prisa or apurarse (con algo); (LAm)
get a move on! ¡date prisa!; ¡apúrate!; (LAm)
to make a move (start to leave, go) ponerse en marcha
it was midnight and no-one had made a move era medianoche pero nadie daba señales de irse; it's time we made a move es hora de irnos
to be on the move (travelling) estar de viaje; [+troops, army] estar avanzando
to be always on the move [+nomads, circus] andar siempre de aquí para allá; [+animal, child] no saber estar quieto
Spain is a country on the move España es país en marcha
2 (in game) (turn) jugada (f)
whose move is it? ¿a quién le toca jugar?; it's my move es mi turno; me toca a mí; to have the first move salir
3 (step, action)
the government's first move la primera gestión del gobierno; what's the next move? ¿qué hacemos ahora?; y ahora ¿qué?; that was a bad move fue una mala decisión; there was a move to defeat the proposal se tomaron medidas para rechazar la propuesta
to make a move/the first move dar un/el primer paso
it's up to him to make the first move le toca a él dar el primer paso; without making the least move to sin hacer la menor intención de
verb:transitive
1 (change place of) cambiar de lugar; cambiar de sitio; [+part of body] mover; [+chess piece etc] jugar; mover; (transport) transportar; trasladar
you've moved all my things! ¡has cambiado de sitio todas mis cosas!; if we can move the table a few inches si podemos mover la mesa unos centímetros; can you move your fingers? ¿puedes mover los dedos?
to move house mudarse
move your chair nearer the fire acerca or arrima la silla al fuego
move the cupboard out of the corner saca el armario del rincón
he moved his family out of the war zone trasladó a su familia fuera de la zona de guerra
he asked to be moved to London/to a new department pidió el traslado a Londres/a otro departamento
2 (cause sth to move) mover
the breeze moved the leaves gently la brisa movía or agitaba dulcemente las hojas
to move one's bowels hacer de vientre; evacuar
move those children off the grass! ¡quite esos niños del césped!
3 (change timing of)
to move sth forward/back [+event, date] adelantar/aplazar algo; we'll have to move the meeting to later in the week tendremos que aplazar la reunión para otro día de la semana
4 (sway)
he will not be easily moved no se dejará convencer; "we shall not be moved" "no nos moverán"
5 (motivate)
to move sb to do sth mover or inducir a algn a hacer algo; I'll do it when the spirit moves me lo haré cuando sienta la revelación divina (humorous)
verb:intransitive
1 (gen) moverse
she moves beautifully se mueve con elegancia; move! ¡muévete!; ¡menéate!; don't move! ¡no te muevas!; I saw something moving in the bushes vi moverse algo entre los arbustos
you can't move for books in that room hay tantos libros en esa habitación que es casi imposible moverse
to move freely [+piece of machinery] tener juego; [+person, traffic] circular libremente
I won't move from here no me muevo de aquí
to move in high society frecuentar la buena sociedad
let's move into the garden vamos al jardín
he has moved into another class se ha cambiado de clase; they hope to move into the British market quieren introducirse en or penetrar el mercado británico
keep moving! ¡no te pares!; (order from traffic policeman) ¡circulen!
the policeman kept the traffic moving el policía mantuvo la circulación fluida
the procession moved slowly out of sight la procesión avanzaba lentamente hasta que desapareció en la distancia
it's time we were moving es hora de irnos
she moved to the next room pasó a la habitación de al lado
he moved slowly towards the door avanzó or se acercó lentamente hacia la puerta
to move to or towards independence avanzar or encaminarse hacia la independencia
2 (move house) mudarse; trasladarse
the family moved to a new house la familia se mudó or se trasladó a una casa nueva
to move to the country mudarse or trasladarse al campo; the company has moved to larger offices la empresa se ha trasladado or mudado a oficinas mayores
3 (travel) ir; (be in motion) estar en movimiento
the bus was moving at 50kph el autobús iba a 50kph; the car was not moving el coche no estaba en movimiento; do not get out while the bus is moving no se baje mientras el autobús esté en marcha; he was certainly moving! ¡iba como el demonio!
5 (progress)
things are moving at last por fin se empiezan a mover las cosas; he certainly knows how to get things moving ese sí que sabe poner las cosas en marcha
6 (in games) jugar; hacer una jugada
who moves next? ¿a quién le toca jugar?; it's you to move te toca a ti jugar; white moves (Chess) blanco juega; the knight moves like this el caballo se mueve así
7 (take steps) dar un paso; tomar medidas
the government must move first el gobierno ha de dar el primer paso; the council moved to stop the abuse el consejo tomó medidas para corregir el abuso; we'll have to move quickly if we want to get that contract tendremos que actuar inmediatamente si queremos hacernos con ese contrato
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Verb Conjugation for "move" (go to mover)
Imperative
- move
- you move
- he/she moves
- we move
- you move
- they move
Preterite
- I moved
- you moved
- he/she moved
- we moved
- you moved
- they moved
Present Continuous
- I am moving
- you are moving
- he/she is moving
- we are moving
- you are moving
- they are moving
Present Perfect
- I have moved
- you have moved
- he/she has moved
- we have moved
- you have moved
- they have moved
Past Continuous
- I was moving
- you were moving
- he/she was moving
- we were moving
- you were moving
- they were moving
Past Perfect
- I had moved
- you had moved
- he/she had moved
- we had moved
- you had moved
- they had moved
Future
- I will move
- you will move
- he/she will move
- we will move
- you will move
- they will move
Future Perfect
- I will have moved
- you will have moved
- he/she will have moved
- we will have moved
- you will have moved
- they will have moved
Future Continuous
- I will be moving
- you will be moving
- he/she will be moving
- we will be moving
- you will be moving
- they will be moving
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been moving
- you have been moving
- he/she has been moving
- we have been moving
- you have been moving
- they have been moving
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been moving
- you will have been moving
- he/she will have been moving
- we will have been moving
- you will have been moving
- they will have been moving
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been moving
- you had been moving
- he/she had been moving
- we had been moving
- you had been moving
- they had been moving
mover
transitive verb
1.
to move
(en general)
; to drive
(mecánicamente)
- el fútbol profesional mueve mucho dinero -> a lot of money changes hands in the world of professional soccer
2.
to shake
(menear, agitar) (caja, sonajero)
; to wave
(bandera)
- la vaca movía la cola -> the cow was swishing its tail
- el perro movía la cola -> the dog was wagging its tail
- mover la cabeza -> to nod; (afirmativamente) to shake (negativamente)
3.
(impulsar)
- mover a alguien a hacer algo -> to prompt somebody to do something
- ¿qué te movió a hacerlo? -> what made you do it?, what prompted you to do it?
- mover a alguien a compasión -> to excite somebody's sympathy o pity
4.
to do something about
(hacer trámites con)
moverse
pronomial verb
1.
to move
(en general)
; to toss and turn
(en la cama)
2.
to get a move on
(darse prisa)
3.
to get things going o moving
(informal) (hacer gestiones)
- si te mueves puedes encontrar trabajo -> if you make an effort you can get a job
4.
(relacionarse)
- moverse en/entre -> to move in/among
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mover [mo-verr']
article & verb transitive
1.
To move, to put in motion (objeto).
2.
To move, to prevail upon, to persuade, to induce.
3.
To move, to stir passion, to touch pathetically, to cause or give occasion to.
4.
To move, to stir up (descontento), to put into commotion.
5.
To move, to excite, to commence a thing.
6.
To move, to inspire (inspirar).
- El agua mueve la rueda -> the water turns the wheel
- Mover a uno a hacer algo -> to move somebody to do something
verb neuter
7.
To spring an arch. (Architecture) (n)
8.
To bud, to begin to sprout. (n)
9.
To miscarry, to have an abortion. (n)
verb reflexive
10.
To move, to be in a state of changing place, to walk.
11.
To move, to have vital action.
12.
To move, to go forward.
- Hay que moverse -> we must get a move on
verb
13.
MOVER.
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mover
verbo:transitivo
1 (cambiar de posición) [+objeto, mano, pierna] to move
no muevas la mesa don't move the table
mover a algn de algún sitio to move sb from somewhere
(en juegos) [+ficha, pieza] to move de aquí no nos mueve nadie we're staying right here; we're not moving from here
"no nos moverán" "we shall not be moved"
2 (agitar) to stir
muévelo para que no se pegue stir it o give it a stir so that it doesn't stick
el perro se acercó moviendo la cola the dog came up to us wagging its tail
el viento movía sus cabellos the wind blew her hair
mover la cabeza (para negar) to shake one's head; (para asentir) to nod; nod one's head
movió la cabeza negando la pregunta she shook her head in answer to the question
movió la cabeza afirmativamente she nodded (her head)
3 (Mecánica) (accionar) [+máquina] to work; power
el agua movía el molino the water turned o drove the wheel; el vapor mueve el émbolo the steam drives o works the piston
4 (incitar)
el interés propio nos mueve a todos self-interest motivates all of us
lo hice movida por la curiosidad it was curiosity that prompted o moved me to do it; actuaba movido por sus instintos he acted on his instincts; su mensaje movía a las masas his message roused the masses
mover a algn a algo to move sb to sth
su pobreza te mueve a la compasión their poverty moves you to pity; mover a algn a las lágrimas to move sb to tears; mover a algn a la risa to make sb laugh
mover a algn a hacer algo to prompt sb to do sth; move sb to do sth
¿qué fue lo que te movió a actuar de ese modo? what prompted o moved you to act in that way?
5 (agilizar) [+asunto, tema] to push [+trámite] to handle
ella le movió todo el papeleo she handled all the paperwork for him
mover una guerra contra algn to wage war on sb
mover un pleito contra algn to start proceedings against sb
verbo:intransitivo
verbo:pronominal
moverse1 (cambiar de posición o lugar) to move
se mueve con dificultad he has difficulty moving; he finds it difficult to move
no te muevas, que te voy a hacer una foto keep still o don't move, I'm going to take your photo; se mueve mucho en la cama she fidgets o moves around a lot in bed
muévete un poco para allá move up a bit; no te muevas de ahí hasta que yo vuelva stay right there o don't move until I come back; lleva horas sin moverse de ese sofá he hasn't moved o stirred from that sofa in hours
no hay quien la haga moverse no one can get her to move
la máquina se movía sola the machine moved on its own
2 (agitarse) [+mar] to be rough; [+barco] to roll; [+cortina, hojas] to move
las cortinas se movían con el viento the curtains stirred o moved in the wind
¿se ha movido mucho el barco? was the sea rough?
3 (ponerse en marcha) to move o.s.; get a move on (familiar)
¡venga, muévete, que tenemos prisa! come on, move yourself o get a move on, we're in a hurry! (familiar)
4 (ser activo) [+persona] to be on the move (familiar); be on the go (familiar); [+ciudad] to be lively
esta moviéndose continuamente she's always on the move o go (familiar); tuvo que moverse mucho para conseguir ese trabajo he had to pull out all the stops to get that job
Londres es una ciudad que se mueve London is a really lively city
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Verb Conjugation for "mover" (go to mover)
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | muevo | moví | movía | moveré | mueva |
| Tú | mueves | moviste | movías | moverás | muevas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | mueve | movió | movía | moverá | mueva |
| Nosotros | movemos | movimos | movíamos | moveremos | movamos |
| Vosotros | movéis | movisteis | movíais | moveréis | mováis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | mueven | movieron | movían | moverán | muevan |
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