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"Act" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "actuar", and "move" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "mover". Learn more about the difference between "act" and "move" below.
act(
ahkt
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to take action)
2. (to behave)
3. (to pretend)
4. (to function)
5. (to serve as)
6. (to perform a role)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
7. (deed)
8. (legal)
9. (entertainment)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
11. (to perform a role)
a. hacer
He once acted the part of Joseph in a Nativity play.Una vez hizo el papel de José en una obra de Navidad.
b. interpretar
They needed someone to act the role of Othello.Necesitaban a alguien que interpretara el papel de Otelo.
12. (to behave like)
move(
muv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to change position of)
b. trasladar
I was moved to another department when I got promoted.Me trasladaron a otro departamento cuando me ascendieron.
c. transportar
I move goods from one place to another in my van.Transporto mercancía de un sitio a otro en mi furgoneta.
2. (to influence)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I was moved to do something when I heard about the disaster.Sentí que tenía que hacer algo cuando oí sobre el desastre.
Spare your words; nothing will move me.Ahórrate tus palabras, nada podrá convencerme.
3. (to affect emotionally)
4. (to propose)
a. proponer
I move to hold new elections for chairperson.Propongo llevar a cabo una nueva elección para presidente.
5. (business)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
6. (to change home or office)
b. trasladarse
We're moving tomorrow, so the office will be closed all day.Mañana nos trasladamos, así que la oficina estará cerrada todo el día.
7. (to change position)
8. (to progress)
9. (commerce)
a. venderse
Sell off the new collection, it's not moving.Salden la colección nueva, no se está vendiendo.
10. (in games)
11. (to take steps)
a. actuar
We must move immediately to control the situation.Debemos actuar de inmediato para controlar la situación.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
12. (movement)
a. el movimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His clumsy move made him fall.Su movimiento torpe lo hizo caer.
13. (step)
14. (games)
15. (change)
a. la mudanza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The previous move was much easier because we had a van.La mudanza anterior fue mucho más fácil porque teníamos una furgoneta.
b. el traslado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I wanted to improve my career, so I asked for a move to sales.Quería mejorar en mi carrera, así que decidí pedir un traslado a ventas.
