movable

móvil

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “moveable.”

movable(

vuh

buhl

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (capable of being moved)

a. móvil

The hotel banquet room has movable walls.El salón de banquetes del hotel tiene paredes móviles.

b. movible

A hospital bed has a lot of movable parts.Una cama de hospital tiene muchas partes movibles.

c. portátil

The movable tables in the school cafeteria allow it to be turned into an auditorium for assemblies.Las mesas portátiles de la cafetería de la escuela permiten que se convierta en un auditorio para asambleas.

2. (changing date each year)

a. movible

Easter is a movable holiday.La Pascua es una fiesta movible.

movables

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

3. (legal)

a. los bienes muebles

(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).

(M)

Rick's movables will be auctioned to pay his debt.Se subastarán los bienes muebles de Rick para pagar su deuda.

4. (furniture)

a. los muebles

(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).

(M)

Bill sold his house and all of its movables to the same buyer before he moved out of the country.Bill vendió su casa y todos sus muebles al mismo comprador antes de mudarse del país.

movable

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. móvil

2. (religion)

a movable feastuna fiesta movible

movable [ˈmuːvəbl]

adjective

movible; móvil

movable feast fiesta (f) movible; not easily movable nada fácil de mover

plural noun