move back and forth
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move back and forth
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to sway)
a. mecerse
In the empty park the swings were moving back and forth in the wind as if there were children swinging on them erratically.En el parque desocupado los columpios se mecían con el viento como si hubiera niños columpiando erráticamente.
b. moverse de un lado a otro
Bailey's tail started to move back and forth when she saw the treat in my hand.La cola de Bailey empezó a moverse de un lado a otro al ver la golosina en mi mano.
c. menearse
From the balcony of my penthouse in Honolulu, I watched how the crowns of the coconut palms moved back and forth in the breeze.Desde la terraza de mi penthouse en Honolulú, miré cómo las copas de los cocoteros se meneaban con la brisa.
a. ir y venir
My friend moves back and forth between her father's house in Boston and her mother's house in Charleston.Mi amiga va y viene entre la casa de su padre en Boston y la casa de su madre en Charleston.
3. (to pace)
a. moverse de un lado a otro de
The gorilla, agitated by the obnoxious children, was moving back and forth in its cage.La gorila, agitada por los niños pesados, estaba moviéndose de un lado a otro de la jaula.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. mecer
The sea breeze was gently moving my hammock back and forth.La brisa del mar mecía mi hamaca ligeramente.
b. mover de un lado a otro
The eye doctor moved her finger back and forth in front of Javier's face.La oculista movió el dedo de un lado a otro delante de la cara de Javier.
c. menear
She started to move her hips back and forth when one of her favorite songs came on the radio.Empezó a menear las caderas cuando sonó en la radio una de sus canciones favoritas.
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