English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “move”

move (muːv Pronunciation for move

Translations

noun

  1. (= movement) movimiento masculine

    to watch sb's every move observar a algn sin perder detalle, acechar a algn cada movimiento

    to get a move on (with sth) (informal) (= hurry up) darse prisa or (Latin American) apurarse (con algo) ⇒ get a move on! (informal) ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (Latin American)

    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)
    1. (= turn) jugada feminine
     ⇒ 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. (figurative)
    1. (= 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 (+ infinitive) sin hacer la menor intención de (+ noun)

  4. (= house removal) mudanza feminine
    1. (to different job) traslado masculine
     ⇒ it's our third move in two years esta es la tercera vez en dos años que nos mudamos

transitive verb

    1. (= change place of) cambiar de lugar, cambiar de sitio
      1. [+ part of body] mover
      2. [+ chess piece etc] jugar, mover
    2. (= 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

  1. (= 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!

    see also heaven (sense 1)
  2. (= 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
  3. (figurative)
    1. (= sway)
     ⇒ he will not be easily moved no se dejará convencer ⇒ "we shall not be moved" "no nos moverán"
  4. (= motivate) ⇒ to move sb to do sth mover or inducir a algn a hacer algo ⇒ I'll do it when the spirit moves me (humorous) lo haré cuando sienta la revelación divina (humorous)
  5. (emotionally) conmover, emocionar ⇒ to be moved estar conmovido ⇒ to be easily moved ser impresionable, ser sensible ⇒ to move sb to tears/anger hacer llorar/enfadar a algn ⇒ to move sb to pity provocar la compasión de algn
  6. (formal(= propose) ⇒ to move a resolution proponer una resolución ⇒ to move that ... proponer que ...
  7. (business)
    1. [+ merchandise] colocar, vender

intransitive verb

  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 (informal) 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

    1. (= travel) ir
    2. (= 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! (informal) ¡iba como el demonio!
  3. (business)
    1. [goods] venderse
  4. (= 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
  5. (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
  6. (= 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

Similar Words

= take action, act, do something, take steps, take the initiative, make a move, get moving, take measures
= relocate, leave, remove, quit, go away, migrate, emigrate, move house, flit, decamp, up sticks, pack your bags, change residence
= progress, develop, advance, make progress, make headway
= change your mind, change, shift, reconsider, budge, climb down, do a U-turn, back-pedal, do an about-turn, change your tune, do an aboutface
= touch, affect, excite, impress, stir, agitate, disquiet, make an impression on, tug at your heartstrings
= circulate, mix, associate, go round, hang out, socialize, keep company, fraternize
= impel, urge, motivate, give rise to, instigate, actuate
= transfer, posting, shift, removal, migration, relocation, flit, flitting, change of address

'move' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: حَرَكَةٌPronunciation for حَرَكَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: açãoPronunciation for ação
  • Chinese: 行动Pronunciation for 行动
  • Croatian: potezPronunciation for potez
  • Czech: krokPronunciation for krokpostupu
  • Danish: bevægelsePronunciation for bevægelse
  • Dutch: actiePronunciation for actieverplaatsing
  • European Spanish: mudanzaPronunciation for mudanza
  • Finnish: siirtoPronunciation for siirtoliike
  • French: mouvementPronunciation for mouvement
  • German: UmzugPronunciation for Umzug Umzüge
  • Greek: κίνησηPronunciation for κίνηση
  • Italian: mossaPronunciation for mossa
  • Japanese: 移動Pronunciation for 移動
  • Korean: 행동Pronunciation for 행동
  • Norwegian: flyttingPronunciation for flytting
  • Polish: ruchPronunciation for ruchprzemieszczanie
  • Portuguese: movimentoPronunciation for movimento
  • Romanian: mutare mutări
  • Russian: движениеPronunciation for движение
  • Spanish: ademánPronunciation for ademánrelacionado a una acción o paso a realizar
  • Swedish: flyttPronunciation for flytt
  • Thai: การดำเนินการPronunciation for การดำเนินการ
  • Turkish: hareketPronunciation for hareket
  • Ukrainian: рух
  • Vietnamese: sự di chuyểnPronunciation for sự di chuyển
  • Arabic: يُحَرِّكُPronunciation for يُحَرِّكُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: deslocarPronunciation for deslocar
  • Chinese: 移动Pronunciation for 移动
  • Croatian: pomaknutiPronunciation for pomaknuti
  • Czech: přesunoutPronunciation for přesunout přesouvat
  • Danish: flyttePronunciation for flytte
  • Dutch: bewegenPronunciation for bewegen
  • European Spanish: moverPronunciation for mover
  • Finnish: siirtääPronunciation for siirtää
  • French: déplacerPronunciation for déplacer
  • German: bewegenPronunciation for bewegen
  • Greek: κινώPronunciation for κινώ
  • Italian: muoverePronunciation for muovere
  • Japanese: 動かすPronunciation for 動かす
  • Korean: (...을) 움직이다Pronunciation for (...을) 움직이다
  • Norwegian: flyttePronunciation for flytte
  • Polish: ruszyćPronunciation for ruszyć ruszać
  • Portuguese: deslocarPronunciation for deslocar
  • Romanian: a muta
  • Russian: двигатьPronunciation for двигать
  • Spanish: moverPronunciation for mover
  • Swedish: flyttaPronunciation for flyttabyta bostad
  • Thai: ย้ายPronunciation for ย้าย
  • Turkish: kımıldatmakPronunciation for kımıldatmak
  • Ukrainian: пересувати пересунути
  • Vietnamese: chuyển chỗPronunciation for chuyển chỗ
  • Arabic: يَتَحَرَّكُPronunciation for يَتَحَرَّكُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mudar-sePronunciation for mudar-se
  • Chinese: 移动Pronunciation for 移动
  • Croatian: seliti sePronunciation for seliti se
  • Czech: stěhovat sePronunciation for stěhovat se přestěhovat se
  • Danish: flyttePronunciation for flytte
  • Dutch: verhuizenPronunciation for verhuizen
  • European Spanish: mudarsePronunciation for mudarse
  • Finnish: siirtyäPronunciation for siirtyä
  • French: bougerPronunciation for bouger
  • German: bewegen (sich)Pronunciation for bewegen (sich)
  • Greek: κινούμαιPronunciation for κινούμαι
  • Italian: traslocarePronunciation for traslocare
  • Japanese: 動くPronunciation for 動く
  • Korean: 이사하다Pronunciation for 이사하다
  • Norwegian: flyttePronunciation for flytte
  • Polish: ruszyć sięPronunciation for ruszyć się ruszać się
  • Portuguese: mexer-sePronunciation for mexer-se
  • Romanian: a se muta
  • Russian: двигатьсяPronunciation for двигаться
  • Spanish: mudarsePronunciation for mudarse
  • Swedish: röra (sig)Pronunciation for röra (sig)
  • Thai: ย้ายที่อยู่Pronunciation for ย้ายที่อยู่
  • Turkish: kımıldanmakPronunciation for kımıldanmak
  • Ukrainian: переїжджати переїхати
  • Vietnamese: di chuyểnPronunciation for di chuyển

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