| Traductions supplémentaires |
| move n | (movement) | mouvement nm |
| | With a sudden move, he grabbed the robber. |
| | D'un mouvement rapide, il attrapa le voleur. |
| move n | (step toward [sth]) | progression, avancée nf |
| | | déplacement nm |
| | The sheriff blocked the outlaw's move for the door. |
| | Le chérif bloqua la progression du hors-la-loi vers la porte. |
| move n | (game: turn) (Jeu) | tour nm |
| | | à prép |
| | It is my move next. |
| | C'est mon tour ! |
| | Après, c'est à moi ! |
| move n | (game: choice of action) (jeu) | coup nm |
| | My opponent anticipated my every move. |
| | Mon adversaire a anticipé chacun de mes coups. |
| move n | informal (house move: change of residence) | déménagement nm |
| | All our belongings are packed up in boxes, ready for the move. |
| | Toutes nos affaires sont dans des cartons, prêts pour le déménagement. |
| move n | (game: turn, go) (jeu) | tour nm |
| | | à [+ pronom] prép |
| | It's your move; hurry up and roll the dice. |
| | C'est ton tour : dépêche-toi de lancer le dé. |
| | C'est à toi : dépêche-toi de lancer le dé. |
| move n | (action, step) | mouvement nm |
| | | action nf |
| | | faire⇒ vtr |
| | The police tried to anticipate the criminal's next move. |
| | Critics believe the government's move to tackle poverty does not go far enough. |
| | La police a essayé d'anticiper le prochain mouvement du criminel. |
| | Les détracteurs croient que l'action du gouvernement contre la pauvreté ne va pas assez loin. |
| | La police a essayé d'anticiper ce que le criminel allait faire après. |
| move vi | (follow a course) | se diriger⇒, se déplacer⇒ v pron |
| | The storm is moving to the east. |
| | L'orage se dirige (or: se déplace) vers l'est |
| move vi | (merchandise: be sold) (produit, marchandise) | se vendre⇒ v pron |
| | The new merchandise isn't moving. |
| | Le nouveau produit ne se vend pas. |
| move vi | (game: take a turn) (Jeu) | jouer⇒ vi |
| | It's your turn to move. |
| | C'est à ton tour de jouer. |
| move vi | (bowels: evacuate) | to make your bowels move : faire aller à la selle loc v |
| | The food made his bowels move quickly. |
| | Cette nourriture l'a fait rapidement aller à la selle. |
| move to do [sth] vi + prep | (make a proposal) | proposer de faire [qch] loc v |
| | The council member moved to adjourn the session. |
| | Les membres du conseil proposèrent d'ajourner la session. |
| move [sth]⇒ vtr | (change residence) | changer de vtr |
| | She moved apartments twice last year. |
| | Elle a changé d'appartement au moins deux fois l'année dernière. |
| move [sth] vtr | (advance: a game piece) (Jeu : un pion,...) | bouger⇒, avancer⇒ vtr |
| | He moved his piece forward four spaces. |
| | Il a avancé son pion de quatre cases. |
| move [sth] vtr | (put in motion) | remuer⇒ vtr |
| | He moved his arms up and down. |
| | Il remua les bras. |
| move [sth] vtr | informal (sell: goods, merchandise) | vendre⇒ vtr |
| | We have to move the merchandise before the end of the fiscal year. |
| | Nous devons vendre la marchandise avant la fin de l'année fiscale. |
| move [sb] to do [sth] vtr + prep | (impel emotionally) | se sentir obligé de faire [qch] v pron |
| | Karen was moved to take in the stray dogs. |
| | Karen se sentit obligée de recueillir les chiens abandonnés. |
| move [sb] to (do) [sth] vtr + prep | (cause, provoke) | pousser [qqn] (à faire [qch]) vtr |
| | His actions moved her to call the police. |
| | Ses actions l'ont poussée à appeler la police. |
Verbes à particule
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| move about vi phrasal | UK (fidget, be restless) | s'agiter⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | gigoter⇒ vi |
| | (Can) | grouiller⇒ vi |
| | The child was moving about in his chair because he was bored. |
| | L'enfant s'agitait sur sa chaise car il s'ennuyait. |
| move about vi phrasal | UK (relocate frequently) (familier) | avoir la bougeotte loc v |
| | Il déménage souvent. Il a la bougeotte. |
| move about vi phrasal | UK (be mobile or active) | s'affairer⇒ v pron |
| | | aller et venir⇒ vi |
| | | bouger⇒ vi |
| | You should move about more, not sit in front of the computer all day! |
| | Tu devrais bouger plus, et ne pas rester assis toute la journée devant ton ordinateur ! |
| move along vi phrasal | (advance, go forward) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | The train was moving along at great speed. |
| move along vi phrasal | (leave, go on your way) | avancer⇒, circuler⇒ vi |
| | The officer told the boys to move along. |
| move apart vi phrasal | (separate) | s'écarter (l'un de l'autre) v pron |
| | | s'éloigner (l'un de l'autre) v pron |
| | | se séparer⇒ v pron |
| | The curtains moved apart to reveal the actors on the stage. |
move [sth] apart,
move [sth] and [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (separate) | écarter⇒, séparer⇒, éloigner⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher moved the two boys apart because they were always talking in class. |
| move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | bouger⇒ vi |
| | The doctor said I have to move around in order to maintain my weight. |
| | He's always moving around; he never stays long in one place. |
| | Le docteur a dit que je devais bouger pour maintenir mon poids. // Il bouge sans cesse, il ne tient pas longtemps en place. |
| move around vi phrasal | (relocate frequently) (familier) | bouger⇒ vi |
| | | se déplacer⇒ v pron |
| | Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
| | Les diplomates se déplacent souvent d'un pays à un autre. |
| move in vi phrasal | (make one's home) | emménager⇒ vi |
| | | s'installer⇒ v pron |
| | I've found a new flat, and I'm moving in next week. |
| | J'ai trouvé un nouvel appartement et j'emménage la semaine prochaine. |
| | J'ai trouvé un nouvel appartement et je m'installe la semaine prochaine. |
| move in vi phrasal | (become involved) | intervenir⇒ vi |
| | Terry's future mother-in-law moved in and took over control of all the wedding arrangements. |
| | La future belle-mère de Terry est intervenue et a pris le contrôle des préparatifs du mariage. |
| move in on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (move closer to attack or capture) | s'approcher de, se rapprocher de v pron + prép |
| | When the signal was given the police quickly moved in on the suspect and arrested him. |
| | Au signal, les policiers se sont rapidement approchés du suspect et l'ont arrêté. |
| | | se diriger vers v pron + prép |
| | Au signal, les policiers se sont rapidement dirigés vers suspect pour l'arrêter. |
| | (très rapide) | fondre sur vi + prép |
| | Au signal, les policiers ont fondu sur le suspect pour l'arrêter. |
| move in on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (intrude) | envahir⇒ vtr |
| | The salesman lost customers when a competitor moved in on his territory. |
| move in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (make advances to) | draguer⇒ vtr |
| | He was about to move in on her when her boyfriend returned. |
| | Il allait la draguer quand son copain est revenu. |
| move into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (take up residence in) | emménager⇒ vi |
| | They moved into their new home last week. |
| | Ils ont emménagé dans leur nouvelle maison la semaine dernière. |
| move off vi phrasal | (vehicle: drive away) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| | He put the car in gear and moved off down the highway. |
| | Il a mis le moteur en marche et s'est éloigné de l'autoroute. |
| move on vi phrasal | (go elsewhere) | poursuivre sa route, poursuivre son chemin loc v |
| | | reprendre la route loc v |
| | | se mettre en route, se remettre en route loc v |
| | I've really enjoyed my time in Rome, but now it's time for me to move on. |
| | J'ai bien aimé mon séjour à Rome, mais il est temps pour moi de reprendre la route (or: de me remettre en route). |
| move on vi phrasal | informal, figurative (accept change) | passer à autre chose loc v |
| | Roger is ready to move on after his divorce. |
| | Roger est prêt à passer à autre chose après son divorce. |
| move on vi phrasal | figurative (take up new activity, subject) | passer à autre chose vtr + prép |
| | If everyone understands that now, let's move on. |
| | Si tout le monde a compris, passons à autre chose. |
| move on to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (progress to) | passer à vi + prép |
| | After the children have mastered addition they will move on to division. |
| | Quand les enfants auront maîtrisé les additions, ils passeront aux divisions. |
move [sb] on,
move on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (compel to go elsewhere) | faire circuler⇒ vtr |
| | They went to the park, but once more the police moved them on. |
| | Ils sont allés au parc, mais les policiers les ont fait circuler une fois de plus. |
| move out vi phrasal | (leave one's home) | déménager⇒ vi |
| | Although I got on well with my parents, I couldn't wait to move out. |
| | Je m'entendais bien avec mes parents mais j'avais quand même hâte de déménager. |
| move over vi phrasal | (move aside to create space) | se pousser⇒, s'écarter⇒ v pron |
| | The rude man refused to move over to let me pass. |
| | Cet impoli a refusé de se pousser (or: de s'écarter) pour me laisser passer. |
| move over vi phrasal | figurative (concede loss of position) | se retirer⇒, se rétracter⇒ v pron |
| | Tony moved over to let Andrew take over as team leader. |
| | Tony s'est retiré (or: rétracté) pour laisser Andrew devenir le chef de l'équipe. |
| move past vi phrasal | (go by) | passer devant vi + prép |
| | The crowd were waving flags as the president's car moved past. |
| move past [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (pain, etc.: get over) | passer outre⇒, dépasser⇒ vtr |
| | Natalie has moved past the disappointment of splitting up with her last boyfriend, and is much happier now. |
| move past [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (go by, pass) | passer devant vi + prép |
| | Thompson moved past the other runners into first position in the race. |
| move up vi phrasal | (be promoted) | monter en grade loc v |
| | Sarah moved up and is now a sales manager. |
| move up vi phrasal | informal (shift across to make room for [sb]) | se pousser⇒, s'écarter⇒ v pron |
| | (sur un banc,...) | se décaler⇒ v pron |
| | When Paul arrived, we all had to move up to make room for him on the sofa. |
| | Quand Paul est arrivé, nous avons dû nous pousser (or: nous décaler) pour lui faire de la place sur le canapé. |
Formes composées
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| always on the move adj | informal (never still) | bouger sans cesse vi + adv |
| | Sheila is always on the move and never has the time to sit down for a chat. |
| | Sheila bouge sans cesse et n'a jamais le temps de s'asseoir pour bavarder. |
| always on the move adj | informal (travelling a lot) | avoir la bougeotte loc v |
| | | être un vrai globe-trotter loc v |
| | Barry is always on move because he has to go on a lot of business trips. |
| | Barry est un vrai globe-trotter car il doit réaliser beaucoup de voyages d'affaires |
| bad move n | informal (ill-judged action) | mauvaise décision, mauvaise idée nf |
| | | mauvais choix nm |
| | It was a bad move to mention Lisa's new boyfriend in front of her ex. |
| | C'était une mauvaise idée de mentionner le nouveau copain de Lisa devant son ex. |
| bust a move v expr | slang (go, leave) (familier) | se casser⇒, se barrer⇒, se tirer⇒, s'arracher⇒ v pron |
| | It's time to bust a move because it's getting late. |
| bust a move v expr | slang, dated (dance) | danser⇒ vi |
| | Gino is busting some moves on the dancefloor. |
| career move n | (change of profession) | réorientation professionnelle nf |
| | | changement de carrière nm |
| | After working for years as a journalist, Linda decided on a career move and went back to school. |
| | Après des années à travailler en tant que journaliste, Linda s'est décidée pour une réorientation professionnelle et est retournée à l'école. |
| career move n | (for professional success) | changement de carrière, changement de profession nm |
| | | réorientation professionnelle nf |
| | If you do an MBA degree, it could be a good career move that helps you to get a promotion. |
| dance move n | (movement or step in dancing) | pas de danse nm |
| | The hip-hop dance style has taken some of their dance moves from belly dance. |
evacuate your bowels,
evacuate the bowels,
move your bowels v expr | (defecate) (Médecine) | aller à la selle loc v |
| | For proper digestive health, it is necessary to evacuate the bowels regularly. |
| | This patient is unable to completely evacuate his bowels. |
| false move n | (movement seen as threatening) | faux pas nm |
| false move n | (action that can cause damage) | faux pas nm |
| | | fausse manœuvre nf |
| get a move on v expr | informal (hurry up) (familier) | se grouiller⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | se magner⇒, se manier⇒ v pron |
| | | se dépêcher⇒ v pron |
| | You'd better get a move on or you'll miss your bus! |
| house move n | (change of residence) | déménagement nm |
| | Juan is helping me with my house move by carrying some furniture in his truck. |
| | Juan m'aide dans mon déménagement en transportant certains des meubles dans son camion. |
| make a move v expr | informal (leave) (familier : partir) | bouger⇒ vi |
| | He was tired of this town, so he decided to make a move. |
| | Il en avait assez de cette ville alors il a décidé de bouger. |
make a move,
make your move v expr | informal (begin, act) | passer à l'action loc v |
| | Jane thought it was the right time to make a move and open her own restaurant. |
| | Jane pensait que c'était le bon moment pour passer à l'action et ouvrir son propre restaurant. |
make a move on [sb],
make your move on [sb] v expr | informal (try to seduce) (familier) | draguer⇒ vtr |
| | (plus vieilli) | faire des avances à [qqn] loc v |
| | Joanne smiled and moved closer to Tim, hoping that he would finally make a move on her. |
| make the first move v expr | (act before anyone else) | faire le premier pas loc v |
| | | prendre les devants loc v |
| | The general was patiently waiting for the enemy to make the first move. |
| make your move v expr | (assert yourself at opportune time) (figuré) | jouer son coup loc v |
| move aside vi + adv | (get out of the way) | s'écarter⇒, se pousser⇒ v pron |
| | Police officers asked people to move aside so that the senator could get to his car. |
| move away vi + adv | (relocate, go to live elsewhere) | partir⇒ vi |
| | | déménager⇒ vi |
| | I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
| | À 18 ans, je suis parti de chez mes parents pour aller vivre en ville. |
| | À 18 ans, j'ai déménagé de chez mes parents pour aller vivre en ville. |
| move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | s'éloigner⇒ v pron |
| | I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
| | J'ai dû m'éloigner du feu, la chaleur était trop forte. |
| move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | éloigner⇒ vtr |
| | The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
| | La mère a éloigné le verre pour le mettre hors de portée de l'enfant. |
| move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | s'écarter de, s'éloigner de v pron + prép |
| | Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
| | Alice s'écarta de la poubelle quand elle en sentit la mauvaise odeur. |
| move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | écarter [qch] de [qch], éloigner [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
| | La mère éloigna le verre des mains de l'enfant. |
| move back vi + adv | (step backwards, retreat) | reculer⇒ vi |
| | I moved back when I saw the Rottweiler in my path. |
| | J'ai reculé en apercevant le rottweiler sur mon passage. |
| move back vi + adv | (return to previous location) | retourner (habiter / vivre) vi |
| | I will move back home when my exams finish. |
| | Je vais retourner (habiter) chez mes parents après les examens. |
| | | revenir (habiter / vivre) vi |
| | Je vais revenir à la maison quand j'aurai fini mes examens. |
| | | réemménager⇒ vi |
| | Je réemménage chez mes parents après les exams. |
| move [sth] back vtr + adv | (place in previous location) (à sa place initiale) | remettre à sa place vtr |
| | (à sa place initiale) | replacer⇒ vtr |
| | We had moved the furniture to the sides of the room to create space for people to dance at the party, and the next day we moved it back. |
| move [sth] back vtr + adv | (shift backwards) | reculer⇒ vtr |
| | The sofa needs to be moved back - it doesn't look good there. |
| | Maria moved her chair back, as it was too close to the fire. |
| | Il faut reculer le canapé, il ne va pas bien ici. // Maria a reculé son fauteuil car il était trop près de la cheminée. |
| move closer vi + adv | (get nearer to each other) | se rapprocher⇒ v pron |
| move closer to [sth/sb] v expr | (relocate to be nearer to [sth], [sb]) | rapprocher⇒ vtr |
| move [sb] deeply vtr + adv | (affect emotionally) | bouleverser⇒ vtr |
| | The old man's sad story moved everyone deeply. |
| | Les scènes de violence nous ont bouleversés. |
| | | toucher profondément, émouvoir profondément vtr + adv |
| | J'ai été profondément touché par votre aimable attention. |
| move forward vi + adv | (advance, go forwards) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | Put the car in gear so you can move forward. |
| | Passe la première pour avancer. |
| move forward vi + adv | figurative (make progress) | avancer⇒, progresser⇒ vi |
| | Now that I have the supplies I need, I can move forward with my project. We've moved forward as a country since the days of racial and gender discrimination. |
| | Maintenant que j'ai tout le matériel nécessaire, je peux avancer dans mon projet. // Notre pays a beaucoup avancé depuis l'époque de la discrimination sexuelle et raciale. |
| move [sth] forward vtr + adv | (place closer to the front) | avancer⇒ vtr |
| | | pousser vers l'avant, déplacer vers l'avant vtr + loc adv |
| | In order to rotate the stock, move the old product forward and put the new product behind it on the shelf. |
| | Pou faire une rotation du stock, avancez les produits moins frais sur l'étagère et rangez les plus récents à l'arrière. |
| move forward vi + adv | (game: advance) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | I've rolled a four and a three, so I can move forward seven spaces. |
| | J'ai fait un quatre et un trois, alors, je peux avancer de sept cases. |
| move freely vi | (have unrestricted motion) | se déplacer librement v pron |
| | | circuler librement, bouger librement vi |
| | To do this exercise, you need to find a large space where you can move freely. |
| move freely vi | (have the right to cross borders) | se déplacer librement v pron |
| | Citizens of the European Union have the right to move freely between member countries. |
| move heaven and earth v expr | figurative (do everything in one's power) | remuer ciel et terre loc v |
| | If I could I would move heaven and earth to make him well again. I will move heaven and earth to achieve my goals. |
| | Si je pouvais remuer ciel et terre pour qu'il aille mieux, je le ferais. Je remuerai ciel et terre pour atteindre mes objectifs. |
| move house vtr + n | (change residence) | déménager⇒ vi |
| | We're moving house so we need to pack everything into boxes. |
| | Comme nous déménageons, nous devons tout mettre en cartons. |
| move in for the kill v expr | informal, figurative (get ready to defeat [sb]) | se préparer à démolir [qqn] loc v |
| | The boxer could see that his opponent was tiring so he moved in for the kill. |
move the goalposts,
shift the goalposts v expr | figurative (change the rules) | changer les règles du jeu loc v |
| | When the education authorities keep moving the goalposts, it's difficult for teachers to teach effectively. |
| move through [sth] v expr | (travel through a place) | traverser⇒ vtr |
| | The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| | L'armée traverse la forêt en route vers la ville. |
| move [sb] to action v expr | (motivate to do [sth]) | pousser [qqn] à agir, inciter [qqn] à agir, inciter [qqn] à passer à l'action loc v |
| | (les troupes) | mobiliser⇒ vtr |
| | A news report about the famine moved James to action and he decided to make a donation to charity. |
| move [sb] to tears v expr | (make weep with emotion) | émouvoir [qqn] aux larmes loc v |
| | Kathy was moved to tears by the sad ending to the film. |
move toward [sth/sb],
move towards vi + prep | (approach, get closer to) | s'approcher de, se diriger vers v pron + prép |
| | As we moved towards the stadium, we could hear the cheers of the crowd. |
move toward [sth],
move towards vi + prep | figurative (tend towards) | tendre vers, évoluer vers vi + prép |
| | | aller dans le sens de [qch] loc v |
| | (discussions, situation,...) | s'acheminer vers v pron |
| | An increasing number of businesses are moving towards cloud computing. |
move toward doing [sth],
move towards v expr | figurative (tend towards) | tendre vers [qch], évoluer vers [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | aller dans le sens de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | (discussions, situation,...) | s'acheminer vers [qch] loc v |
| | More companies are moving towards allowing their employees to work from home on certain days. |
| not move vi | (be still) | ne pas bouger⇒ vi |
| | Don't move, or the snake will bite you. |
| | | rester immobile v |
| on the move adj | informal (restless, mobile) (familier) | bouger⇒ vi |
| | | ne pas rester en place loc v |
| | After robbing the bank, he was constantly on the move trying to evade the authorities. |
| | Après avoir braqué la banque, il n'a pas arrêté de bouger pour fuir les autorités. |
| on the move adv | informal (moving around) (assez familier) | dans le coin loc adv |
| | Be careful out there; the lions are on the move. |
| | Attention, il y a des lions dans le coin. |
| on the move adv | (while moving) | en route, à la volée loc adv |
| | My smartphone enables me to keep up with email on the move. |
| | Mon smartphone me permet de rester à jour dans mes e-mails à la volée. |
| opening move n | (chess: first play) (Échecs) | ouverture nf |
| opening move n | figurative (first action) | premier pas nm |
| | Paul waited for his business rival to make the opening move, so that he would know what her strategy was. |
put the moves on [sb],
put a move on [sb] v expr | US, informal (make sexual advances towards) (familier) | draguer⇒ vtr |
| smooth move n | ([sth] done with slick competence) | joli coup nm |
| wrong move n | informal (error) (au niveau stratégique) | erreur, mauvaise idée nf |
| | | mauvais calcul nm |
| | (physiquement) | fausse manœuvre nf |
| | (physiquement) | fausse manip' nf |
| | Telling me to follow his advice was definitely a wrong move. I realize now that buying that new car was a wrong move. |
| | Lui dire de suivre son conseil était vraiment une erreur (or: une mauvaise idée). Je réalise à présent que l'achat de cette voiture neuve était une erreur (or: une mauvaise idée). |
| | J'ai fait une fausse manip' et j'ai rentré le mauvais numéro de téléphone. |