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move n | (movement) | movimiento nm |
| With a sudden move, he grabbed the robber. |
| Con un movimiento rápido agarró al ladrón. |
move n | (step toward [sth]) | paso nm |
| The sheriff blocked the outlaw's move for the door. |
| El alguacil bloqueó el paso del fugitivo a la puerta. |
move n | (game: turn) | turno nm |
| It is my move next. |
| El siguiente es mi turno. |
move n | (game: choice of action) | jugada nf |
| My opponent anticipated my every move. |
| Mi rival anticipó cada una de mis jugadas. |
move n | informal (house move: change of residence) | mudanza nf |
| All our belongings are packed up in boxes, ready for the move. |
| Todas nuestras pertenencias están empaquetadas en cajas y listas para la mudanza. |
move n | (game: turn, go) | turno nm |
| It's your move; hurry up and roll the dice. |
| Es tu turno, apúrate y tira los dados. |
move n | (action, step) | movimiento nm |
| | jugada nf |
| 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 policía trató de anticipar el próximo movimiento del criminal. |
| Los críticos creen que la jugada del gobierno para palear la pobreza no es suficiente. |
move vi | (follow a course) | desplazarse⇒, moverse⇒ v prnl |
| The storm is moving to the east. |
| La tormenta se desplaza hacia el este. |
move vi | (merchandise: be sold) | venderse⇒ v prnl |
| (coloquial) | moverse⇒ v prnl |
| The new merchandise isn't moving. |
| La nueva mercancía no se está vendiendo. |
| La nueva mercancía no se está moviendo. |
move vi | (game: take a turn) | jugar⇒ vi |
| (fichas en un juego) | mover⇒ vtr |
| It's your turn to move. |
| Es tu turno para jugar. |
| Es tu turno para mover. |
| | avanzar⇒ vtr |
| | mover⇒ vtr |
| Avanzó la pieza cuatro casillas. |
| Movió su ficha cuatro escaques. |
move vi | (bowels: evacuate) (intestinos, figurado) | moverse⇒ v prnl |
| The food made his bowels move quickly. |
| La comida hizo que sus intestinos se movieran rápidamente. |
move to do [sth] vi + prep | (make a proposal) | proponer⇒ vtr |
| The council member moved to adjourn the session. |
| El concejal propuso posponer la sesión. |
move [sth]⇒ vtr | (change residence) | cambiar⇒ vtr |
| | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| She moved apartments twice last year. |
| Cambió de apartamento dos veces el año pasado. |
| Se mudo dos veces el año pasado. |
move [sth] vtr | (advance: a game piece) | mover⇒ vtr |
| He moved his piece forward four spaces. |
| Movió su ficha cuatro casillas. |
move [sth] vtr | (put in motion) | mover⇒ vtr |
| He moved his arms up and down. |
| Movió los brazos arriba y abajo. |
move [sth] vtr | informal (sell: goods, merchandise) | vender⇒ vtr |
| (coloquial, figurado) | mover⇒ vtr |
| We have to move the merchandise before the end of the fiscal year. |
| Tenemos que vender el género antes de que acabe el año fiscal. |
| Tenemos que mover el género antes de que acabe el año fiscal. |
move [sb] to do [sth] vtr + prep | (impel emotionally) | sentirse obligado loc verb |
| | hacer sentir a alguien en la obligación de loc verb |
| Karen was moved to take in the stray dogs. |
| Karen se sentía obligada a recoger a los perros callejeros. |
move [sb] to (do) [sth] vtr + prep | (cause, provoke) | impeler a alguien a hacer algo loc verb |
| | llevar a alguien a hacer algo loc verb |
| His actions moved her to call the police. |
| Su actuación la impelió a llamar a la policía. |
Locuciones verbales
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move about vi phrasal | UK (fidget, be restless) | estar inquieto loc verb |
| (coloquial) | ser culo de mal asiento, ser culo inquieto expr |
| The child was moving about in his chair because he was bored. |
| El niño estaba inquieto en su silla porque estaba aburrido. |
move about vi phrasal | UK (relocate frequently) | cambiar constantemente de domicilio loc verb |
| | trasladarse con frecuencia loc verb |
| | reubicarse frecuentemente loc verb |
| Irena often has to move about because of her job; she's lived in three different countries in the last five years. |
| Irene cambia constantemente de domicilio debido a su trabajo: en los últimos cinco años, ya ha vivido en tres países diferentes. |
move about vi phrasal | UK (be mobile or active) | ser activo loc verb |
| | estar en movimiento loc verb |
| | mantenerse activo loc verb |
| You should move about more, not sit in front of the computer all day! |
| Deberías ser más activo, y no estar sentado frente a la computadora todo el día. |
move along vi phrasal | (advance, go forward) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| The train was moving along at great speed. |
| El tren avanzaba a gran velocidad. |
move along vi phrasal | (leave, go on your way) | circular⇒ vi |
| The officer told the boys to move along. |
| El oficial le dijo a los chicos que circulen. |
move apart vi phrasal | (separate) | apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| The curtains moved apart to reveal the actors on the stage. |
| | separarse⇒ v prnl |
move [sth] apart, move [sth] and [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (separate) | separar⇒ vtr |
| | apartar⇒ vtr |
| The teacher moved the two boys apart because they were always talking in class. |
move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | mantenerse activo loc verb |
| 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. |
| El médico me dijo que tengo que mantenerme activo si quiero mantener mi peso. |
move around vi phrasal | (relocate frequently) (con frecuencia) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
| Los diplomáticos suelen mudarse de un país a otro. |
move in vi phrasal | (make one's home) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| I've found a new flat, and I'm moving in next week. |
| Encontré un nuevo departamento y me mudo la semana que viene. |
| | asentarse⇒, instalarse⇒ v prnl |
| Encontré un nuevo departamento y me asiento la semana que viene. |
move in vi phrasal | (become involved) | intervenir⇒ vi |
| | involucrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| Terry's future mother-in-law moved in and took over control of all the wedding arrangements. |
| La futura suegra de Terry intervino y se hizo cargo de los arreglos de la boda. |
move in on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (move closer to attack or capture) | lanzarse sobre v prnl + prep |
| | abalanzarse sobre v prnl + prep |
| When the signal was given the police quickly moved in on the suspect and arrested him. |
| Cuando les dieron la señal, los policías se lanzaron rápidamente sobre el sospechoso para arrestarle. |
move in on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (intrude) | entrometerse en v prnl + prep |
| | meterse en v prnl + prep |
| The salesman lost customers when a competitor moved in on his territory. |
| El vendedor perdió clientes cuando un competidor se entrometió en su territorio. |
move in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (make advances to) (AR, coloquial) | tirarse el lance con loc verb |
| | insinuarse⇒ v prnl |
| He was about to move in on her when her boyfriend returned. |
| Estaba a punto de tirarse el lance con ella cuando su novio volvió. |
move into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (take up residence in) | mudarse a vi + prep |
| | establecerse⇒ v prnl |
| They moved into their new home last week. |
| La semana pasada se mudaron a su nueva casa. |
| La semana pasada se establecieron en su nueva casa. |
move off vi phrasal | (vehicle: drive away) | salir⇒ vi |
| (formal) | partir⇒ vi |
| He put the car in gear and moved off down the highway. |
| Puso el auto en marcha y salió por la autopista. |
move on vi phrasal | (go elsewhere) | irse v prnl |
| | seguir adelante loc verb |
| I've really enjoyed my time in Rome, but now it's time for me to move on. |
| He disfrutado mucho este tiempo en Roma, pero me llegó el momento de irme. |
move on vi phrasal | informal, figurative (accept change) | seguir adelante loc verb |
| Roger is ready to move on after his divorce. |
| Roger está listo para seguir adelante después de su divorcio. |
move on vi phrasal | figurative (take up new activity, subject) | seguir adelante loc verb |
| | seguir⇒ vtr |
| If everyone understands that now, let's move on. |
| Si todos entendieron, sigamos adelante. |
| Si todos entendieron, sigamos. |
move on to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (progress to) | avanzar a vi + prep |
| | pasar a vi + prep |
| After the children have mastered addition they will move on to division. |
| Una vez que los chicos dominen la suma, avanzarán a la división. |
move [sb] on, move on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (compel to go elsewhere) | dispersar⇒ vtr |
| They went to the park, but once more the police moved them on. |
| Fueron al parque pero una vez más la policía los dispersó. |
move out vi phrasal | (leave one's home) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| Although I got on well with my parents, I couldn't wait to move out. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se mudó porque los vecinos la volvían loca con el clarinete. |
| | salir de mi casa vi |
| Aunque me llevaba bien con mis padres, no veía la hora de salir de mi casa. |
move over vi phrasal | (move aside to create space) | dejar sitio loc verb |
| The rude man refused to move over to let me pass. |
| El muy maleducado se negó a dejarme sitio para pasar. |
| (AR) | correrse⇒ v prnl |
Note: En algunas regiones "correrse" significa "alcanzar el orgasmo". |
| El muy maleducado se negó a correrse para dejarme pasar. |
| (AR, ES, vulgar) | mover el culo loc verb |
| El muy maleducado se negó a correr el culo para dejarme pasar. |
move over vi phrasal | figurative (concede loss of position) (figurado) | hacerse a un lado loc verb |
| | dar un paso al costado loc verb |
| Tony moved over to let Andrew take over as team leader. |
| Tony se hizo a un lado para dejar que Andrew tome la posición de líder. |
move past vi phrasal | (go by) | pasar⇒ vi |
| The crowd were waving flags as the president's car moved past. |
move past [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (pain, etc.: get over) | seguir adelante tras algo, seguir adelante después de algo loc verb |
| | superar algo 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) | pasar por vi + prep |
| | pasar de largo loc verb |
| Thompson moved past the other runners into first position in the race. |
move up vi phrasal | (be promoted) | obtener un ascenso loc verb |
| | ascender⇒ vi |
| Sarah moved up and is now a sales manager. |
| Sarah obtuvo un ascenso y ahora es gerente de ventas. |
move up vi phrasal | informal (shift across to make room for [sb]) | hacer lugar, hacer sitio loc verb |
| | moverse⇒, correrse⇒ v prnl |
| When Paul arrived, we all had to move up to make room for him on the sofa. |
| Cuando llegó Paul, todos tuvimos que hacer lugar para que entrara en el sofá. |
Compound Forms:
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always on the move adj | informal (never still) | nunca quieto loc adj |
| | siempre en movimiento loc adj |
| Sheila is always on the move and never has the time to sit down for a chat. |
always on the move adj | informal (travelling a lot) | siempre en marcha loc adj |
| | siempre en movimiento loc adj |
| | siempre de viaje loc adj |
| Barry is always on move because he has to go on a lot of business trips. |
bad move n | informal (ill-judged action) | mala idea adj + nf |
| | paso en falso loc nom m |
| It was a bad move to mention Lisa's new boyfriend in front of her ex. |
| Es mala idea mencionar al nuevo novio de Lisa frente a su ex. |
bust a move v expr | slang (go, leave) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| (ES: coloquial) | pirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | irse v prnl |
| It's time to bust a move because it's getting late. |
| Es hora de largarse, que se está haciendo tarde. |
bust a move v expr | slang, dated (dance) (coloquial) | echar unos pasos, marcarse unos pasos loc verb |
| | bailar⇒ vi |
| Gino is busting some moves on the dancefloor. |
career move n | (change of profession) | cambio de profesión nm + loc adj |
| After working for years as a journalist, Linda decided on a career move and went back to school. |
| Tras trabajar durante años como periodista, Linda decidió cambiar de profesión y volvió a la escuela. |
career move n | (for professional success) | jugada profesional nf + adj mf |
| | decisión profesional nf + adj mf |
| If you do an MBA degree, it could be a good career move that helps you to get a promotion. |
| Tener un título de grado sería una buena jugada profesional para conseguir ese ascenso. |
dance move n | (movement or step in dancing) | paso de baile nm + loc adj |
| The hip-hop dance style has taken some of their dance moves from belly dance. |
| Algunos de los pasos de baile del hip-hop provienen de la danza del vientre. |
evacuate your bowels, evacuate the bowels, move your bowels v expr | (defecate) | evacuar los intestinos loc verb |
| | defecar⇒ vi |
| | mover el vientre loc vi |
| 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) | movimiento en falso loc nom m |
false move n | (action that can cause damage) | paso en falso loc nom m |
get a move on v expr | informal (hurry up) | darse prisa loc verb |
| You'd better get a move on or you'll miss your bus! |
house move n | (change of residence) | mudanza nf |
| Juan is helping me with my house move by carrying some furniture in his truck. |
make a move v expr | informal (leave) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| (ES: coloquial) | pirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | irse, marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| He was tired of this town, so he decided to make a move. |
| Estaba harto de esta ciudad y decidió largarse. |
make a move, make your move v expr | informal (begin, act) | dar el paso loc verb |
| Jane thought it was the right time to make a move and open her own restaurant. |
| Jane creía que era hora de dar el paso y abrir su propio restaurante. |
make a move on [sb], make your move on [sb] v expr | informal (try to seduce) | tratar de seducir a, tratar de conquistar a loc verb + prep |
| (AmL: coloquial) | tratar de levantarse a loc verb + prep |
| (ES: coloquial) | tratar de ligar con loc verb + prep |
| 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) (figurado) | dar el primer paso loc verb |
| | actuar primero loc verb |
| | adelantarse⇒ v prnl |
| The general was patiently waiting for the enemy to make the first move. |
make your move v expr | (assert yourself at opportune time) | hacer su jugada loc verb |
| | dar el paso loc verb |
move aside vi + adv | (get out of the way) | correrse⇒, apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| 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) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
| Me mudé cuando tenía 18 años y me fui a vivir a la ciudad. |
| (coloquial) | irse v prnl |
| Me fui a vivir a la ciudad cuando tenía 18 años. |
move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | alejarse⇒, apartarse⇒ v prnl |
| I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
| Me alejé del fuego porque daba mucho calor. |
| | distanciarse⇒ v prnl |
| Me distancié del fuego porque daba mucho calor. |
move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | alejar⇒ vtr |
| The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
| La madre alejó el vidrio del alcance de los niños. |
move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | alejarse de v prnl + prep |
| Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
| Se apartó del contenedor de basura al notar el mal olor. |
move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | alejar de loc verb |
| The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
| Alejó el vidrio del alcance de los niños. |
move back vi + adv | (step backwards, retreat) | retroceder⇒ vi |
| I moved back when I saw the Rottweiler in my path. |
| Retrocedí cuando vi al rottweiler en mi camino. |
| | replegarse⇒ v prnl |
| Me replegué cuando vi al rottweiler en mi camino. |
move back vi + adv | (return to previous location) | regresar⇒ vi |
| I will move back home when my exams finish. |
| Regresaré a casa cuando terminen mis exámenes. |
move [sth] back vtr + adv | (place in previous location) | volver a poner en su sitio loc verb |
| | regresar a su sitio loc verb |
| 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. |
| Movimos los muebles a los lados de la habitación para que la gente pudiera bailar en la fiesta y al otro día los volvimos a poner en su sitio. |
move [sth] back vtr + adv | (shift backwards) | mover para atrás, mover hacia atrás vtr + loc adv |
| | correr para atrás, correr hacia atrás vtr + loc adv |
| 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. |
| Hay que mover para atrás el sofá porque no se ve bien ahí. |
| Maria corrió su silla para atrás porque estaba muy cerca del fuego. |
move closer vi + adv | (get nearer to each other) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | ponerse más cerca loc verb |
move closer to [sth/sb] v expr | (relocate to be nearer to [sth], [sb]) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | ponerse más cerca de loc verb |
move [sb] deeply vtr + adv | (affect emotionally) | emocionar⇒ vtr |
| The old man's sad story moved everyone deeply. |
| | conmover⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | tocar⇒ vtr |
move forward vi + adv | (advance, go forwards) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | ir hacia adelante loc verb |
| Put the car in gear so you can move forward. |
| Poné el auto en primera así podés avanzar. |
move forward vi + adv | figurative (make progress) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | progresar⇒ 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. |
| Ahora que tengo las piezas necesarias, puedo avanzar con el proyecto. |
| Como país, hemos progresado desde los días de discriminación racial y de género. |
move [sth] forward vtr + adv | (place closer to the front) | poner adelante, poner delante loc verb |
| | colocar en primera fila loc verb |
| In order to rotate the stock, move the old product forward and put the new product behind it on the shelf. |
| Para dar salida al material en stock, pon adelante los productos más antiguos, y detrás los más nuevos. |
move forward vi + adv | (game: advance) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| I've rolled a four and a three, so I can move forward seven spaces. |
| Saqué un cuatro y un tres en los dados, así que puedo avanzar siete casillas. |
move freely vi | (have unrestricted motion) | moverse libremente loc verb |
| 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) | transitar libremente loc verb |
| Citizens of the European Union have the right to move freely between member countries. |
| Los ciudadanos de la CE tienen derecho a transitar libremente entre los países miembros. |
move heaven and earth v expr | figurative (do everything in one's power) (figurado) | mover cielo y tierra expr |
| | remover cielo y tierra expr |
| 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 pudiera, movería cielo y tierra para que se ponga bien de nuevo. |
move house vtr + n | (change residence) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| We're moving house so we need to pack everything into boxes. |
| Vamos a mudarnos, así que tenemos que guardar todo en cajas. |
move in for the kill v expr | informal, figurative (get ready to defeat [sb]) (figurado, derrotar) | entrar a matar, dar el golpe final, dar el golpe de gracia expr |
| 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) | cambiar las reglas del juego loc verb |
| 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) | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | pasar por vi + prep |
| | ir por vi + prep |
| The army is currently moving through the forest on their way to the city. |
| Actualmente, el ejército está atravesando el bosque para llegar a la ciudad. |
move [sb] to action v expr | (motivate to do [sth]) | empujar a la acción a loc verb |
| | llevar a la acción a loc verb |
| 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) | conmover hasta las lágrimas a loc verb |
| (emoción) | hacer llorar a loc verb |
| Kathy was moved to tears by the sad ending to the film. |
move toward [sth/sb], move towards vi + prep | (approach, get closer to) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| As we moved towards the stadium, we could hear the cheers of the crowd. |
move toward [sth], move towards vi + prep | figurative (tend towards) (figurado) | inclinarse a v prnl + prep |
| | tender a vi + prep |
| An increasing number of businesses are moving towards cloud computing. |
| Un número creciente de empresas se están inclinando a los negocios en la nube. |
move toward doing [sth], move towards v expr | figurative (tend towards) | acercarse a hacer algo loc verb |
| | aproximarse a hacer algo loc verb |
| More companies are moving towards allowing their employees to work from home on certain days. |
not move vi | (be still) | quedarse quieto loc verb |
| Don't move, or the snake will bite you. |
| Quédate quieto o te morderá la serpiente. |
| | no moverse loc verb |
| No te muevas o te morderá la serpiente. |
on the move adj | informal (restless, mobile) | en continuo movimiento loc adv |
| | en movimiento loc adv |
| After robbing the bank, he was constantly on the move trying to evade the authorities. |
| Después de robar el banco, tenía que estar en continuo movimiento para evadir a las autoridades. |
on the move adv | informal (moving around) | merodear⇒ vi |
| | dar vueltas loc verb |
| Be careful out there; the lions are on the move. |
| Ten cuidado ahí afuera: hay leones merodeando. |
on the move adv | (while moving) | mientras uno se desplaza de un lugar a otro loc adv |
| My smartphone enables me to keep up with email on the move. |
| Mi teléfono inteligente me permite revisar el correo electrónico mientras me desplazo de un lugar a otro. |
opening move n | (chess: first play) (ajedrez) | movimiento de apertura nm + loc adj |
opening move n | figurative (first action) (figurado) | movimiento de apertura nm + loc adj |
| | apertura nf |
| Paul waited for his business rival to make the opening move, so that he would know what her strategy was. |
| Paul esperó que su rival hiciera el movimiento de apertura, para saber cuál era su estrategia. |
put the moves on [sb], put a move on [sb] v expr | US, informal (make sexual advances towards) | avanzarle a v prnl + prep |
| (figurado, coloquial) | tirarle los perros a, echarle los galgos a expr |
smooth move n | ([sth] done with slick competence) (fig) | movida ingeniosa nf |
| (fig) | jugada diestra, jugada astuta nf |
| Fue una jugada diestra que le permitió simultáneamente sacarse de encima a su principal competidor y promocionarse. |
wrong move n | informal (error) (figurado) | mala jugada loc nom f |
| | error nm |
| Telling me to follow his advice was definitely a wrong move. |
| I realize now that buying that new car was a wrong move. |
| Decirme que siguiera su consejo fue definitivamente una mala jugada. // Ahora me doy cuenta de que comprar ese auto nuevo fue una mala jugada. |