Movida in english
Move
pronunciation: muv part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: muv part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
la movida = the happening ; the action ; the scene.
Example: Friday or Saturday nights I will be wherever 'the happening' will be!.Example: They're never apart, and always seem to pop up wherever the action is.Example: At night, we've been going out on the town wherever the scene is on any given night.mover = shift ; move ; wiggle ; swill around ; move over ; wag.
Example: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.Example: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.Example: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.Example: Before swilling the wine around the glass notice the strong aroma of red and black fruit, especially cassis mingling with undertones of spice.Example: Then press the tabulator key once to move the cursor over to the language field.Example: Perhaps the most common misinterpretation of dogs is the myth that a dog wagging its tail is happy and friendly.more:
» el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round .
Example: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.» estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground .
Example: I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.» la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains .
Example: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.» mover Algo = make + Nombre + spin .
Example: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.» mover cielo y tierra = move + heaven and earth .
Example: I say in the interests of the club and its supporters, Phil Gartside should swallow his pride and move heaven and earth to get Sam back here.» mover de aquí para allá = move (a)round .
Example: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.» mover el culo = shake + a leg ; rattle + Posesivo + dags [Término coloquial usado en Australia y Nueva Zelanda] ; get + a wiggle on ; get off + Posesivo + ass ; get off + Posesivo + arse ; get off + Posesivo + duff .
Example: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast. Example: We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere. Example: The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now. Example: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it. Example: It's a clever way of telling someone to get off their arse and get on with their life. Example: I wonder if she ever got off her duff and got her ass to the doctor like she said she would.» mover el dedo hacia arriba y hacia = curl + Posesivo + finger up and down .
Example: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.» mover el esqueleto = trip + the light fantastic .
Example: The article is entitled 'Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.» mover ficha = make + the next move ; make + a move .
Example: Greece will need to make the next move if it wants any more help from Europe. Example: If a buyer finds something they like they should be prepared to make a move because chances are there's someone else making a move on the same property.» mover la cabeza = shake + Posesivo + head [Normalmente en señal de asentimiento o disconformidad] .
Example: The director shook his head from side to side.» mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob .
Example: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.» mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + Posesivo + head .
Example: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.» mover lateralmente = move from + side to side .
Example: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.» mover los hilos = be behind ; pull + the strings .
Example: She is the one who is behind all this chaos and commotion. Example: Secretary Kerry is a recalcitrant puppet, but a puppet nevertheless, with Russian and Iranian ventriloquists pulling the strings.» mover montañas = move + mountains .
Example: She was convinced that passionate faith could move mountains.» moverse = shift about ; get around ; wiggle ; wave ; budge ; get about ; scoot over .
Example: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use. Example: The main reasons for non use were reported as being: not enough time to read (46 per cent); lack of confidence in how to use the library (5 per cent); unable to drive (4 percent); unable to get around (2 per cent); sight or hearing too poor (less than 1 per cent). Example: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic. Example: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth. Example: They tried with all their might, but the safe would not budge = Lo intentaron con todas sus fuerzas, pero no había manera de mover la caja fuerte. Example: Locomotor disability is a term that means difficulty in walking, climbing stairs and general 'getting about'. Example: As she was about to leave, a woman motioned to her and scooted over to make room for her on her chair.» moverse a saltitos = trip .
Example: She seemed perfectly radiant with happiness, tripping lightly before us, and distributing kind compliments to each.» moverse a toda mecha = zap along .
Example: Feel the power of these jet skis as you zap along the Cornish coastline = Siente el poder de estas motos de agua mientras te mueves a toda mecha por las costas de Cornualles.» moverse de aquí para allá = move about ; move (a)round .
Example: As the scientist of the future moves about the laboratory or the field, every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes. Example: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.» moverse en el sitio = shuffle .
Example: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.» moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head .
Example: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Example: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.» moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth .
Example: The cartridge moves horizontally back and forth across a document and a scanning head digitises the document.» moverse muy rápido = zap along .
Example: Feel the power of these jet skis as you zap along the Cornish coastline = Siente el poder de estas motos de agua mientras te mueves a toda mecha por las costas de Cornualles.» moverse nerviosamente = jig .
Example: They reacted immediately to the music and began jigging up and down in their seats!.» moverse pesadamente = lumber .
Example: I watched as he lumbered up the road toward the mountains.» moverse por = travel around ; move around .
Example: If you plan to travel around Britain, a combination of trains and rental cars is usually the best way to do this. Example: Chloroplasts move around the cell by circulating in response to external factors such as light, temperature and nourishment.» mover un dedo = stir + a finger .
Example: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.» no moverse = stay + put .
Example: No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.» no mover un dedo = not lift a finger .
Example: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.» sentarse sin moverse = sit + still .
Example: An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.» sin moverse del sitio = in place .
Example: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.» tocar mover ficha = the ball is in + Posesivo + court .
Example: The article 'Looks like the ball is in our court -- library support services from vendors' describes how vendors have responded to cuts in library staff by offering more services, such as book processing, cataloguing, and acquisitions plans.movida = scene ; .
Example: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.more:
» la movida = the happening ; the action ; the scene .
Example: Friday or Saturday nights I will be wherever 'the happening' will be!. Example: They're never apart, and always seem to pop up wherever the action is. Example: At night, we've been going out on the town wherever the scene is on any given night.movido
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» movido por objetivos concretos = goal-driven .
Example: Being goal driven most of my life and now retired, I seem to be at a loose end and dont know what to do with myself for the next 20 years.