Mouvante (en. Moving)

/mu.vɑ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Refers to something that changes place.
The crowd was moving around the stage.
La foule était mouvante autour de la scène.
Which is in perpetual change.
The ideas in this article are moving and evolving.
Les idées dans cet article sont mouvantes et évolutives.
Related to a movement or a dynamic.
The river has a moving current.
La rivière a un courant mouvant.

Etymology

Comes from the Latin 'movere' which means 'to move'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

moving situation
A situation that evolves rapidly.
situation mouvante
moving mind
A thought that does not remain fixed.
esprit mouvant

Related Words

movement
Action of moving or relocating.
mouvement
eventful
Which is agitated, which changes often.
mouvementé
dynamic movement
Movement that involves active changes.
mouvement dynamique

Slang Meanings

In reference to a person who does not stay in one place.
It's someone who is moving, always traveling.
C'est quelqu'un de mouvant, toujours en train de voyager.
To describe an idea that evolves rapidly.
She has moving thoughts, never the same two days in a row.
Elle a des pensées mouvantes, jamais les mêmes deux jours de suite.