Mouvements (en. Movements)

[mu.və.mɑ̃]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Change of position or place.

The movements of the tides influence the climate.

Les mouvements des marées influencent le climat.

Series of coordinated actions.

Social movements have emerged to defend human rights.

Des mouvements sociaux ont émergé pour défendre les droits de l'homme.

Modifications in the artistic or intellectual field.

The Impressionist movement revolutionized painting.

Le mouvement impressionniste a révolutionné la peinture.

From Latin 'movimentum', meaning 'the act of moving'.

mood swings

Rapid and often unpredictable changes in a person's emotional state.

mouvements d'humeur

crowd movements

Coordinated movements of people in large numbers.

mouvements de foule

to make movements

To perform physical or gestural actions.

faire des mouvements

to move

To shift from one position to another.

mouver

mobility

Ability to move or change position.

mobilité

dynamism

Energy and activity in movement.

dynamisme

To get moving

You need to get moving to see change.

Il faut se bouger pour voir du changement.

To be in motion

He is always on the move, never sitting.

Il est toujours en mouvement, jamais assis.