desplazamiento

Definitions of desplazamiento
  1. noun
    the act of going from one place to another
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    circunnavegación
    traveling around something (by ship or plane)
    peregrinación, periplo, viaje
    traveling or wandering around
    andanzas, extravío, merodeo, vagabundeo, viajes
    travelling about without any clear destination
    automoción, automovilismo
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    equitación
    travel by being carried on horseback
    viaje
    the act of traveling from one place to another
    etapa
    a section or portion of a journey or course
    juergas
    taking an excursion for pleasure
    conmutación
    the travel of a commuter
    barzón, bureo, garbeo, paseo, vuelta
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    paseo
    a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
    caminata, excursión, excursión a pie
    a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
    amontonamiento
    aimless wandering from place to place
    aviación, vuelo
    an instance of traveling by air
    viaje
    a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
    salida, viaje
    a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
    paso, tránsito
    a journey usually by ship
    circuito
    a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
    peregrinación, peregrinaje, romería
    a journey to a sacred place
    caminata, excursión, gira, jira, viaje
    a journey taken for pleasure
    balandrismo, canotaje, deporte de la vela, vela
    water travel for pleasure
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    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
    synonyms: mudanza, traslado
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    escapada
    a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
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    cambio
    the action of changing something
  3. noun
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
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    circulación
    free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
    adelantamiento, adelanto, andadura, avance, evolución, paso, progresión, progreso
    a movement forward
    ascensión, ascenso, subida
    a movement upward
    difusión, diseminación, expansión, extensión, generalización, propagación
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    chorro, surtidor
    an artificially produced flow of water
    dispersión
    spreading widely or driving off
    baja, bajada, bajar, bajón, caimiento, caída, caído, decrecimiento, depresión, despeño, disminución
    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    hundimiento, zozobra
    a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
    alpinismo, escalada, montañismo
    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
    elevación, encumbramiento, levantamiento
    the event of something being raised upward
    reflujo
    the outward flow of the tide
    corriente
    a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    aguaducho
    the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
    derramamiento, desbordamiento, excedente de población
    the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
    invasión
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
    filtración, infiltración
    the process of seeping
    chorrillo, goteo, gotero, hilo, poco
    flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
    emisión, excreción
    the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
    acceso, aumento, chorro, marejada, rubor
    a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
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    movimiento
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  4. noun
    an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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