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Definitions of movimiento

noun
the act of changing location from one place to another

synonyms: traslado

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adelantamiento, adelanto, andadura, avance, evolución, marcha, paso, progresión, progreso
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

locomoción
self-propelled movement

arremetida, bote, embestida, estocada
the act of moving forward suddenly

desplazamiento
the act of going from one place to another

acoso, alcance, carrera, caza, montería, persecución, perseguimiento, seguidores, seguimiento
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

ascensión, ascenso, subida, trepada
the act of changing location in an upward direction

balance, balanceo, bamboleo, tabaleo, vaivén
changing location by moving back and forth

desliz, deslizamiento
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

corriente, flujo, torrente
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

crol
a very slow movement

aceleración, exceso de velocidad
changing location rapidly

traducción
the act of uniform movement

cabeceo
the act of moving from one place to another

apresuración, apresuramiento, precipitación, prisa, tropel, urgencia, ímpetu
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

maniobra
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

migración
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

emigración
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

inmigración
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

carrera
the general progression of your working or professional life

andadura, andar, caminar, excursionismo, pasear
the act of traveling by foot

carrera
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

empujoncito, sacudida, trote
a slow pace of running

gateado
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

vuelta
movement once around a course

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

paracaidismo
descent with a parachute

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

rastreo
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

marcaje
the act of following someone secretly

rececho
the act of following prey stealthily

gateado, subida, trepa, trepada
the act of climbing something

caída, fracaso
the act of throwing yourself down

prisión preventiva
the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

derrapada, patinazo, resbalón
an unexpected slide

derrame
the act of allowing a fluid to escape

torrente
a large flow

carrerilla, etapa preliminar
the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

pídola
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors

arrebatiña, cachaña, correteo, lucha, pelea, subida
rushing about hastily in an undignified way

juego de piernas, juego de pies
the manner of using the feet

golpe
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

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cambio
the action of changing something
noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

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inversión
turning upside down; setting on end

arrancada, arranque, meneo, sacudida
an abrupt spasmodic movement

postración, prosternación
the act of assuming a prostrate position

alcance, tramo
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

reciprocación
alternating back-and-forth movement

rotación
the act of rotating as if on an axis

cerradura, cierre
the act of closing something

planteamiento
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

vibración
the act of vibrating

tijereta
the act of sitting or standing astride

golpe
a single complete movement

bisagra, cernidillo, contoneo, meneo
the act of wiggling

euritmia, eurítmica, gimnasia rítmica
the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

codazo, empujón, espetón, hincadura, hurgonada, picazo
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

cicunvolución
the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

pluma
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

giro, revolera, torcedura, torsión, vuelta
the act of rotating rapidly

espiral
flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

giro, recodo, sesgo, vuelta
turning or twisting around (in place)

bobinado, culebreo, devanado, recodo, serpenteo, vuelta
the act of winding or twisting

zarandeo
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

bisagra, cimbreo, contoneo, meneo
causing to move repeatedly from side to side

estremecimiento, temblor
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

perturbación, trastorno
the act of causing disorder

alboroto, batahola, bochinche, chocho, cisco, danza, escándalo, estropicio, estruendo, fandango, follón, jaleo, jarana, marimorena, mitin, película, polvareda, revuelo, ruido, tomate, tracamundana, trifulca, trisca, tumulto, zacapela, zaragata, zipizape
the act of making a noisy disturbance

tempestad
a sudden outburst (as of protest)

desmadre, estrago, estragos, marabunta, tala, zafarrancho
violent and needless disturbance

agitación, algarabía, barbulla, batahola, greguería, griterío, tormenta, vocería, zalagarda, zambeque, zaragata
disturbance usually in protest

golpetazo, impacto
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

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cambio
the action of changing something
noun
a rapid active commotion

synonyms: agitación, ajetreo, bulla, bullicio, ruido, tejemaneje, trajín, tráfago

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alboroto, batahola, bochinche, chocho, cisco, danza, escándalo, estropicio, estruendo, fandango, follón, jaleo, jarana, marimorena, mitin, película, polvareda, revuelo, ruido, tomate, tracamundana, trifulca, trisca, tumulto, zacapela, zaragata, zipizape
the act of making a noisy disturbance
noun
rushing about hastily in an undignified way

synonyms: arrebatiña, cachaña, correteo, lucha, pelea, subida

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apresuración, apresuramiento, precipitación, prisa, tropel, urgencia, ímpetu
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
noun
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

synonyms: alzamiento, insurgencia, insurrección, intentona, levantamiento, pronunciamiento, pueblada, rebelión, revuelta, solevamiento, sublevación, sublevamiento

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amotinamiento, cuartelada, motín, rebelión, sublevación
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

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batalla, lucha, pugna
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
noun
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

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negociación, transacción, trato
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
noun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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encorvadura, encorvamiento
movement that causes the formation of a curve

desplazamiento
a movement through space that changes the location of something

tirón
(geology) a horizontal dislocation

contragolpe, culatazo, rechazo, reculada, resaca, retroceso
a movement back from an impact

bolada, jugada, lance
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

giro
a movement in a new direction

torcedura
a jerky pulling movement

bamboleo, tambaleo
an unsteady rocking motion

circulación
free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)

espuma, olas, oleaje, surf
waves breaking on the shore

murmullo
a small wave on the surface of a liquid

vibración
(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean

choque, onda expansiva
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity

nube, ola
a large sea wave

maremoto
a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun

maremoto
an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide

maremoto
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

carambola, rebote
a glancing rebound

refracción
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

guiñada, guiño
an erratic deflection from an intended course

pulsación
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

agitación, alada, alado, aleteo, revoloteo, revuelo
the motion made by flapping up and down

giro, revolución, rotación, vuelta
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

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

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suceso
an event that happens
noun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

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expresionismo abstracto
a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

impresionismo
a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

sindicalismo
a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

vanguardia
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

cubismo
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

dadá
a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

expresionismo
an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

futurismo
an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age

naturalismo, realismo
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

superrealismo, surrealismo
a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

humanismo
the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

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grupo social
people sharing some social relation
noun
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

synonyms: ademán, moción
noun
a state of change

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estatismo
a state of no motion or movement

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cimbreo, estremecimiento, palpitación, temblequera, temblor, trepidación, vibración
a shaky motion

corriente, flujo, torrente
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

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estado
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

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