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déplacement

Definitions of déplacement
  1. noun
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    synonyms: mouvement
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    rapprochement
    the act of drawing spatially closer to something
    avance, avancement, progression, progrès
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    motricité
    self-propelled movement
    voyage
    the act of going from one place to another
    persécution, poursuite
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    ascension, montée
    the act of changing location in an upward direction
    descente
    the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    retour
    the act of going back to a prior location
    glissement
    the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
    courant
    the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    précipitamment, à la hate
    changing location rapidly
    précipitation, ruée
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    manôuvre
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
    émigration
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
    émigration
    migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
    immigration, police des étrangers, service des étrangers de la police
    migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
    amélioration, marche, progrès
    a steady advance
    marche
    the act of traveling by foot
    marche
    the act of walking somewhere
    enjambée, pas
    the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
    allure
    a horse's manner of moving
    course
    the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
    petit trot
    a slow pace of running
    marche à quatre pattes, rampant
    a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
    cercle, circuit, tour
    movement once around a course
    circumnavigation
    traveling around something (by ship or plane)
    pérégrination
    traveling or wandering around
    errance
    travelling about without any clear destination
    traversée
    traveling across
    conduite
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    chevauchée
    travel by being carried on horseback
    voyage en avion
    travel via aircraft
    voyage
    the act of traveling from one place to another
    partie d'un parcours, étape
    a section or portion of a journey or course
    en route
    travelling about
    voyage aux frais de la princesse
    taking an excursion for pleasure
    voyage par mer
    travel by water
    trajet régulier
    the travel of a commuter
    ascension, montée
    the act of climbing something
    baisse, chute, réduction
    the act of dropping something
    affaissement
    the act of throwing yourself down
    rentrée, retour
    the act of entering again
    crue, inondation
    a large flow
    élan
    the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
    pas
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    passe
    (American football) a successful forward pass in football
    obstruction
    getting in someone's way
    match de baseball
    (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
    coup
    (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    nage
    any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
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    changement, modification
    the action of changing something
  2. noun
    an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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    amplitude
    (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
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    translation
    a uniform movement without rotation
  3. noun
    the act of moving from one place to another
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    mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  4. noun
    the act of uniform movement
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    mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  5. noun
    application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
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    acquisition, apprentissage
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
  6. noun
    the act of moving something from one location to another
    synonyms: transport
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    correspondance
    shifting from one form of transportation to another
    distribution, livraison
    the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
    conduite du bétail
    the act of driving a herd of animals overland
    réinsertion sociale
    the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
    passage, transmission
    the act of passing something to another person
    culte, office
    the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
  7. noun
    a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
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    billet
    a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
  8. noun
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
    synonyms: changement de lieu
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    descente
    a movement downward
    écoulement
    the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
    avance, avancement, progression
    a movement forward
    ascension, montée
    a movement upward
    diffusion, étalement
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    translation
    a uniform movement without rotation
    propagation
    the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
    éparpillement
    spreading widely or driving off
    chute
    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    enfoncement
    a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
    rehaussement, élévation
    the event of something being raised upward
    avance
    forward movement
    glissement
    (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
    courant
    the flow of air
    courant
    a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    bouffée de chaleur, bouillonnement
    a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
    type of:
    marche, mouvement
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  9. noun
    the act of going from one place to another
    synonyms: voyage
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    marche
    the act of walking somewhere
    circumnavigation
    traveling around something (by ship or plane)
    pérégrination
    traveling or wandering around
    errance
    travelling about without any clear destination
    traversée
    traveling across
    conduite
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    chevauchée
    travel by being carried on horseback
    voyage en avion
    travel via aircraft
    voyage
    the act of traveling from one place to another
    partie d'un parcours, étape
    a section or portion of a journey or course
    en route
    travelling about
    voyage aux frais de la princesse
    taking an excursion for pleasure
    voyage par mer
    travel by water
    trajet régulier
    the travel of a commuter
    petite sortie, promenade, tour
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
    randonnée
    a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
    tour
    taking a short walk out and back
    vol
    an instance of traveling by air
    course
    a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
    long voyage
    a journey over a long distance
    odyssée
    a long wandering and eventful journey
    voyage
    a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
    croisière
    a journey usually by ship
    expédition
    a journey organized for a particular purpose
    excursion
    wandering from the main path of a journey
    voyage en char à boeufs
    a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
    circuit, tour
    a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
    pèlerinage
    a journey to a sacred place
    excursion, promenade
    a journey taken for pleasure
    voyage
    a journey to some distant place
    voyage
    a journey or passage
    croisière
    an act of traveling by water
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    mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  10. noun
    the act of transfering something from one form to another
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    changement d'état
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
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