mouvement

Definitions of mouvement
  1. noun
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    synonyms: déplacement
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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
    déplacement, 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
    déplacement
    the act of uniform movement
    déplacement
    the act of moving from one place to another
    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
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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    agitation
    the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
    automate
    a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
    dérèglement, émoi
    the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
    geste
    motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
    inclination
    the act of inclining; bending forward
    inversion
    the act of turning inside out
    envers, sens dessus-dessous
    turning upside down; setting on end
    secousse
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
    battement de pied, mouvement de jambe
    a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
    génuflexion, s'agenouiller
    supporting yourself on your knees
    tangage
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    ouverture
    the act of opening something
    prostration
    the act of assuming a prostrate position
    souplesse, élasticité
    the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
    mouvement alternatif, va-et-vient
    alternating back-and-forth movement
    inclinaison
    the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
    rétroflexion
    the act of bending backward
    rotation, tour
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
    fermeture
    the act of closing something
    assis
    the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
    pose
    (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
    accroupissement
    the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
    mouvement circulaire
    a movement in an arc
    tremblement, vibrement
    the act of vibrating
    vague
    a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
    vacillement
    the act of moving back and forth
    posture
    the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
    enjambement
    the act of sitting or standing astride
    coup
    a single complete movement
    tortillement
    the act of wiggling
    coup, coup de pointe
    a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
    action de ramer
    turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
    rotation
    the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
    tournoiement
    the act of rotating rapidly
    tour
    turning or twisting around (in place)
    réglage
    the act of winding or twisting
    penchement sur le coté
    pitching dangerously to one side
    bouleversement
    the act of upsetting something
    frisson
    an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
    coup d'archet
    a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
    désorganisation
    the act of causing disorder
    tumulte
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
    agitation, tapage
    disturbance usually in protest
    aliénation, aliénation mentale, bouleversement
    the act of disturbing the mind or body
    coup
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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    changement, modification
    the action of changing something
  3. noun
    an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
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    illusion d'optique
    an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
  4. noun
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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    flexion, virage
    movement that causes the formation of a curve
    changement de lieu, déplacement
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
    onde, vague
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    déferlement, effort
    (geology) a horizontal dislocation
    recul, répercussion
    a movement back from an impact
    coup, jet
    the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
    changement, rotation
    a movement in a new direction
    torsion
    a jerky pulling movement
    vague
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
    tremblement, vacillation
    an unsteady rocking motion
    mouvement brownien
    the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
    vague brisante, vague déferlante
    waves breaking on the shore
    sillage
    the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    ride
    a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    tremblement
    (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
    houle
    the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
    montée
    a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    houle, lame
    a large sea wave
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    rouleau
    a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    mouvement harmonique
    a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
    moutons
    a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    descente
    a movement downward
    écoulement
    the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
    bouleversement, changement, retournement
    turning in an opposite direction or position
    courbe, virage
    an erratic deflection from an intended course
    impulsion
    (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
    rotation
    a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
    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
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    happening, événement
    an event that happens
  5. noun
    a state in which action is feasible
    synonyms: activité
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    activité
    the state of being active
  6. noun
    a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
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    composition, oeuvre
    a musical work that has been created
  7. noun
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
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    mouvement artistique
    a group of artists who agree on general principles
    impressionnisme
    a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
    cubisme
    an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
    dada, dadaïsme
    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
    naturalisme
    an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
    surréalisme
    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
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    groupe social
    people sharing some social relation
  8. noun
    a state of change
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    immobilisme, tranquilité
    a state of no motion or movement
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    palpitation, tremblement
    a shaky motion
    foule
    something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
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    état
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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