mossa

Definitions of mossa
  1. noun
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    synonyms: movimento
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    agitazione, smania
    the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
    perturbazione, turbamento
    the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
    estroflessione, inversione
    the act of turning inside out
    inversione
    turning upside down; setting on end
    balzo, guizzo, sballottamento, sbatacchiamento, scossa, scrollo, sobbalzo, sussulto
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
    beccheggio
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    apertura, manomissione
    the act of opening something
    accasciamento, prostrazione
    the act of assuming a prostrate position
    rotazione
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
    chiusura
    the act of closing something
    posa
    (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
    scopata
    a movement in an arc
    fremito, vibrazione
    the act of vibrating
    onda, ondata, ondulazione
    a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
    stato
    the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
    movimento
    a single complete movement
    ditata
    a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
    vortice
    the act of rotating rapidly
    cerchio, girata, giravolta, giro, volta, volteggio
    turning or twisting around (in place)
    avvolgimento
    the act of winding or twisting
    scuotimento, tremito, tremolio, tremore, vibrazione
    the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
    barcollamento, barcollio
    pitching dangerously to one side
    fatturato
    the act of upsetting something
    fremito
    an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
    inchino
    a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
    schiamazzo
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
    smania
    disturbance usually in protest
    escandescenza, sbotto
    a sudden violent disturbance
    botta, briscola, bussa, cazzotto, fuoco, pugno, sparo, zampata
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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    cambiamento, cambio
    the action of changing something
  2. noun
    a single complete movement
    synonyms: movimento
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    inchino
    a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
    botta, briscola, bussa, cazzotto, fuoco, pugno, sparo, zampata
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    ceffone, manata, manrovescio, pacca, sberla, sberlone, scapaccione, scappellotto, schiaffo, scoppola, sganassone, stramusone
    the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
    atterramento
    a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
    sferza, staffilata
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
    colpo, leccata, perforazione
    (boxing) a blow with the fist
    calcio, pedata
    the act of delivering a blow with the foot
    stoccata, trafittura
    a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
    uppercut
    a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
    martellamento, martellio
    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
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    movimento
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  3. noun
    the event consisting of the start of something
    synonyms: avvio, inizio, partenza, principio
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    finale, sorte
    event whose occurrence ends something
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    genesi
    an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    mattinata
    the earliest period
    argomento, cagione, causa, materia, motivo, occasione, origine, perché, principio, ragione, titolo
    events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
    preliminare
    something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
    alfa
    the beginning of a series or sequence
    vernice
    the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
    fecondazione
    creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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    accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
    an event that happens
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