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Definitions of moto

noun
a disturbance of the peace or of public order

synonyms: agitazione, disordine, tumulto

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anarchia
a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

confusione, disorientamento, sfasamento
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

rivolgimento, sconvolgimento
a disorderly outburst or tumult

rivolgimento, sconvolgimento
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

demoralizzazione
a state of disorder and confusion

bagarre, baraonda, bordello, buriana, can can, caos, casino, confusione, disordine, finimondo, giungla, marasma, pandemonio, parapiglia, putiferio, quarantotto, rivoluzione, sarabanda, sbandamento, sbando, scompiglio, sconquasso, soqquadro, sottosopra, subbuglio, tempesta, trambusto, turbolenza, vespaio
a state of extreme confusion and disorder

baraonda, bordello, casino, marasma, pandemonio, putiferio, quarantotto, rivoluzione, sarabanda, tempesta, vespaio
a violent commotion or disturbance

fermentazione
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

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condizione, stato
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
noun
the act of changing location from one place to another

synonyms: cammino, movimento, spostamento

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accostamento, appressamento, approccio, approssimazione, avvicinamento
the act of drawing spatially closer to something

locomozione
self-propelled movement

viaggio
the act of going from one place to another

caccia, inseguimento
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

ascensione, ascesa, montata, rialzo, risalita, salita, scalata, sollevamento
the act of changing location in an upward direction

calata, calo, discendenza, discesa
the act of changing your location in a downward direction

dondolamento, dondolio
changing location by moving back and forth

diapositiva, scivolamento, scivolata
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

affluenza, afflusso, deflusso, fiotto, flusso, onda, ondata, riflusso
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

traslazione
the act of uniform movement

precipitazione
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

evoluzione, gioco
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

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

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

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

accesso, adito
the act of approaching or entering

carriera
the general progression of your working or professional life

camminata, cammino, deambulazione, podismo
the act of traveling by foot

cammino, girata, passeggiata, passeggio
the act of walking somewhere

passo
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

corsa, podismo
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

trottata, trotto
a slow pace of running

pellegrinaggio, peregrinazione
traveling or wandering around

vagabondaggio
travelling about without any clear destination

attraversamento, guado, traversata
traveling across

guida
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

cavalcata
travel by being carried on horseback

paracadutismo
descent with a parachute

viaggio
the act of traveling from one place to another

scena, tappa
a section or portion of a journey or course

arrampicata, scalata
the act of climbing something

lancio
the act of dropping something

crollo, rovina, tracollo
the act of throwing yourself down

sbandamento, sbandata, sbando, scartata
an unexpected slide

allagamento, fiumana, piena
a large flow

acceleramento, accelerazione
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

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

passo
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

coronamento
(American football) a successful forward pass in football

colpo
(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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cambiamento, cambio
the action of changing something
noun
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

synonyms: esercizio, esercizio fisico, esercizio ginnico

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verticale
the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position

footing, jogging
running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise

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sforzo, sudata
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
noun
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

synonyms: motocicletta, motoveicolo

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micromotore, motorino
small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars

ciclomotore
a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine

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automezzo, autoveicolo, motore, veicolo a motore
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
noun
any strong feeling

synonyms: emozione

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arrabbiatura, collera, furia, ira, rabbia
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

paura, spavento, timore
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

reverenza, riguardo, rispetto, riverenza, timore, venerazione
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

inquietudine, sconcerto
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

affetto, amore, bene
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

odio
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

adorazione
a feeling of profound love and admiration

abominio
hate coupled with disgust

accanimento, arrabbiatura, collera, furia, furore, ira, rabbia
a feeling of intense anger

indignazione
a feeling of righteous anger

malumore, paturnie
a persisting angry mood

allarme, costernazione, sbigottimento
fear resulting from the awareness of danger

brivido
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

orrore, panico, terrore
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

apprensione, orrore, terrore
fearful expectation or anticipation

ansia, ansietà, pena, pensiero, preoccupazione
a strong feeling of anxiety

soggezione, timore
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

affanno, agonia, ambascia, angoscia, angustia, travaglio
an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

esultanza, giubilo, tripudio
a feeling of extreme joy

concitazione, eccitamento, eccitazione
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

cotta, infatuazione, sbandata, scuffia
temporary love of an adolescent

devozione
feelings of ardent love

misantropia
hatred of mankind

misoginia
hatred of women

malevolenza
wishing evil to others

imbarazzo
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

ala, eccitazione, entusiasmo, esaltazione, estasi, impeto, infervoramento, invasamento, rapimento, slancio, trasporto
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

appagamento, compiacimento, gratificazione, soddisfazione
state of being gratified or satisfied

allegrezza, allegria, brio, contentezza, diletto, felicità, gaiezza, gaudio, gioia, letizia
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

infelicità
state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

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sentimento, stato d'animo
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
noun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

synonyms: movimento

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onda
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

rigetto
(geology) a horizontal dislocation

contraccolpo, rinculo
a movement back from an impact

giravolta, voltata
a movement in a new direction

onda
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

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

scia
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

increspamento, increspatura
a small wave on the surface of a liquid

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

discendenza
a movement downward

getto, sbocco
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

sterzata
an erratic deflection from an intended course

impulso, impulso elettrico, legume, pulsazione
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

finta, remeggio, svolazzo
the motion made by flapping up and down

rivoluzione, rollio, rullio, vortice
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

avanzamento, avanzata, procedimento, progressione
a movement forward

diffusione, propagazione
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

fuggifuggi
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

rientro, rimessa
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

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accaduto, avvenimento, caso, happening, vicenda
an event that happens

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