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Definitions of movimento

noun
the act of changing location from one place to another

synonyms: cammino, moto, 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
a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers

synonyms: corrente, scuola

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corpo, gruppo, persona, persona giuridica
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

synonyms: corrente, scuola

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riforma
a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms

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

avanguardia
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

espressionismo
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

pietismo
17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion

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comunità, gruppo sociale, società
people sharing some social relation
noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

synonyms: mossa

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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

mossa
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
noun
a single complete movement

synonyms: mossa

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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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mossa
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
noun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

synonyms: cadenza, ritmo, tempo

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sincope
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
noun
general activity and motion

synonyms: animazione

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attività, lavoro, passo
any specific behavior
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a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

synonyms: moto

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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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