Слово англійською: move
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Переклад move українською: акція, рух, хід
Детальний опис
change of position
- [usually singular] a change of place or position
- Don't make a move!
- Every move was painful.
- She felt he was watching her every move.
- He performed some energetic dance moves.
see also movement
change of house/job
- an act of changing the place where you live or work
- What's the date of your move?
- Her new job is just a sideways move.
- move (from…) (to…) Their move from Italy to the US has not been a success.
- He’s performed well since his move from Manchester United to Liverpool.
in games/sports
- an act of changing the position of a piece in chess or other games that are played on a board
- The game was over in only six moves.
- It's your move.
- an action in a sport or game
- In probably the best move of the game, Moseley scored the important try.
action
- an action that you do or need to do to achieve something
- Getting a job in marketing was a good career move.
- ‘I'll give you 30 per cent off the price.’ Good move, I thought.
- Hiring Kate was the best move we ever made.
- The decision to diversify is a smart move.
- a wise/shrewd/surprise move
- an unprecedented/unusual move
- move by somebody/something This latest move by the government has aroused fierce opposition.
- This was a bold move by the design team.
- move to do something The management have made no move to settle the strike.
- Most traders welcomed the move to cut regulations.
- to oppose/criticize/condemn a move
see also false move change of ideas/behaviour
- a change in ideas, attitudes or behaviour synonym shift, trend
- move away from something There has been a move away from nuclear energy.
- move (back) to something The effects of the move back to written examinations are not known.
- The high milk price was a factor in our move to organic.
- move towards something There are moves towards greater trade liberalization.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moveir, from Latin movere.
Idioms - to be travelling from place to place
- His career as a petroleum engineer has kept him on the move.
- to be moving; to be going somewhere
- The car was already on the move.
- The firm is on the move to larger offices.
(also be on the go)
(informal) to be very active and busy- I've been on the move all day.
- Having four children keeps me on the move.
bust (out) some moves/a move
- (informal) to dance
- I'm the sort of guy who loves to bust out some moves at a party.
- The actress was seen busting a move with her friends in a London nightclub.
- (informal) you tell somebody to get a move on when you want them to hurry
- We're leaving in five minutes so you'd better get a move on!
- to do something before somebody else, for example in order to end an argument or to begin something
- If he wants to see me, he should make the first move.
- (British English, informal) to begin a journey or a task
- It's getting late—we'd better make a move.
- We should make a move — it's really late.
- to do the action that you intend to do or need to do in order to achieve something
- The rebels waited until nightfall before they made their move.
make a move on somebody (informal)
- to try to start a sexual relationship with somebody
- (sport) to try to pass somebody who is in front of you in a race