movement

movement
movement [{{t}}'mu:vmənt]
noun
(a) (change of position) mouvement m;
population/troop movements mouvements mpl de populations/de troupes;
the movement of goods le transport des marchandises;
there was a general movement towards the bar tout le monde se dirigea vers le bar;
she heard movement in the next room elle a entendu des bruits dans la pièce voisine;
his movements are being watched ses faits et gestes sont surveillés;
I'm not sure what my movements are going to be over the next few weeks je ne sais pas exactement ce que je vais faire ou quel sera mon emploi du temps dans les quelques semaines à venir;
freedom of movement la liberté de circulation
(b) (gesture) mouvement m, geste m;
all her movements were rapid and precise tous ses gestes étaient rapides et précis
(c) (change, tendency) mouvement m, tendance f;
there's a growing movement towards privatization la tendance à la privatisation s'accentue;
his speeches over the last year show a movement towards the right les discours qu'il a prononcés depuis un an font apparaître un glissement vers la droite;
the upward/downward movement of interest rates la hausse/baisse des taux d'intérêts
(d) {{}}Finance{{}} (of capital) circulation f; (of share prices) mouvement m; (of market) activité f
(e) (group) mouvement m;
liberation movement mouvement m de libération
(f) {{}}Technology{{}} (mechanism → of clock etc) mouvement m
(g) {{}}Music{{}} (of symphony, sonata etc) mouvement m
(h) {{}}Medicine{{}} (faeces) selles fpl;
to have a (bowel) movement aller à la selle

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