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mouvement in English:

1. motion


The motion is proposed and seconded.
He put the machine in motion.
This is centrifugal force; Newton viewed it as absolute motion.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
Research in Motion announced the layoff of 2000 employees and a restructuring of the company.
The discussion produced a great deal of noise, but no forward motion.
The committe rejected the motion from one of the MPs.
An example of motion is a waving hand. This woman's waving hand is an example of motion.
What's the danger of sticking one's head out of a carriage window when a train is in motion?
The ​violent motion of the ​ship ​upset his ​stomach. The motion was ​accepted. Someone made a motion to ​increase the ​membership ​fee.
Going through the motions is lame.
in motion
1. The motion to dismiss the action was scheduled to be heard on Tuesday morning. 2. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting.
Physics can be defined as the science of matter, motion, and energy.
Behind thermodynamics lie the movements of atoms and molecules following the laws of motion learned in the first volume.

English word "mouvement"(motion) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Mothers to Men" (Zona Gale)
Fiches du livre - "Poems" (Walter R. Cassels)
Fiches du livre - "Poems" (William Anderson)
Fiches du livre - "The White Bees" (Henry Van Dyke)
Fiches du livre - "Rhyme? And Reason?" (Lewis Carr...

2. movement


He lay without movement.
This movement is like a forum or platform from which feminists speak out on women's issues.
If we hang around here any longer, there could be reinforcements coming from the second gate to take us in a pincer movement!
Within the rape crisis movement, Greesite's dissent is significant.
Every time a man is begotten and born, the clock of human life is wound up anew to repeat once more its same old tune that has already been played innumerable times, movement by movement and measure by measure, with insignificant variations.
Based on my observation of the movement of particle D, I modify the system so that three possible exits exist.
In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates.
He won't let you in unless you knock the ostinato rhythm from the Mars movement of Holst's The Planets suite.
Iberism is a movement that supports the unification of the Iberian peoples and its nations such as Catalonia, Castile, Portugal, Galicia, Basque Country, Andalusia...
The statistical data presented in her paper is of great use for us in estimating the frequency of the movement.
In fact their keepers direct their movements. They move their ears to guide them.
A woman in movement clothed in what resembles a bikini is drawn on a Sicilian mosaic from 5th century Rome.
Not worrying about anything is the same as being dead, since worry is the movement of the soul, and life is movement.
Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.

English word "mouvement"(movement) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Vikings" (Allen Mawer)
Fiches du livre - "Honoring Parents" (Anonymous)
Fiches du livre - "In Pastures Green" (Peter McArt...
Fiches du livre - "More Trivia" (Logan Pearsall Sm...
Fiches du livre - "The Wallypug in London" (G. E. ...

3. move


Move quietly.
But I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors.
I was deeply moved by his speech. I was deeply moved by what you wrote on this card.
They move from place to place, often change jobs, divorce more frequently, and take economic and social risks which seem dangerous.
This indigenous god needs water to have a normal life, move and talk, or its body will turn back into immovable stone.
I thought I had him in a corner, but then he pulled an unexpected move and completely turned the tables on me.
In a characteristically awkward move, Regis patted his guest on the arm.
You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you? "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"
Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed.
His untimely statement has not only let the cat out of the bag but also upset the apple cart for the peace move.
If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.
According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.
Broaden your horizon so that as you become more and more able to take care of yourself you will move intelligently.
We're moving to Paris. / They've ​bought a new ​house, but it will need a lot of ​work before they can move into it/move in.
Yesterday the students finished Chapter 1 so now they'll move on to Chapter 2.

English word "mouvement"(move) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Weather on Mercury" (Willia...
Fiches du livre - "The Long Remembered Thunder" (K...
Fiches du livre - "The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds" ...
Fiches du livre - "Dolly and Molly and the Farmer ...
Fiches du livre - "Religious Folk-Songs of the Sou...