movement

S2 W2

BrE /ˈmʌv.mənt/ AmE /ˈmʌv.mənt/

noun en → es

1 ACTION [singular] A2

the act of moving your body or a part of it

movimiento, acción física

  • a movement of something

Collocations movement of the head · movement of the arms

  • She made a sudden movement.

    Ella hizo un movimiento brusco.

2 CHANGE [singular] B1

a change in the way things are done or thought about

cambio, transformación

  • a movement towards something

Collocations movement towards peace · social movement

  • There has been a movement towards more equality.

    Ha habido un movimiento hacia una mayor igualdad.

3 POLITICS [singular] B2

a group of people who have the same political ideas and work together to achieve them

partido político, movimiento político

  • political movement

Collocations left-wing movement · right-wing movement

  • The Green Party is a political movement.

    El Partido Verde es un movimiento político.

4 ART [singular] C1

a style of art or music that becomes popular at a particular time and place

corriente artística, estilo musical

  • artistic movement

Collocations Impressionist movement · Expressionist movement

  • The Cubist movement was very influential.

    El movimiento cubista fue muy influyente.