What does mover in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mover in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mover in Spanish.

The word mover in Spanish means move, shift, move, control, move along, move, budge, stir, know your way around, swing your hips, move to, induce to, move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned, move your bottom, move your bum, move your butt, get your groove on, get your groove on, make a move, move your hips, wriggle your hips, move your waist, wriggle your waist, wag its tail, pull strings, not bat an eyelid, without lifting a finger. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mover

move, shift

verbo transitivo (cambiar de sitio)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Yo sola no puedo mover el sofá.
I can't move (or: shift) the couch by myself.

move

verbo transitivo (cambiar de postura)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Te escayolan para que no muevas la mano.
They put a cast on you so you wouldn't move your hand.

control

verbo transitivo (dirigir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Es él quien mueve los hilos.
He is the one who pulls the strings.

move along

verbo transitivo (activar algo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le pedí que moviera el trámite de mi reclamación.
I asked him to move my claim along.

move, budge

verbo pronominal (cambiar de sitio)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los astros se mueven todo el tiempo. De aquí no nos movemos sin una respuesta aceptable.
We aren't going to move (or: budge) from here until we get an acceptable answer.

stir

verbo pronominal (cambiar de postura) (uncomfortably)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Como mi marido se movía toda la noche, tuvimos que empezar a dormir en camas separadas. Teresa se mueve con elegancia.
We had to start sleeping in separate beds because my husband wouldn't stop stirring all night.

know your way around

verbo pronominal (en un área: desenvolverse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi abogado se mueve bien entre el papeleo; él nos solucionará el problema.
My lawyer knows his way around the paperwork, he will sort out our problem.

swing your hips

verbo pronominal (contonearse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para bailar la danza del vientre hay que saber moverse muy bien.
To do the belly dance you need to be able to swing your hips really well.

move to, induce to

(inducir a algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La película nos movió al llanto. Algo me movió a aceptar aquella historia increíble.
Something moved (or: induced) me to believe that incredible story.

move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned

locución verbal (intentarlo todo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

move your bottom, move your bum, move your butt

locución verbal (vulgar (darse prisa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Mueve el culo Andrés o llegaremos tarde!
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria wriggled her bum to the hip hop beat.

get your groove on

locución verbal (coloquial (bailar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En la boda, movimos el esqueleto a ritmo de rumba.

get your groove on

locución verbal (AR, coloquial (bailar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Todos mueven el mondongo en la clase de milonga.

make a move

locución verbal (figurado (apostar por algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan movió fichas para convertirse en el nuevo gerente.
Juan moved ahead to become the new manager.

move your hips, wriggle your hips

locución verbal (contonearse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los bailarines movían la cadera con mucho ritmo.
The dancers moved their hips with great rhythm.

move your waist, wriggle your waist

locución verbal (contonearse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La mujer movía la cintura muy sensualmente.
The woman moved her waist very sensually.

wag its tail

locución verbal (animal: menear rabo) (animal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El perro mueve la cola cada vez que me ve llegar.

pull strings

locución verbal (figurado (manejar la situación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En esta familia mamá es quien mueve los hilos. El jefe mueve los hilos de todo en esta empresa.
The boss pulls all the strings in this company.

not bat an eyelid

locución verbal (coloquial (quedarse quieto) (figurative: not do anything)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi hermano vio como se caía la niña y no movió una pestaña.
My brother saw how the little girl fell and he didn't bat an eyelid.

without lifting a finger

locución adverbial (figurado, coloquial (sin hacer nada)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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