move about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

I.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] N

1. move (movement):

move
movimiento m
she watched their every move
vigilaba todos sus movimientos
one false move and I'll shoot
un movimiento en falso y disparo
she made a move to get up/for the door
hizo ademán de levantarse/ir hacia la puerta
it's time we made a move
ya es hora de que nos vayamos or que nos pongamos en camino
on the move she's always on the move
siempre está de un lado para otro
these animals are always on the move
estos animales siempre se están desplazando
the train was on the move again
el tren se puso otra vez en marcha or movimiento
to get a move on inf
darse prisa
to get a move on inf
apurarse LatAm
get a move on!
¡date prisa!
get a move on!
¡apúrate! LatAm
get a move on!
¡muévete! inf

II.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] VB intr

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4. move (to advance, to develop):

she was the one who got things moving
ella fue quien lo puso todo en marcha
things seem to be moving
parece que las cosas marchan
events moved rapidly
los acontecimientos se desarrollaron rápidamente
you have to move with the times, granny
hay que mantenerse al día, abuelita
a fast-moving adventure story
una historia de aventuras de ritmo muy ágil
the conflict has moved into a new phase
el conflicto ha entrado en una nueva fase
the conversation had moved to a different topic
la conversación había derivado a otro tema
to move into the lead/into second place
pasar a ocupar el primer/segundo lugar
the Socialists have moved ahead in the opinion polls
los socialistas han tomado la delantera según los sondeos
she has moved swiftly up the executive ladder
ha ascendido rápidamente en el escalafón ejecutivo
media attention has moved back to domestic issues
los medios de comunicación han vuelto a centrar su atención en los asuntos internos
I'm moving toward the view that …
cada vez me convenzo más de que …
the company plans to move into the hotel business
la compañía tiene planes de introducirse en el ramo hotelero

III.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] VB trans

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1. move (to alter the position of):

let's move the sofa over there
pongamos el sofá allí
why have you moved the television?
¿por qué has cambiado la televisión de sitio or de lugar?
could you move your car, please?
¿me haría el favor de quitar el coche de allí or de correr un poco el coche?
move your chair a little
corre un poco la silla
ask him to move the boxes out of the way
dile que quite las cajas de en medio
we could move the tables together
podríamos juntar las mesas
don't move anything before the police arrive
no toquen nada hasta que llegue la policía
move yourself inf
quítate de en medio
move yourself inf
apártate
we shall not be moved!
¡no nos moverán!
move your head! I can't see!
¡aparta la cabeza or quita la cabeza de ahí, que no me dejas ver!
I can't move my leg/neck
no puedo mover la pierna/el cuello
she moved her finger across the page
pasó el dedo por la página

See also move out, move in

I.move out VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv) (leave accommodation)

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II.move out VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.move in VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv)

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II.move in VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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move about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for move about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Human orreries, where humans move about as the planets, have also been constructed, but most are temporary.
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Plenty of open spaces are available around the campus for the students to move about for the rest and recreation.
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The female can move about and feed but the male is more restricted in his activities.
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The theater also uses an infrared tracking system allowing video content to be projected on the artists as they move about on stage.
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In addition to the stationary cities, there are several barge-based logging communities which move about.
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Players may spend their resources on settlers, which may move about the board by spending wheat.
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Service levels are again variable but most ground shipments will move about 800to1100kmmi 0 per day.
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In addition, all bodies have the same coefficient of dilatation so every body shrinks and expands in similar proportion as they move about the sphere.
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Adult insects typically move about by walking, flying, or sometimes swimming.
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They are free to move about and "challenge" other players.
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