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1 movement
movement ['mu:vmənt](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∎ 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∎ liberation movement mouvement m de libération∎ to have a (bowel) movement aller à la selle -
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scout [skaʊt]1. nounb. ( = boy scout) scout m4. adjective[camp, movement] scout ; [uniform] de scout► scout about, scout around intransitive verb* * *[skaʊt] 1.1) ( boy) ( Catholic) scout m; ( non-Catholic) éclaireur m2) Military éclaireur mto have a scout around — Military aller en reconnaissance; fig explorer
3) (also talent scout) découvreur/-euse m/f de nouveaux talents2.Phrasal Verbs: -
3 scout
A nC vi1 Mil aller en reconnaissance ;■ scout around Mil aller en reconnaissance ; gen explorer (to do pour faire) ; to scout around for sth rechercher qch.
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troop movement — noun movement of military units to a new location • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑movement … Useful english dictionary
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movement — noun 1 act of moving ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ little, slight, small, tiny ▪ The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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movement — [[t]mu͟ːvmənt[/t]] ♦♦ movements 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A movement is a group of people who share the same beliefs, ideas, or aims. It s part of a broader Hindu nationalist movement that s gaining strength throughout the country. ...the women s… … English dictionary
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