movere

to move

Usages of movere

• Ventus aulaeum movet, et puella rogat cur fenestra aperta sit.: The wind moves the curtain, and the girl asks why the window is open.
• Puer saxum movere non potest.: The boy cannot move the rock.
• Malus altus ventum capit, et velum magnum supra navem movetur.: The tall mast catches the wind, and the large sail moves above the ship.
• Una puella in commentario suo scribit senatum decreta facere, oratores autem in contione populum movere conari.: One girl writes in her notebook that the senate makes decrees, but that orators in the assembly try to move the people.
• Mater dicit naviculam sine gubernaculo bene moveri non posse.: Mother says that the little boat cannot be moved well without a rudder.
• Hodierna laetitia etiam avum, qui saepe tacet, ad risum movet.: Today’s joy moves even grandfather, who is often silent, to laughter.
• Horologium vetus tardius movetur, itaque pater non statim intellegit quo tempore nuptiae incipiant.: The old clock runs more slowly, and so father does not immediately understand at what time the wedding is to begin.
• Raeda praeter basilicam lente movetur, quia turba magna ante ostium stat.: The carriage moves slowly past the basilica, because a great crowd stands before the door.
• Arundo prope stagnum crescit, et ventus arundines movet.: A reed grows near the pond, and the wind moves the reeds.
• Canis trans viam currere non debet, quamquam raeda praeter templum lente movetur.: The dog ought not to run across the road, although a carriage is moving slowly past the temple.
• Mulus frenum non amat et caput movet, cum serva illud ei imponere conatur.: The mule does not like the bridle and moves its head when the maid tries to put it on him.
• Ego penna scribere malo quam calamo, quia manus mea sic facilius movetur.: I prefer to write with a pen rather than with a reed pen, because my hand moves more easily that way.
• In abaco pueri calculos movent, ut numerum celerius inveniant.: On the counting board the boys move the counters so that they may find the number more quickly.
• Auriga habena longa utitur, dum equa caput movet et iuba ventis agitatur.: The driver uses a long rein, while the mare moves her head and her mane is stirred by the wind.
• Antequam currus moveatur, auriga equam et mulum iungit.: Before the cart is moved, the driver yokes the mare and the mule together.
• Auriga ungulam equae diligenter spectat, antequam currus moveatur.: The driver carefully examines the mare’s hoof before the cart is moved.
• Puella supercilium movet.: The girl moves her eyebrow.
• Unda navem movet.: The wave moves the ship.
• Lusor fritillum movet.: The player moves the dice cup.
• Sidus erraticum inter stellas movetur.: A wandering heavenly body moves among the stars.
• Libido iuvenem movet.: Desire moves the young man.
• Cupido gloriae iuvenem movet.: Desire for glory moves the young man.
• Colonus lapidem terminalem movet quasi terminus suus sit.: The colonist moves the boundary stone as if the boundary marker were his.
• Quotiens suber movetur, totiens puer harundinem tollit.: Whenever the cork moves, the boy raises the fishing rod.
• Quam diu suber movetur, amicus harundinem tenet.: As long as the cork moves, the friend holds the fishing rod.
• Stella vaga per caelum movetur.: A wandering star moves across the sky.
• Tantum abest ut temperatura recta sit, ut balneator clipeum iterum moveat.: The heat regulation is so far from being correct that the keeper moves the shield again.
• Figulus rotam figularem movet.: The potter turns the potter's wheel.
• Sucula funem torculum movet.: The winch moves the press rope.
• Funis torculus et sucula prelum movent.: The press rope and the winch move the press beam.
• Trochlea movetur quasi funis torculus frangatur.: The pulley moves as if the press rope were breaking.
• Factor suculam movet quasi prelum nimis grave sit.: The press worker moves the winch as if the press beam were too heavy.
• Non est quod factor prelum iterum moveat.: There is no reason for the press worker to move the press beam again.
• Quotiens forfex movetur, totiens capillus cadit.: As often as the shears move, so often a hair falls.

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