What does movimentar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word movimentar in Portuguese means move, stir, animate, mover, movimentar, agitar, andar, mover-se, mexer-se, mover-se, movimentar-se rapidamente, mover-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word movimentar

move, stir, animate

mover, movimentar, agitar

transitive verb (put in motion) (colocar em movimento)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele movia os braços para cima e para baixo.
He moved his arms up and down.

andar

intransitive verb (walk around)

mover-se

verbal expression (figurative, informal (begin, act)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Jane thought it was the right time to make a move and open her own restaurant.

mexer-se, mover-se

intransitive verb (be in motion)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Pare de se mexer e a vespa vai deixá-lo em paz.
Stop moving and the wasp will leave you alone.

movimentar-se rapidamente

intransitive verb (move rapidly: clouds, etc.)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
We laid in the grass and watched the clouds scud across the sky for hours.

mover-se

intransitive verb (music, film: transition smoothly)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The melody segues and builds to a crescendo.

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