remuer

remuer [ʀəmye]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = bouger) to move

• remuer la queue [vache, écureuil] to flick its tail ; [chien] to wag its tail

   b. [+ objet] ( = déplacer) to move ; ( = secouer) to shake

   c. ( = brasser) [+ café] to stir ; [+ sable] to stir up ; [+ salade] to toss ; [+ terre] to turn over

• il a remué la sauce/les braises he stirred the sauce/poked the fire

• la brise remuait les feuilles the breeze stirred the leaves

• remuer de l'argent (à la pelle) to deal with vast amounts of money

• remuer ciel et terre pour to move heaven and earth to

• remuer des souvenirs [personne nostalgique] to turn over old memories in one's mind ; [évocation] to stir up old memories

   d. [+ personne] ( = émouvoir) to move ; ( = bouleverser) to upset

• ça vous remue les tripes (inf) it really tugs at your heartstrings

2. intransitive verb

( = bouger) [personne] to move ; [dent, tuile] to be loose

• cesse de remuer ! keep still!

• le vent faisait remuer les branchages the wind was stirring the branches

• ça a remué pendant la traversée (inf) the crossing was pretty rough (inf)

• il a remué toute la nuit he tossed and turned all night

3. reflexive verb

► se remuer

   a. ( = bouger) to move ; ( = se déplacer) to move about

   b. ( = se mettre en route) (inf) to get going ; ( = s'activer) (inf) to get a move on (inf)

• il ne s'est pas beaucoup remué he didn't exactly strain himself

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1.

verbe transitif

1) (mouvoir) to move [doigt, main, tête]; to wiggle [orteil, oreille, hanches]

le chien remuait la queue — the dog was wagging its tail

2) (secouer) to shake [objet]

3) (déplacer) to move [objet]

il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé — he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key

4) Culinaire to stir [soupe, café, pâtes]; to toss [salade]

5) (brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères]; to handle [argent]

6) (évoquer) to rake up [passé, vieille histoire]; to stir up [souvenirs]

7) (bouleverser) to upset [personne]; (émouvoir) to move

2.

verbe intransitif (bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down

3.

se remuer (colloq) verbe pronominal

1) (sortir de son apathie) to get a move on (colloq)

2) (faire des efforts)

se remuer pour obtenir — to make an effort to get

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1. vt

1) (= bouger) [bras, doigts] to move, [orteils, oreilles] to wiggle

C'est à peine si elle pouvait remuer le bras. — She could hardly move her arm.

remuer la queue [chien] — to wag its tail

2) [café, sauce] to stir

Remuez la sauce pendant deux minutes. — Stir the sauce for two minutes.

2. vi

(= bouger) to move

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remuer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (mouvoir) to move; remuer les doigts/la main/le bras to move one's fingers/one's hand/one's arm; je ne peux plus remuer les orteils I can't wiggle ou move my toes; il remuait les lèvres en silence his lips moved silently; elle marche en remuant les hanches she wiggles her hips when she walks; peux-tu remuer les oreilles? can you wiggle your ears?; le chien remuait la queue the dog was wagging its tail;

2 (secouer) [personne] to shake [objet]; [vent] to shake [branche, feuilles, arbres]; [vagues, vent] to toss [bateau]; arrête de remuer la table stop shaking the table;

3 (déplacer) [personne] to move [personne, objet lourd]; il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key; ⇒ ciel;

4 Culin to stir [soupe, sauce, café, pâtes]; to toss [salade]; remuez sans arrêt stir constantly;

5 (brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères, idées]; to handle [argent];

6 (évoquer) to rake up [passé, vieille histoire]; to stir up [souvenirs];

7 (bouleverser) to upset [personne]; (émouvoir) to move; j'en suis encore toute remuée I still feel very upset by it.

B vi (bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down; entendre remuer to hear movement; le vent fait remuer les feuilles the leaves flutter in the wind; le vent fait remuer les arbres the trees sway in the wind.

C se remuer○ vpr

1 (sortir de son apathie) to get a move on○; allez, remue-toi! come on, get a move on○!;

2 (faire des efforts) se remuer pour faire to make an effort to do; il s'est beaucoup remué pour avoir ce travail he made a big effort to get this job.

[rəmɥe] verbe transitif

1. [agiter] to move, to shift

remuer les lèvres to move one's lips

remuer les bras to wave one's arms (about)

la brise remue les branches/les herbes the breeze is stirring the branches/the grass

le chien remuait la queue the dog was wagging its tail

2. [déplacer - objet] to move, to shift

3. [retourner - cendres] to poke ; [ - terre, compost] to turn over (separable) ; [ - salade] to toss ; [ - boisson, préparation] to stir

remuer des fortunes ou de grosses sommes to handle huge amounts of money

remuer ciel et terre to move heaven and earth, to leave no stone unturned

4. (soutenu) [ressasser] to stir up (separable), to brood over (separable)

remuer des souvenirs to turn ou to go over memories

5. [troubler] to move

être (tout)/profondément remué to be (very)/deeply moved

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[rəmɥe] verbe intransitif

1. [s'agiter - nez, oreille] to twitch

la queue du chien/du chat/du cheval remuait the dog was wagging/the cat was wagging/the horse was flicking its tail

2. [branler - dent, manche] to be loose

3. [bouger] to move

[gigoter] to fidget

les gosses, ça remue tout le temps (familier) kids can't stop fidgeting ou never keep still

qu'est-ce qui remue dans le panier? what's that moving about in the basket?

4. (figuré) to get restless

les mineurs commencent à remuer the miners are getting restless

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se remuer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [bouger] to move

j'ai besoin de me remuer un peu

{{ind}}a. (sens propre) I need to move around ou to walk around a bit

{{ind}}b. (figuré) I need to wake myself up a bit

2. [se démener] to put oneself out

il a fallu que je me remue pour t'inscrire I had to go to a lot of trouble to get you on the course