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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries挪动
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuódòng
"这块石头怎么也挪动不了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make or cause to make the slightest movement.
"The heavy stone would not budge, no matter how hard they pushed." - 2
To change an opinion or position; to yield or give ground.
"Despite hours of intense negotiation, neither side was willing to budge."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'bougen', which traced back via Old French from the Latin 'bullire' meaning to bubble or swell. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from swelling or moving slightly to the contemporary sense of making or causing to make the slightest movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Budge" is said worldwide
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bouger
Transliteration: bu-ʒe
"La porte ne veut pas bouger."
rühren
Transliteration: ʁyːʁən
"Der Stein war nicht zu rühren."
muovere
Transliteration: ˈmwɔ.ve.re
"Non si riesce a muovere questo mobile."
mover
Transliteration: moˈbeɾ
"El coche no se quiere mover."
mexer
Transliteration: meˈʃeɾ
"A pedra não quis mexer."
हिलना
Transliteration: hilna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह भारी संदूक अपनी जगह से नहीं हिल रहा है।"
挪动
Transliteration: nuódòng
Script: 中文汉字
"这块石头怎么也挪动不了。"
움직이다
Transliteration: umjigida
Script: 한국어 한글
"상자가 조금도 움직이지 않는다."
動く
Transliteration: ugoku
Script: 日本語
"その重い荷物はびくとも動かなかった。"
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