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B1 Verbs

Italian word

muovere

to move, to shift, to stir, to motivate

Looks like

to move

to change position; to relocate; to be emotionally affected

⚠️ The trap

Mostly the same, but 'muovere' in Italian has a strong motivational/causal sense: 'cosa ti muove?' = 'what drives you?' Also 'muoversi' = to hurry up (colloquial): 'muoviti!' = 'get moving!/hurry up!'

To say "to change position; to relocate; to be emotionally affected" in Italian:

muovere is correct

"muovere" in English means:

to move, to shift, to stir, to motivate

Example

"Cosa ti ha mosso a prendere questa decisione?"

"What moved/motivated you to make this decision?"

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