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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