Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "movement" in Russian

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движение

Meaning: movement, motion, traffic, progress

Pronunciation: [dvee-ZHEH-nee-yeh]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #425 (see frequency list)

Motion is life.
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Example sentences:

Движéние - э́то жизнь.
Motion is life.
Каковá скóрость движéния пóeзда?
What is the train's speed?
literal What is the speed of movement of the train?
Он приводи́л в движéние э́тот слóжный механи́зм.
He put in motion this complicated machine.
Когдá мы пришли́, онá лежáла на полу́ без движéния.
When we came, she was lying motionless on the floor.
По-мóему, вам ну́жно побóльше движéния.
In my opinion, you need more exercise.
literal In my opinion, you need more movement.
Он вéчно в движéнии, всегдá óчень зáнят.
He is always ont he move and always very busy.
Дéти, вы обязáтельно должны́ вы́учить прáвила дорóжного движéния.
Children, you must learn traffic rules!
В связи́ с авáрией движéние поездóв бы́ло врéменно останóвлено.
Due to an accident, the train service was temporary held up.
Ну, как твой проéкт, есть какóe-то движéние?
So, how is your project, is there any progress?
В э́том городкé мáло движéния.
There is little activity in this town.
В начáле двадцáтого вéка в Росси́и бы́ло сильнó революциóнное движéние.
At the beginning of the XXth century the revolutionary movement was strong in Russia.

Idioms and set expressions:

приводи́ть в движéние = put in motion
приходи́ть в движéние = begin to move
лежáть без движéния = lie motionless
бы́стрым движéнием руки́ = with a swift gesture
движéние поездóв = train service
прáвила дорóжного движéния = traffic rules
движéние сéрдца = feeling
literal movement of the heart
движéние души́ = feeling
literal movemet of the soul
колебáтельное движéние = oscillatory movement

Related words:

дви́гаться = move
дви́гатель = motor, engine
дви́гательный = impellent, motive

Proverbs and sayings:

Цель ничтó, движéние всë.
Goal is nothing, progress is everything.
literal Goal is nothing, motion is everything.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	движе́ние	движе́ния
Genitive	движе́ния	движе́ний
Dative	движе́нию	движе́ниям
Accusative	движе́ние	движе́ния
Instrumental	движе́нием	движе́ниями
Prepositional	движе́нии	движе́ниях

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