movida

Galician

Participle

movida f sg

1. feminine singular of movido

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish movida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈvi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: mo‧vì‧da

Noun

movida f (invariable)

1. in 1980s Spain, the newly lively social and cultural atmosphere, after the end of Francoist dictatorship
2. lively city nightlife, party lifestyle
   • 2020 August 7, Sharon Nizza, “Coronavirus, l'appello di Conte ai giovani: "Capisco il desiderio di movida ma serve responsabilità" [Coronavirus, Conte's appeal to young people: "I understand the desire for a party lifestyle but we need responsibility"]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     "Non vogliamo nuove restrizioni. Capisco i giovani che hanno desiderio di movide ma bisogna muoversi in modo responsabile. In gioco c'è la salute dei vostri cari".

     "We don't want new restrictions. I understand the young people who have a desire to have party lifestyles but we need to move in a responsible way. At stake is the health of our loved ones".

Anagrams

• domavi

Portuguese

Participle

movida f sg

1. feminine singular of movido

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈbida/ [moˈβ̞i.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: mo‧vi‧da

Noun

movida f (plural movidas)

1. (colloquial) party (social gathering)

   Synonyms: carrete, marcha, parranda

2. (colloquial) move (games)

   Synonym: movimiento

3. (colloquial) move (act)

   una movida audaz

   a bold move

4. (colloquial) scene (social environment consisting of a large informal, vague group of people)

Related terms

• mover
• movido

 

Adjective

movida f

1. feminine singular of movido

Participle

movida f sg

1. feminine singular of movido

Further reading

• “movida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10