movable
gb/mˈuvəbəl/ us/mˈuvəbəl/
B1
Inglés
~ 9200
Acepciones
0 acepciones
adjective
B1
property
1
Able to be moved or shifted
Able to be moved; not fixed in one place.
Patrón de uso:
a movable [object]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse "movable" with "mobile". "Movable" usually describes objects that can be moved but do not move by themselves, while "mobile" often suggests the ability to move or be moved easily and sometimes repeatedly (e.g. "mobile phone", "mobile population").
Sinónimos
portable (Often suggests something is light and designed to be carried easily, not just possible to move.)
Antónimos
fixed (Describes something firmly in place that cannot or is not meant to be moved.)
Colocaciones
movable walls
|movable partition
|movable platform
|movable furniture
|movable stage
|movable camera
Temas
daily life
|home
|objects
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The desk comes with movable shelves that you can adjust to any height.
- They installed a movable wall to divide the large room into two smaller offices.
- The museum uses movable display cases so the layout can be changed for each exhibition.
- Stagehands pushed the large, movable backdrop into position before the show began.
- The filmmaker used a movable camera rig to follow the actor through the crowd.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The bed has small wheels, so it is movable.
- We bought a movable lamp that we can put in any room.
- The teacher uses a movable board at the front of the class.
- There is a movable screen between the two rooms.
- This table is light and movable, so I can move it alone.
unknown
B2
property
2
Changeable; not fixed or final
Not fixed; possible to change, especially a time, date, or plan.
Patrón de uso:
a movable [date/holiday/deadline]
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse "movable" where "flexible" or "changeable" is more natural, especially for people (e.g. "a movable person" is incorrect; say "a flexible person"). "Movable" is mainly for dates, times, rules, and amounts.
Sinónimos
flexible (More general and common for people, plans, or attitudes; "movable" is narrower and more literal about dates, times, or figures.)
Antónimos
fixed (Emphasizes that something, such as a date or price, cannot be changed.)
Colocaciones
movable date
|movable holiday
|movable deadline
|movable schedule
|movable budget
|movable terms
Temas
time
|work
|planning
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The meeting time is movable, so tell me what works best for you.
- Our project deadline is not movable, so we must finish by Friday.
- The festival is held on a movable date that depends on the harvest.
- Prices are movable during the off-season, so you can try to negotiate.
- These guidelines are not strict rules but movable points we can adjust later.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The exam date is movable; it may change.
- My work hours are movable, so sometimes I start late.
- The party time is movable if you cannot come at six.
- The travel plan is movable, and we can leave one day later.
- The price is movable, so you can ask for a lower price.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
Of property, not attached to land
Describes things like cars, machines, or furniture that are property and can be moved, not land or buildings.
Patrón de uso:
movable [property/assets/goods]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this technical legal sense with the general meaning "able to be moved". In legal and business texts, "movable" almost always refers to a category of property, often seen in set phrases like "movable property" or "movable assets".
Sinónimos
personal property (Common legal and everyday term; often used instead of the more technical adjective "movable".)
Antónimos
real property (Legal term for land and anything fixed to it, contrasting with movable items.)
Colocaciones
movable property
|movable assets
|movable goods
|movable collateral
|movable equipment
|movable patrimony
Temas
law
|business
|finance
Ejemplos
- Under the new tax law, cars and boats are classified as movable property.
- The loan is secured against the company’s movable assets, including machinery and vehicles.
- Insurance for movable property such as computers and tools is included in the policy.
- Creditors may place a lien on movable goods but not on the family home.
- The contract separates land from movable equipment for valuation purposes.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The farmer’s tractor is movable property, but his land is not.
- The company listed all of its movable assets in the report.
- This insurance covers movable goods like furniture and machines.
- In law, a car is movable property.
- Movable property is easier to sell than land.
Sustantivo
formal
C1
entity
4
Movable item of personal property
A thing you own that you can move, like furniture or tools; usually used as "movables".
Patrón de uso:
[someone]’s movables
Error frecuente:
Learners may try to use "movables" in everyday speech where it sounds too formal; in normal conversation, "things", "stuff", or "belongings" are more natural.
Sinónimos
belongings (More everyday and general; "movables" is more formal and often used in legal or financial contexts.)
Antónimos
real estate (Describes land and buildings, which are not movable items.)
Colocaciones
household movables
|sell the movables
|seize the movables
|list all movables
|movables and immovables
|movables and real estate
Temas
home
|law
|finance
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- The landlord agreed to buy all the tenant’s movables, including the kitchen appliances and shelves.
- The insurance policy covers the building itself and all household movables.
- Creditors came to list the movables that could be sold to pay the debt.
- The will carefully distinguishes between land, buildings, and movables.
- After the fire, very few movables could be saved from the house.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They moved all their movables into the new house.
- The storm did not damage the house, but many movables were lost.
- The list includes land and all movables in the building.
- She sold her movables before leaving the country.
- The company’s movables were put in storage.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
movable
AFI
GB/mˈuvəbəl/
US/mˈuvəbəl/
Sílabas y acento
mov - able (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (mov)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: movable
Noun
- Base: movable
- Plural: movables
Familia de palabras
Expresiones
movable assets
1/mˈuvəbəl ˈæsˌɛts/
fixed phrase
technical
Business assets that can be moved
Things a company owns, such as machines or vehicles, that can be moved from one place to another.
Ejemplos
- The loan is backed by the firm’s movable assets, including trucks and production equipment.
- Movable assets are often used as collateral when a company borrows money.
movable feast
1/mˈuvəbəl fˈist/
idiom
Event whose date can change
A festival, holiday, or other event that does not happen on the same date every year, or more generally an activity with a time or plan that can easily change.
Ejemplos
- Easter is a movable feast, so its date is different every year.
- In this company, working hours are a movable feast as long as you do your tasks.
- With children, mealtimes quickly become a movable feast depending on their mood.
movable property
1/mˈuvəbəl pɹˈɑpɚti/
fixed phrase
technical
Property not attached to land
Things that you own that are not land or buildings, such as cars, furniture, or machines, especially in law and business.
Ejemplos
- The contract covers both real estate and movable property owned by the company.
- Movable property like vehicles and equipment can be sold quickly if cash is needed.
movable type
1/mˈuvəbəl tˈaɪp/
fixed phrase
technical
Reusable characters for printing
Small, separate letters and symbols that can be arranged and reused to print words and pages, used in traditional printing and as a term in typography.
Ejemplos
- The invention of movable type changed the history of printing and communication.
- He demonstrated how early printers arranged movable type by hand to create a page.