move in

emménager, s'installer

Commencer à habiter un nouveau logement ou à travailler dans un nouveau bâtiment.

En anglais simple : To start living or working in a new home or building.

• We move in on Friday.
• She moved in with her partner last year.
• Have the new tenants moved in yet?

Comment l'utiliser : move in with someone (Ben moved in with his sister.); move into somewhere (They moved into their new office yesterday.)

Synonymes : take up residence

Contraires : move out

Expressions courantes : move in together, move in with someone, move in tomorrow

s'approcher

Se rapprocher de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, souvent dans un but précis.

En anglais simple : To come closer to someone or something, often for a particular purpose.

• Move in closer for the photo.
• The wolves moved in on their prey.
• As the camera moved in, we could see his tears.

Comment l'utiliser : move in on someone/something (The camera moved in on her face.); move in for something (The lion moved in for the attack.)

Synonymes : approach, close in

Contraires : move away

Expressions courantes : move in closer, move in slowly, move in on someone

intervenir, prendre le contrôle

Entrer dans un lieu ou intervenir dans une situation pour en prendre le contrôle, notamment par la force.

En anglais simple : To enter a place or situation to take control, especially by force.

• The army moved in at dawn.
• Police moved in to regain control of the square.
• A rival gang is moving in on their territory.

Comment l'utiliser : move in on something (A rival gang moved in on their territory.)

Synonymes : intervene, take over

Contraires : withdraw

Expressions courantes : move in troops, move in forcibly, move in on something

installer, accueillir chez soi

Faire venir quelqu’un pour qu’il habite chez soi ou dans un autre logement.

En anglais simple : To bring someone to live in your home or another place.

• We decided to move Dad in.
• She moved her elderly aunt in after the operation.
• Could you move your brother in until he finds a flat?

Comment l'utiliser : move someone in (We moved my grandmother in last winter.)

Synonymes : take in, house

Expressions courantes : move someone in, move in relatives

entrer

Passer de l’extérieur à l’intérieur d’un lieu ou d’un espace.

En anglais simple : To go from outside to inside a place or space.

• Please move in through the doorway.
• When the rain started, the crowd moved in from outside.
• She opened the door, and we moved in one at a time.

Comment l'utiliser : move in through something (The visitors moved in through the open doorway.)

Synonymes : enter, go inside

Contraires : move out

Expressions courantes : move in slowly, move in through something, move in from outside