movido

Movido is a term in Spanish and Portuguese that functions mainly as the past participle of mover, and is used as an adjective with several related meanings. In both languages it can describe something that has been displaced or set in motion, and it also appears in contexts about energy, activity, or activation. In Portuguese, a common usage is to indicate what powers something, as in carro movido a gasolina (gasoline-powered car). The word also supports figurative senses, such as describing a lively or active person or situation.

In Spanish, movido has both literal and figurative applications. Literally, it can refer to objects that have been moved or shifted, for example una puerta movida por el sismo (a door moved by the earthquake). Figuratively, it characterizes energy or agitation: una vida movida (a busy or restless life) or un debate movido (a heated debate). It can also express emotional impact, as in estar movido por la emoción (to be moved by emotion). In this sense, movido can convey a sense of being touched or influenced.

The feminine form movida exists in both languages, with corresponding plural forms movidos or movidas depending on gender. The noun movida also appears in Spanish, where it can refer to a development, incident, or scene, notably in cultural contexts such as La Movida Madrileña, a prominent 1980s movement in Spain.

Etymology traces movido to the Latin movēre, mov-. The term remains common in everyday speech for discussions of motion, energy, and activity, as well as in descriptions of powered machinery and dynamic situations.