French Dictionary

1 bouger Verb, intransitive

(a) to move, shift (Infml); ~ sans cesse to be restless; ne bouge pas! don't move!; arrête de ~! keep still!; bouge! move!, shift! (Infml);

(b) (fig: of person holding an opinion) to budge (Infml), change one's mind; (of prices) to move, shift (Infml), budge (Infml); il ne bouge pas he won't budge, he won't change his mind; les prix n'ont pas bougé prices haven't changed (or) shifted (Infml)

(c) (fig: of way of life, market) to change, move, move on, go forward; ça bouge toujours en informatique things are always changing in IT, there are always new changes happening in IT, things are fast-moving in IT; ça ne bouge pas beaucoup dans ce métier nothing much changes in this job

(d) (fig: of city, bar) to be lively; (of person) to lead an active life, be always on the move; ça bouge ce soir it's lively tonight; des bars qui font ~ Paris bars that bring Paris to life

Present: je bouge, tu bouges, il/elle bouge, nous bougeons, vous bougez, ils/elles bougent
Imperfect: je bougeais, tu bougeais, il/elle bougeait, nous bougions, vous bougiez, ils/elles bougeaient
Future: je bougerai, tu bougeras, il/elle bougera, nous bougerons, vous bougerez, ils/elles bougeront
Perfect: j' ai bougé, tu as bougé, il/elle a bougé, nous avons bougé, vous avez bougé, ils/elles ont bougé
Present subjunctive: je bouge, tu bouges, il/elle bouge, nous bougions, vous bougiez, ils/elles bougent

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2 bouger Verb, transitive

(a) to move an object, part of the body, a piece in a board game; il n'a pas bougé le petit doigt he didn't lift a finger

3 se bouger Verb, pronominal

(a) (Infml) to move, shift (Infml); (so that somebody can sit down) to shift over (Infml), shift up (Infml), budge up (Infml), move up, move over; bouge-toi de là! shift up! (Infml), shift over (Infml), budge up! (Infml)

French-English translation of bouger