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émouvoir

to move emotionally

verb eh-moo-VWAHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

to stir

Usage Note

Émouvoir means to affect someone emotionally, to move or touch them. It is an irregular verb conjugated like mouvoir; the past participle is ému. The adjective ému ('moved, touched') is common in everyday speech: il était très ému ('he was very moved'). Émouvant is the present participle used as an adjective ('moving, touching').

Examples

"Ce film m'a profondément ému."

Natural Translation

This film moved me deeply.

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