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motive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈməʊtɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmoʊtɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mō′tiv)

Inflections of 'motive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
motives
v 3rd person singular
motiving
v pres p
motived
v past
motived
v past p
En esta página: motive, motif
'motive' tiene referencia cruzada con 'motif'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'motive' is cross-referenced with 'motif'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
motive n (aim in committing a crime)móvil nm
  objetivo nm
  motivo nm
 The police are still trying to work out the killer's motive.
 La policía todavía intenta entender el móvil del asesino.
motive n (incentive)motivación nf
  incentivo nm
  propósito nm
 What's my motive to work overtime when they won't even pay me for it?
 ¿Cuál es mi motivación para trabajar horas extra cuando ni siquiera me pagarán por ello?
motive adj (relating to motion)motor/riz adj
  motriz adj
 The wind's motive force causes the sails to revolve.
 La fuerza motora del viento hace que la vela gire.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
motif,
motive n		 (design: repeated pattern)motivo nm
  diseño nm
 There's a fig leaf motif in the wallpaper.
 Hay un motivo de hojas de parra en el empapelado.
motif,
motive n		 (music: recurring theme) (música)motivo nm
  tema nm
 We heard the motif signalling the return of the prince.
 Escuchamos el motivo que señalaba el regreso del príncipe.
motif,
motive n		 (central idea)tema central loc nom m
  idea central loc nom f
 The motif of her latest book is that prison reform is necessary.
 El tema central de su último libro es la necesidad de reformar la prisión.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
motive | motif
InglésEspañol
bad motive n (intent)malas intenciones adj + nfpl
motive force n (physics: [sth] that influences motion)fuerza motriz, potencia motriz loc nom f
motive power n (mechanical energy source)potencia motriz nf + adj mf
  fuerza motriz nf + adj mf
motive power n (railroad: power source)fuerza motriz nf + adj mf
profit motive n (economy: business goal)motivo por ganancia loc nom m
ulterior motive n (secret or underlying aim)motivo oculto nm + adj
  segunda intención loc nom f
  (informal)traerse algo entre manos loc verb
 I suspected there was an ulterior motive for her unexpected offer of help.
 Sospeché que había un motivo oculto tras su inesperado ofrecimiento de ayuda.
 Sospeché que se traía algo entre manos con su inesperado ofrecimiento de ayuda.
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'motive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
innocently - nonprofit organization - wanton - wantonly
Spanish:
móvil - motivo - causa - doble intención - intríngulis - ir con segundas - mira - motivo oculto - quid - segunda intención - sin ir más allá - sin ningún interés

Collocations: [a hidden, an ulterior, a real, a financial, a strong] motive, runs on motive power, the [prime, underlying] motive (to), more...

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