- motive
- 'məutiv
noun(something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason: What was his motive for murdering the old lady?) motivo- motivate- motivation
motive n motivomotivetr['məʊtɪv]noun1 (reason) motivo2 SMALLLAW/SMALL móvil nombre masculinoadjective1 motor,-ra, motriz\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmotive force / motive power fuerza motrizprofit motive afán nombre masculino de lucroulterior motive motivo ocultomotive ['mo:t̬ɪv] adj: motormotive power: fuerza motrizmotive n: motivo m, móvil mmotiveadj.• motivo, -a adj.• motor adj.• motriz adj.n.• causa s.f.• impulsión s.f.• motivo s.m.• móvil s.m.
I 'məʊtɪvnoun motivo m, móvil m (frml)she acted out of the best of motives — lo hizo con la mejor intención
his motive was greed — actuó movido por la avaricia
II
adjective (before n) motor [The feminine of motor is motriz or motora]['mǝʊtɪv]motive power — fuerza f motriz
1.N motivo m ; (for crime) móvil mwhat can his motive have been? — ¿qué motivos habrá tenido?
my motives were of the purest — lo hice con la mejor intención
2.ADJ motor (fem: motora/motriz)3.CPDmotive power N — fuerza f motriz
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I ['məʊtɪv]noun motivo m, móvil m (frml)she acted out of the best of motives — lo hizo con la mejor intención
his motive was greed — actuó movido por la avaricia
II
adjective (before n) motor [The feminine of motor is motriz or motora]motive power — fuerza f motriz
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.