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edit	NOUN	a motive \| motives
edit	VERB	to motive \| motived \| motived ... motiving \| motives
	SYNO	motif \| motive \| motive \| motor ...
	motif \| motive motive \| motor motivation \| motive \| need motivating \| motivative \| motive © Princeton University

NOUN

das Motiv | die Motive

edit

to motive

antreiben

to motive

motivieren

to motive sb. [motivate] [rare]

jdn. veranlassen [motivieren]

to motive sb. [rare]

jdn. bewegen

Nouns

motive

252

Beweggrund {m}

motive

158

Motiv {n}

motive

Antrieb {m}

motifs

Motive {pl}

philos. motive

Bewegungsgrund {m} [auf philosophische Kontexte beschränkt]

motive

Motivlage {f}

motive

Movens {n} [geh.] [Beweggrund]

2 Words: Nouns

achievement motive

Leistungsmotiv {n}

affiliation motive

Anschlussmotiv {n}

econ. philos. psych. altruistic motive

uneigennütziges Motiv {n}

altruistic motives

uneigennützige Motive {pl}

base motive

niedriger Beweggrund {m}

psych. basic motive

Grundmotiv {n}

buying motive

Kaufmotiv {n}

chief motive

Hauptmotiv {n}

core motive

Kernmotiv {n}

psych. covert motive

verborgenes Motiv {n}

deep motive

tief verborgenes Motiv {n}

driving motive

treibendes Motiv {n}

art landscape motive

Landschaftsmotiv {n}

leading motive

Hauptmotiv {n}

main motive

Hauptbeweggrund {m}

main motive

Hauptmotiv {n}

psych. motive analysis

Motivanalyse {f}

motive force

Antriebskraft {f}

tech. motive force

Bewegungskraft {f}

motive force

Motivation {f}

motive force

bewegende Kraft {f}

motive power

Triebkraft {f}

noble motives

hehre Motive {pl}

obvious motive

offensichtliches Motiv {n}

prime motive

Hauptmotiv {n}

probable motive

wahrscheinliches Motiv {n}

profit motive

Gewinnmotiv {n}

prudent motives

wohlbedachte Motive {pl}

purchasing motive

Kaufmotiv {n}

ulterior motive

Hintergedanke {m}

ulterior motive

Nebenabsicht {f} [Hintergedanke]

3 Words: Verbs

to surmise the motive

das Motiv vermuten

to surmise the motive

den Beweggrund vermuten

to veil one's motives

seine (wahren) Motive verbergen

3 Words: Nouns

biol. ion-motive force <IMF>

ionenmotorische Kraft {f}

motive for buying sth.

Kaufmotiv {n}

motive for doing sth.

Grund {m}, etw. zu tun [Beweggrund, Motiv]

motive for living

Lebensantrieb {m}

motive for murder

Mordmotiv {n}

motive to buy

Kaufmotiv {n}

electr. motive-power battery

Antriebsbatterie {f}

biol. proton motive force <PMF>

protonenmotorische Kraft {f} <PMK>

biol. sodium motive force <SMF> [also: sodium-motive force]

natriummotorische Kraft {f}

4 Words: Verbs

to assign a motive to sb.

jdm. ein Motiv zuschreiben

to attribute sth. to a motive

etw. einem Motiv zuschreiben

4 Words: Nouns

motive for a crime

Tatmotiv {n}

5+ Words: Others

journ. The motive was not immediately known.

Das Motiv blieb zunächst unklar.

What was your motive for doing it?

Was hat dich dazu motiviert?

without any ulterior motive / motives {adv}

ohne Hintergedanken

Fiction (Literature and Film)

lit. F Aurora's Motive

Auroras Anlaß [Erich Hackl]

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A 2023-03-30: And yet again you post no source for your claim of the motive. Typical. Li...
A 2019-02-04: Motive
Q 2019-02-04: Spots und Motive
A 2016-01-10: pretext is fine or motive;
A 2015-06-28: die abgebildeten Motive
A 2015-04-01: fremdgesetzliche Motive > heteronomous motives
A 2013-07-01: informally: what makes her tick? (welche Ziele, Motive, Strategien, etc.)
Q 2012-10-04: motive, stationary power
A 2012-05-08: Welche subjektiven Merkmale - z.B. Motive - gehören zum Straftatbestand?
A 2011-10-07: Your second option, I'd say...the attorney brings it up to illustrate a po...
Q 2011-10-07: it goes to motive
Q 2009-12-17: innen- und bündnispolitische Motive
Q 2009-08-22: vessels and craft of any and all motive power whatsoever
Q 2008-09-28: Das dichte.....fein gezeichnete Motive
A 2008-04-08: ddr is absolutely right there; also: obvious, most likely motive
A 2008-04-08: most obvious motive
A 2007-11-19: auf Ehelichkeit / Legitimität / Rechtmäßigkeit / Zulässigkeit gerichtete B...
A 2007-03-28: Motive, vertraute Bilder

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