motivo

Meaning

Noun

reason, ground, motive

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of motivar

Concepts

motive

reason

motif

cause

occasion

sake

theme

basis

reasoning

inducement

subject

ground

matter

score

pretext

motivation

need

grounds

leitmotif

leitmotiv

bloc

centerline

idea

intellection

keynote

thought

enchesoun

Hyphenated as

mo‧ti‧vo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moˈtibo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin motīvus.

Sentences

La investigación criminal es un motivo característico de sus obras .

Criminal investigation is a characteristic motive of his works.

Por tal motivo , el sumergible pasó a reserva , previa su radiación .

For this reason, the submersible was placed in reserve, after being irradiated.