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Detailed Translations for motives from English to Swedish

motives:


motives form of motive:

motive [the ~] noun

  1. the motive (cause; reason; immediate cause)
    anledning; orsak; grund
  2. the motive (cause)
    grund; motiv; orsak
  3. the motive (design; pattern; drawing)
    formgivning; design

Translation Matrix for motive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anledning cause; immediate cause; motive; reason
design design; drawing; motive; pattern design; styling
formgivning design; drawing; motive; pattern designs and models
grund cause; immediate cause; motive; reason base; foundation; ground; soil
motiv cause; motive causes; motives; points of departure; principles; reasons; starting points
orsak cause; immediate cause; motive; reason cause; immediate cause; reason
- motif; motivation; need
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- motivating; motivative; motor
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bevekelsegrund inducement; motive
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
grund fordable; shallow

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Related Definitions for "motive":

  1. impelling to action1
    • motive pleas1
  2. causing or able to cause motion1
    • a motive force1
    • motive power1
  3. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior1
    • he acted with the best of motives1
  4. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration1
  5. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music1

Wiktionary Translations for motive:

motive
noun
  1. a cause to commit a crime

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
motive motiv Motiv — der Anreiz oder Grund für eine Handlung, speziell für eine Straftat
motive motiv; motivsfär Motivik — Die Gesamtzahl aller Motive, z.B. in einem künstlerischen Werk