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  1. motive:
  2. mote:
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  1. motiver:
  2. motivé:
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English

Detailed Translations for motive from English to French

motive:

motive [the ~] nomen

  1. the motive (cause; reason; immediate cause)
    la raison; la cause; la provocation; le motif; le fondement; le germe
  2. the motive (cause)
    la motivation; le motif; le mobile
  3. the motive (design; pattern; drawing)
    le dessin; le patron; le modèle; le motif

Translation Matrix for motive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cause cause; immediate cause; motive; reason bringing about; cause; causing
dessin design; drawing; motive; pattern city plan; draft; draughtsmanship; drawing; floor-plan; groundplan; map; marking; outline; plan; site plan; sketch; sketch of the situation; street map; synopses; town-map
fondement cause; immediate cause; motive; reason basic rule; basic thought; basis; foundation; fundamental idea; initial concept; principle; rule of life
germe cause; immediate cause; motive; reason germ; germule; seed; seeds
mobile cause; motive
modèle design; drawing; motive; pattern color scheme; die; document template; dress-model; example; guide; hand-out; leader; mannequin; matrix; mentor; model; mold; mould; pattern; prototype; sample; scheme; serial number; shape; specimen; stencil; template; template file; virtual machine template
motif cause; design; drawing; immediate cause; motive; pattern; reason item; pattern; principal theme; subject; subject matter; theme; topic
motivation cause; motive
patron design; drawing; motive; pattern Maecenas; benefactor; boss; captain; chief; clothes pattern; commander; commanding officer; contributor; director; do-gooder; donor; employer; foreman; front-rank man; guide; hand-out; head; holy person; leader; manager; managing director; master; mentor; model; paper pattern; patron; patron saint; pattern; pious person; principal; protector; saint; sea captain; stencil; superior; supporter; template; topdog
provocation cause; immediate cause; motive; reason alluring; begetting; bringing about; causing; challenge; effect; incitement; incitement to; instigation; instigation to; procreation; provocation; provoking; stirring up
raison cause; immediate cause; motive; reason apparition; brainpower; cause; fairness; frame of mind; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; humor; humour; immediate cause; intellect; intellectual powers; intelligence; judiciousness; mental capacity; moderation; mood; phantom; propriety; reason; reasonableness; right; seemliness; sense; specter; spectre; spook; suitability; temper; thought; wisdom
- motif; motivation; need
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- motivating; motivative; motor
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
modèle model
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- inducement
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
mobile loose; mobile; moveable; not tight; portable; transportable; untight

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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
adjective
  1. Relating to motion and/or to its cause
  2. causing motion
verb
  1. to prompt or incite
noun
  1. music: theme or subject
  2. arts: motif
  3. a cause to commit a crime
motive
noun
  1. Ce qui pousse à agir, ...
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• motive → motif ↔ Motiv — der Anreiz oder Grund für eine Handlung, speziell für eine Straftat

motive form of mote:

mote [the ~] nomen

  1. the mote
    le fossé

Translation Matrix for mote:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fossé mote castle-moat; ditch; fortification canal; fortress; furrow; groove; moat; rampart; slit; stronghold; trench
- atom; corpuscle; molecule; particle; speck
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bit

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Related Definitions for "mote":

  1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything1

Wiktionary Translations for mote:

mote
noun
  1. A small particle; a speck
mote
noun
  1. chimie|fr physique|fr composant de la matière, plus petite partie d'un corps simple pouvant se combiner avec une autre.

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French

Detailed Translations for motive from French to English

motive form of motiver:

motiver verb (motive, motives, motivons, motivez, )

  1. motiver (inciter; encourager; inciter à; )
    to motivate; to encourage; to stimulate
    • motivate verb (motivates, motivated, motivating)
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • stimulate verb (stimulates, stimulated, stimulating)
  2. motiver (encourager; stimuler; aggraver; )
    to stimulate; to encourage; to incite; to aggravate; to inspire; to motivate; encourage someone; motivate someone

Conjugations for motiver:

Présent
  1. motive
  2. motives
  3. motive
  4. motivons
  5. motivez
  6. motivent
imparfait
  1. motivais
  2. motivais
  3. motivait
  4. motivions
  5. motiviez
  6. motivaient
passé simple
  1. motivai
  2. motivas
  3. motiva
  4. motivâmes
  5. motivâtes
  6. motivèrent
futur simple
  1. motiverai
  2. motiveras
  3. motivera
  4. motiverons
  5. motiverez
  6. motiveront
subjonctif présent
  1. que je motive
  2. que tu motives
  3. qu'il motive
  4. que nous motivions
  5. que vous motiviez
  6. qu'ils motivent
conditionnel présent
  1. motiverais
  2. motiverais
  3. motiverait
  4. motiverions
  5. motiveriez
  6. motiveraient
passé composé
  1. ai motivé
  2. as motivé
  3. a motivé
  4. avons motivé
  5. avez motivé
  6. ont motivé
divers
  1. motive!
  2. motivez!
  3. motivons!
  5. motivé
  6. motivant
1. je, 2. tu, 3. il/elle/on, 4. nous, 5. vous, 6. ils/elles

Translation Matrix for motiver:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aggravate activer; aggraver; animer; attiser; encourager; inciter; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner accabler; aggraver; charger; importuner; s'aggraver
encourage activer; aggraver; aiguillonner; animer; attiser; aviver; encourager; exciter; inciter; inciter à; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner acclamer; activer; aiguillonner; aiguiser; animer; animer quelqu'un; applaudir; attiser; aviver; donner du courage; encourager; enflammer; enthousiasmer; exciter; exciter à; exhorter; favoriser; inciter; inciter à; inspirer; ovationner; presser; promouvoir; provoquer; ranimer; raviver; stimuler; tisonner; vivifier; éperonner; être l'instigateur de
encourage someone activer; aggraver; animer; attiser; encourager; inciter; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner
incite activer; aggraver; animer; attiser; encourager; inciter; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner acclamer; alimenter; allumer; ameuter; animer quelqu'un; applaudir; attiser; aviver; convier; donner du courage; encourager à; enthousiasmer; entrainer à; exciter; exciter à; favoriser; inciter; inciter à; inspirer; inviter; monter la tête à quelqu'un; ovationner; pousser à; presser; promouvoir; ranimer; s'empresser; semer la discorde; stimuler; vivifier; énerver
inspire activer; aggraver; animer; attiser; encourager; inciter; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner acclamer; animer; animer quelqu'un; applaudir; attiser; donner du courage; enthousiasmer; exciter; favoriser; inspirer; ovationner; promouvoir; ranimer; stimuler; suggérer; vivifier
motivate activer; aggraver; aiguillonner; animer; attiser; aviver; encourager; exciter; inciter; inciter à; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner
motivate someone activer; aggraver; animer; attiser; encourager; inciter; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner
stimulate activer; aggraver; aiguillonner; animer; attiser; aviver; encourager; exciter; inciter; inciter à; motiver; ranimer; stimuler; éperonner activer; aiguillonner; aiguiser; allumer; ameuter; animer; attiser; convier; encourager; encourager à; enflammer; exciter; inciter; inciter à; inviter; picoter; piquer; pousser en avant; presser; propulser; provoquer; raviver; s'empresser; stimuler; vivifier; éperonner; être l'instigateur de

Synonyms for "motiver":


Wiktionary Translations for motiver:

motiver
verb
  1. Apporter de la motivation
  2. Justifier par des motifs
  3. Servir de motif à
  4. apporter de la motivation.
motiver
verb
  1. to prompt or incite
  2. to encourage
  3. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• motiver → motivate ↔ motivieren — jemanden dazu bringen, sich aus eigenem Antrieb um etwas zu kümmern

émotive:


Synonyms for "émotive":


Wiktionary Translations for émotive:

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• émotive → emotive ↔ emotiv — Psychologie, fachsprachlich: emotional erregt; Gefühle enthaltend

motivé:

motivé adj

  1. motivé (fanatique; possédé; épris)
    motivated

Translation Matrix for motivé:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
motivated fanatique; motivé; possédé; épris

Synonyms for "motivé":


Wiktionary Translations for motivé:

motivé
adjective
  1. qui a de la motivation
motivé
adjective
  1. Enthusiastic; having motivation

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