motive
 noun
 móbil
EN The trouble is I can see no motive for you to have done it.
GL O problema é que non lle atopo un móbil.
 Fonte: TER (937)
motivo
EN Of all the people on the train, I alone had probably the best motive for killing him.
GL De tódalas persoas deste tren, era eu probablemente a que máis motivos tiña para o matar.
Fonte: ASA (5162)
razón
EN One exercise could involve asking the children to explain why the characters in the comic strip behave as they do and to compare each side's motives with those of their adversaries.
GL O exercicio consistirá en somete-lo contido da historieta a un aclarador interrogatorio. Procurarase que o alumno explique as razóns que motivan o comportamento dos protagonistas para confrontalas coas dos seus antagonistas.
Fonte: C12 (1590)
intención
EN In 1968, I, like other chefs, didn't want to do traditional cuisine anymore, although we didn't have any "political" ulterior motives.
GL Daquela, nin en nin outros cociñeiros queriamos xa facer unha cociña clásica, sen ningún cálculo nin segunda intención de carácter "político".
Fonte: C26 (1432)
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