Summary
motive {noun}
beweegreden · drijfveer · term · motief · aanleiding
Synonyms
motive: motivation · need · motif
English-Dutch translation for "motive"
"motive" Dutch translation
motive {noun}
motive {noun} (also: reason, account)
Second question: what are the motives lying behind this reform of the olive oil COM?
What is the motive which causes people to carry out such action or to invest money in it?
The primary motive of much organised crime is financial crime.
We should all recall that the primary motive of organised crime is financial gain.
Proximity brings with it responsibility, and I believe that this has also been an important motive for the rapporteur.
At this hour, Tampa police do not have a motive and no arrests have been made.
I am convinced that the economic motive is out of place here.
Revenge is not a valid motive, it's an emotional response.
The primary motive for the enlargement of the European Union is that it will extend the stability zone.
However, the Dutch polder landscape can also form a topographical motive for a driving ban, for example.
motive {noun} (also: occasion, inducement, matter)
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "motive":
© Princeton Universitymotivation · need · motif
Usage examples
Usage examples for "motive" in Dutch
Similar words
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