Meanings (ES + gloss)
motivo • móbil
Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best.
What would his motive be for burning down the cottage?
motivo
Alternative form of motif.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the flutes mimicking the cello motive.
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