motivo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grounds noun Reasons or justification for something.
- motif noun A recurring idea, image, or element that runs through a work of art, music, or literature.
- motive noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").
- trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
Senses
motivo is used for these senses in English:
- grounds (legal) Basis or justification for something.
- motif (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
- motive (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
- point A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
- sake purpose or end; reason
- trope (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
grounds — full definition
- noun Reasons or justification for something.
- noun The land surrounding a building, such as a garden or estate.
- noun The solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, especially coffee.
motif — full definition
- noun A recurring idea, image, or element that runs through a work of art, music, or literature.
- noun A repeated decorative shape or pattern used in design.