Polyglot Dictionary

motif

/moʊˈtiːf/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
motifs

Meaning

  1. motivo (narrativo)

    • Water is a recurring motif in the novel.

      El agua es un motivo recurrente en la novela.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

motive

Worth distinguishing: both translate to the same Spanish word "motivo," but mean different things in English — "motif" is a recurring pattern in a story or artwork, "motive" is the reason behind a crime.

Similar in other languages

German

Motiv

Motiv is the German word for the same thing — both mean "motif."

French

mobile du crime

Close, figuratively — a (narrative) motif relates to a motive for a crime.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa motif?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Water is a recurring ___ in the novel.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a motif?

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