mobile du crime

/mɔ.bil dy kʁim/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les mobiles du crime

Meaning

  1. motive for the crime

    • La police cherche encore le mobile du crime.

      The police are still looking for the motive for the crime.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

motivation

Close — both relate to the reason behind an act, a motive and motivation.

Similar in other languages

English

motif

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

Practice

1 What does mobile du crime mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police cherche encore le ___ du crime.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mobile du crime?

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