ett motiv

motiv in a sentence

• en målning med motiv från skärgården
  a painting depicting a scene from the archipelago
• det finns starka motiv (för) att bygga ut hamnen
  there are obvious reasons for expanding the harbour
• motivet till regeringens avslag är inte känt
  the motive behind the Government's rejection is unknown

Questions

Similar words

syfteavsiktskäl

Origin

From French motif, attested from 1622.

Nearby common words

motiv is number 2,318 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 2,314klädd dressed
• 2,315lysande shining, spectacular
• 2,316ho trough
• 2,317moder mother, mother (as in Mother Theresa, Mother Earth, etc.)
• 2,319skrik yell, cry
• 2,320närmaste nearest, closest
• 2,321ordförande a chairman; chairperson, a president (in the European Union)
• 2,322vikt weight, importance