English-German translation for "ulterior motive"

"ulterior motive" German translation

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ulterior
[ʌlˈti(ə)riə(r)]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • entfernter, tiefer liegend, verdeckt, verheimlicht, im Hintergrund
    ulterior figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ulterior figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • ulterior motives
    Hintergedanken, Nebenabsichten
    ulterior motives
Motiv
[moˈtiːf]Neutrum | neuter n <Motivs; Motive>

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  • ein religiöses [politisches] Motiv
    a religious [political] motive (oder | orod impulse)
    ein religiöses [politisches] Motiv
  • edle Motive
    noble impulses
    edle Motive
  • aus welchen Motiven mag er das getan haben?
    what might his motives have been for doing that? what made him do that?
    aus welchen Motiven mag er das getan haben?
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  • motive
    Motiv Psychologie | psychologyPSYCH Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR
    drive
    Motiv Psychologie | psychologyPSYCH Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR
    need
    Motiv Psychologie | psychologyPSYCH Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR
    incentive
    Motiv Psychologie | psychologyPSYCH Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR
    Motiv Psychologie | psychologyPSYCH Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR
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  • motif
    Motiv Musik | musical termMUS
    theme
    Motiv Musik | musical termMUS
    Motiv Musik | musical termMUS
  • motif
    Motiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST Literatur | literatureLIT
    subject
    Motiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST Literatur | literatureLIT
    Motiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST Literatur | literatureLIT
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unedel
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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  • ignoble
    unedel Verhalten etc literarisch | literaryliter
    unedel Verhalten etc literarisch | literaryliter
  • base
    unedel Interessen etc
    mean
    unedel Interessen etc
    unedel Interessen etc
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  • aus unedlen Motiven
    out of base motives
    aus unedlen Motiven
  • base
    unedel Metalle
    unedel Metalle
motive
[ˈmoutiv]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Motivneuter | Neutrum n
    motive
    Beweggrundmasculine | Maskulinum m
    motive
    Antriebmasculine | Maskulinum m
    motive
    motive
  • motive → see „motif
    motive → see „motif
  • Urhebermasculine | Maskulinum m
    motive originator obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    motive originator obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Ursachefeminine | Femininum f
    motive cause obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    motive cause obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Vorschlagmasculine | Maskulinum m
    motive proposal obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    motive proposal obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • motive syn → see „goad
    motive syn → see „goad
  • motive → see „impulse
    motive → see „impulse
  • motive → see „incentive
    motive → see „incentive
  • motive → see „inducement
    motive → see „inducement
  • motive → see „spring
    motive → see „spring
  • motive → see „spur
    motive → see „spur
motive
[ˈmoutiv]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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motive
[ˈmoutiv]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <usually | meistmeistpassive voice | passiv passiv>

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  • (einem Kunstwerk) ein Motiv zugrundelegen
    motive base on a motif
    motive base on a motif
motivational
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • Motiv…
    motivational
    motivational
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  • Motivational Interviewing (technique) psychology | PsychologiePSYCH
    motivierende Gesprächsführung
    Motivational Interviewing (technique) psychology | PsychologiePSYCH
  • motivational research
    Motivforschung (in der Werbung)
    motivational research
motivated
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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motivity
[moˈtiviti; -əti]noun | Substantiv s

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motivation
noun | Substantiv s

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  • Motivierungfeminine | Femininum f
    motivation reason
    Begründungfeminine | Femininum f
    motivation reason
    motivation reason
  • Anregungfeminine | Femininum f
    motivation inducement
    motivation inducement
respectable
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • a respectable sum
    eine beachtliche Summe
    a respectable sum
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  • from respectable motives
    aus ehrbaren Motiven
    from respectable motives
respectable
noun | Substantiv susually | meist meistplural | Plural pl

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