English-German translation for "ulterior"

"ulterior" German translation

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

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entfernter, tiefer liegend, verdeckt, verheimlicht jenseitig, jenseits liegend folgend, später folgend, zukünftig, ferner, weiter, sonstig im Hintergrund anderweitig
  • entfernter, tiefer liegend, verdeckt, verheimlicht, im Hintergrund
    ulterior figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ulterior figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • ulterior motives
    Hintergedanken, Nebenabsichten
    ulterior motives
Wir müssen einen gemeinsamen Kampf führen, loyal und ohne Hintergedanken.
The struggle to be carried out must be collective, loyal and free from ulterior motives.
Source: Europarl
Sie ist frei von jedweden politischen Hintergedanken.
It is stripped of any ulterior political motive.
Source: Europarl
Böswillige könnten meinen, Europa geißele sich selbst.
Those with ulterior motives might say that Europe is engaging in self-flagellation.
Source: Europarl
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