German-English translation for "Hauptmotiv"

"Hauptmotiv" English translation

Hauptmotiv
Neutrum | neuter n

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  • chief motif
    Hauptmotiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST
    principal
    Hauptmotiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST
    Hauptmotiv Kunst, Kunstgeschichte | art, history of artKUNST
  • chief (oder | orod main, central) motif
    Hauptmotiv Musik | musical termMUS Literatur | literatureLIT
    Hauptmotiv Musik | musical termMUS Literatur | literatureLIT
But was Swift right to see knavery as the main motive for unintelligibility?
Doch hatte Swift recht damit, Gaunerei als das Hauptmotiv für die Unverständlichkeit anzusehen?
Source: News-Commentary
In the past, the chief motive for migration was economic.
Früher waren wirtschaftliche Gründe das Hauptmotiv für Migration.
Source: News-Commentary
Nationalism has been the major motive force in the West since the beginning of the modern period.
Nationalismus war über die gesamte Moderne hinweg das Hauptmotiv westlichen Handelns.
Source: News-Commentary
These must be the main motives for us to devise a common energy policy as a matter of urgency.
Dies sollte für uns das Hauptmotiv sein, um dringend eine gemeinsame Energiepolitik auszuarbeiten.
Source: Europarl
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