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1 motive
'məutiv(something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason: What was his motive for murdering the old lady?) motivo- motivate- motivation
motive n motivotr['məʊtɪv]1 (reason) motivo2 SMALLLAW/SMALL móvil nombre masculino1 motor,-ra, motriz\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmotive force / motive power fuerza motrizprofit motive afán nombre masculino de lucroulterior motive motivo ocultomotive ['mo:t̬ɪv] adj: motormotive power: fuerza motrizmotive n: motivo m, móvil madj.• motivo, -a adj.• motor adj.• motriz adj.n.• causa s.f.• impulsión s.f.• motivo s.m.• móvil s.m.
I 'məʊtɪvnoun motivo m, móvil m (frml)
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['mǝʊtɪv]motive power — fuerza f motriz
1.N motivo m ; (for crime) móvil mwhat can his motive have been? — ¿qué motivos habrá tenido?
2.ADJ motor (fem: motora/motriz)3.CPDmotive power N — fuerza f motriz
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I ['məʊtɪv]noun motivo m, móvil m (frml)
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motive power — fuerza f motriz
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2 impeach
im'pi:(to accuse of a crime, especially to accuse a person who works for the government of a crime against the State.) acusar; procesartr[ɪm'piːʧ]2 formal use (question) poner en tela de juicioimpeach [ɪm'pi:ʧ] vt: destituir (a un funcionario) de su cargov.• acusar (Jurisprudencia) v.• capitular v.• censurar v.ɪm'piːtʃ1) ( Law) acusar a un alto cargo de delitos cometidos en el desempeño de sus funciones2) ( discredit) \<\<testimony/motives\>\> impugnar, poner* en tela de juicio; \<\<witness\>\> tachar[ɪm'piːtʃ]VT1) (=doubt) [+ character, motive] poner en tela de juicio; [+ witness] recusar2) [+ public official] (=accuse) acusar de prevaricación; (=try) procesar por prevaricación; [+ president] someter a un proceso de destitución* * *[ɪm'piːtʃ]1) ( Law) acusar a un alto cargo de delitos cometidos en el desempeño de sus funciones2) ( discredit) \<\<testimony/motives\>\> impugnar, poner* en tela de juicio; \<\<witness\>\> tachar -
3 suspect
1. sə'spekt verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) sospechar (de)2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) sospechar (de), desconfiar3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) sospechar; creer
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noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) sospechoso
3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) sospechoso; dudoso- suspicious
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suspect1 n sospechososuspect2 vb sospechar1 (suspicious) sospechoso,-a; (dubious, questionable) dudoso,-a1 (person) sospechoso,-a1 (believe guilty) sospechar de; (mistrust) recelar de, desconfiar de, dudar de■ surely you don't suspect me! ¡no puede ser que sospeches de mí!2 (think true) sospechar3 (suppose, guess) imaginarse, creersuspect [sə'spɛkt] vt1) distrust: dudar de2) : sospechar (algo), sospechar de (una persona)3) imagine, think: imaginarse, creersuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt, sə'spɛkt] adj: sospechoso, dudoso, cuestionablesuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt] n: sospechoso m, -sa fadj.• sospechoso, -a adj.n.• sospechoso s.m.v.• entrever v.• maliciar v.• sospechar v.• temer v.
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1. sə'spekt1)a) ( believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) ( believe to exist)b) suspected past p3) ( think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
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II 'sʌspekt
III 'sʌspektadjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad['sʌspekt]1.ADJ [person, package] sospechoso; [motives] dudoso, sospechoso; [testimony] dudoso2.N sospechoso(-a) m / fthe prime or chief suspect is the butler — el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? — ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects — (fig) los de siempre, los habituales
3. [sǝs'pekt]VT1) (=have suspicions about) [+ person] sospechar de; [+ plot] sospechar la existencia de2) (=believe)I suspect it's not paid for — sospecho que or me temo que no está remunerado
I suspect it may be true — tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
I suspected you weren't listening — me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much — ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba
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1. [sə'spekt]1)a) ( believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) ( believe to exist)b) suspected past p3) ( think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
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III ['sʌspekt]adjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad
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