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1 motivar
v.1 to motivate (to encourage).Sus comentarios motivan a Ricardo Her comments motivate Richard.2 to cause, to provoke, to draw forth, to give a reason for.Su pereza motivó el despido His laziness caused the dismissal.* * *1 (causar) to cause, give rise to2 (estimular) to motivate* * *verb1) to motivate2) cause* * *VT1) (=estimular) to motivate2) (=causar) to causeun retraso motivado por circunstancias ajenas a su voluntad — a delay caused by circumstances beyond his control
3) (=explicar) to justify, explainmotivó su decisión con razonamientos muy válidos — she had some very sound reasons to justify her decision
* * *verbo transitivo1) ( impulsar) to motivate¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?
2) ( causar) to bring aboutel factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat
* * *= cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex. It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( impulsar) to motivate¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?
2) ( causar) to bring aboutel factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat
* * *= cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex: It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.* * *motivar [A1 ]vtA (estimular) to motivateno está nada motivada en ese trabajo that job doesn't motivate her at all, she doesn't feel at all motivated in her jobB1(causar): este fue el principal factor que motivó su derrota this was the main cause of o the principal reason for his defeatesto ha motivado la subida de precios this has brought about o given rise to the price increase2 (impulsar) to motivatemotivado por deseos de venganza motivated by revenge o feelings of revenge¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?* * *
motivar ( conjugate motivar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to motivate;
¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
2 ( causar) to bring about, cause
motivar verbo transitivo
1 (provocar) to cause
2 (animar) to motivate
' motivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinar
English:
ability
- motivate
- provoke
* * *♦ vt1. [causar] to cause;la tormenta motivó el aplazamiento del concierto the storm caused the concert to be postponed2. [estimular] to motivate;un incentivo así no me motiva nada I'm not at all motivated by an incentive like that;la desesperada situación lo motivó a emigrar the desperate situation caused him to emigrate♦ See also the pronominal verb motivarse* * *v/t motivate* * *motivar vt1) causar: to cause2) impulsar: to motivate* * *motivar vb1. (causar) to cause2. (incentivar) to motivate
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