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1 motive force / motive power
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2 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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3 fuerza
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar) \ \
fuerza es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: forzar fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo 1 ( obligar) to force 2 3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino 1 no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength; tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms; agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly; empuja con fuerza push hard; le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him; recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back; gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might; fuerza de voluntad willpower 2 ( violencia) force; fuerza bruta brute force 3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force; las fuerzas armadas the armed forces; las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police; fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity 4 ( en locs)◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence (obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity (con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity ' fuerza' also found in these entries: Spanish: aflojar - agarrar - ánimo - boca - camisa - cerrarse - débil - decaer - declinar - demostración - descafeinada - descafeinado - enfriar - estrujar - fenomenal - flaquear - forzar - fuerte - garra - gravedad - impulso - incapaz - me - menos - motor - motriz - poder - remolque - renegar - resistencia - reunir - sonora - sonoro - tirar - Titán - toro - voluntad - alarde - apretar - arrollador - bloque - capitán - ceder - chaleco - comunicar - fortificar - maña - siniestro - someter - vigor English: act - apply - arm - blow over - bluster - bodily - bolster - brawn - burn - constraint - decrease - deterrent - display - draw - driving force - drum - dynamic - force - forcible - forcibly - G-force - gain - gale - gather - grit - hard - hp - hustle - jam - jam in - juggernaut - might - motive - muscle - necessarily - peacekeeping - plonk - power - pull - punch - ram - rule out - sanction - sap - shall - shoot out - shoot up - show - spent - straitjacket -
4 motor
'məutə
1. noun(a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power: a washing-machine has an electric motor; (also adjective) a motor boat/vehicle.) motor
2. verb(to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) ir en coche- motorist- motorize
- motorise
- motorcade
- motorway
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- motor car
- motorcyclist
motor n motor
motor 1
◊ - triz, motor -tora adjetivomotor ( before n)
motor 2 sustantivo masculino 1 (Tec) engine; 2 ( impulsor) driving force
motor, motriz adjetivo motor
fuerza motriz, driving/ motive/propelling force
motor sustantivo masculino
1 (de combustible) engine (eléctrico) motor
motor de arranque, starter (motor)
motor de explosión, internal-combustion engine
motor de reacción, jet engine ➣ Ver nota en engine 2 fig (propulsor, fuerza motriz) el motor de la Historia, the driving force of History ' motor' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahogarse - amaraje - borda - DGT - echar - enloquecer - escudería - fallo - fiable - forzar - fueraborda - motricidad - motriz - reacción - reactor - salirse - salón - tiempo - vuelo - acelerar - adaptar - afinar - aflojar - agarrotar - ahogar - alimentación - alimentar - apagado - apagar - arrancar - atascar - automotor - automovilismo - automovilístico - calar - calentar - caminar - carburar - cargar - chingar - chorro - cilindro - culata - desarmar - detonación - económico - eléctrico - encender - enfriar - escobilla English: burn out - check - combustion engine - conk out - crank - cut out - die - diesel engine - engine - engine driver - fume - gliding - hang-gliding - horsepower - inboard - internal-combustion engine - misfire - motor - motor racing - motor-car - outboard - powered - race - response - rev - seize up - speed up - starter - take apart - whine - coast - combustion - formula - jet - launch - out - pack - power - run - scooter - steamtr['məʊtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (engine) motor nombre masculino1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL motor,-ra2 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL motor,-ra, motriz\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmotor industry industria del automóvilmotor mechanic mecánico,-a de cochesmotor racing carreras nombre femenino plural de cochesmotor show salón nombre masculino del automóvilmotor trade sector nombre masculino del automóvilmotor vehicle vehículo a motormotor ['mo:t̬ər] vi: viajar en cochemotor n: motor madj.• motor adj.n.• automóvil s.m.• motor s.m.v.• ir en automóvil v.
I 'məʊtər, 'məʊtə(r)a) ( engine) motor mb) ( car) (BrE colloq) coche m, carro m (AmL exc CS), auto m (esp CS)
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adjective (before n)1) (Auto, Mech Eng) <parts/spares> de automóvil; < mechanic> de automóvilesmotor racing — carreras fpl automovilísticas
motor show — salón m del automóvil
motor vehicle — (vehículo m) automóvil m (frml)
2) ( Physiol) <neuron/nerve> motor [The feminine of motor is motriz or motora]['mǝʊtǝ(r)]1. N1) (=engine) motor m2) * (=car) coche m, automóvil m, carro m (LAm), auto m (esp LAm)2.VI † ir en coche etc3.ADJ (=giving motion) [nerve, muscle] motor (fem: motora/motriz) ; (=motorized) automóvil4.CPDmotor accident N — accidente m de circulación
motor home N — autocaravana f
motor industry N — industria f automovilística
motor insurance N — seguro m de automóvil
motor launch N — lancha f motora
motor mechanic N — mecánico(-a) m / f de automóviles
motor neurone disease, motor neuron disease N — esclerosis f lateral amiotrófica
motor racing N — (Sport) carreras fpl de coches, automovilismo m
motor racing track N — pista f de automovilismo, circuito m de automovilismo
motor scooter N — Vespa ® f, escúter m, motoneta f (LAm)
motor show N — feria f de automóviles
motor trade N —
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the motor trade — el sector automovilísticomotor transport N — transporte m rodado, transporte m motorizado
motor vehicle N — automóvil m
motor vessel N — motonave f
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I ['məʊtər, 'məʊtə(r)]a) ( engine) motor mb) ( car) (BrE colloq) coche m, carro m (AmL exc CS), auto m (esp CS)
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adjective (before n)1) (Auto, Mech Eng) <parts/spares> de automóvil; < mechanic> de automóvilesmotor racing — carreras fpl automovilísticas
motor show — salón m del automóvil
motor vehicle — (vehículo m) automóvil m (frml)
2) ( Physiol) <neuron/nerve> motor [The feminine of motor is motriz or motora]
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