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1 Hintergedanke
m negativer: ulterior motive; ohne Hintergedanken auch quite innocently; mein Hintergedanke dabei war... what was at the back of my mind was...* * *Hịn|ter|ge|dan|kemulterior motive* * *Hin·ter·ge·dan·kem ulterior motiveich kann mir kaum vorstellen, dass sie ohne \Hintergedanken auf einmal so zuvorkommend ist I can't imagine that she can be so obliging without [having] an ulterior motive* * *der ulterior motiveeinen Hintergedanken bei etwas haben — have an ulterior motive for something
* * *Hintergedanke m negativer: ulterior motive;ohne Hintergedanken auch quite innocently;mein Hintergedanke dabei war … what was at the back of my mind was …* * *der ulterior motive -
2 Nebengedanke
m1. secondary consideration; es war nur ein Nebengedanke auch it was just a thought that occurred to me2. (Hintergedanke) ulterior motive* * *Ne|ben|ge|dan|kemulterior motive* * *1. secondary consideration;2. (Hintergedanke) ulterior motive* * *f.secondary object n. -
3 hintersinnig
Adj. Geschichte etc.: with a deeper ( oder hidden) meaning; hintersinniger Gedanke oder hintersinnige Absicht ulterior motive; hintergründig* * *hịn|ter|sin|nigadjcryptic* * *hin·ter·sin·nigadj with a deeper [or profound] meaningeine \hintersinnige Bemerkung a profound [or subtle] remark, a remark with a deeper meaning; (Bemerkung mit verschleierter Gemeinheit) a veiled remarkmanchmal ist er sehr \hintersinnig sometimes he's very profoundein \hintersinniger Sinn für Humor a subtle sense of humour [or AM -or]* * ** * ** * * -
4 Nebenabsicht
f secondary objective; (Hintergedanke) ulterior motive* * *Ne|ben|ab|sichtfsecondary aim or objective* * * -
5 Hintergedanke
Hin·ter·ge·dan·ke multerior motive;ich kann mir kaum vorstellen, dass sie ohne \Hintergedanken auf einmal so zuvorkommend ist I can't imagine that she can be so obliging without [having] an ulterior motive -
6 Hintergedanke
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7 Hintergedanke
m1. hidden agenda2. ulterior motive
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Ulterior motive — Ulterior Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Ulterior — Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ulterior aim — Ulterior Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ulterior object — Ulterior Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English