motiv
1. nagib, motiv, potreba
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior [psihična lastnost, ki vzbuja organizem k delovanju proti želenemu cilju; razlog za dejanje; tisto, kar daje namen in usmerjenost vedenju]
2. motiv
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music [tema, ki se ponavlja ali se razvija v glasbenem delu]
3. motiv, tema
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work [pojem, ki povezuje literarno ali umetniško delo in se pogosto ponavlja]
4. motiv
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration [oblikovanje ali figura, ki vsebuje ponavljajoče se oblike ali barve, kot npr. v arhitekturi ali okrasju]