Motive

"Motive" in Russian

дви́жущий

dvížuščij

(causing motion)

моти́в

motív

(a cause to commit a crime)

моти́в

motív

(music: theme or subject)

моти́в

motív

(arts: motif)

по́вод

póvod

(a cause to commit a crime)

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