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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmotivação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: motivação
"A motivação dele para vencer é inegável."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
"He has no clear motivation for his strange behavior."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'motivation' originates from the Latin 'motivus', meaning 'causing motion', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the early 20th century. Its meaning has shifted from a focus on physical movement to encompass psychological drives and incentives.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Motivation" is said worldwide
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motivation
Transliteration: motivation
"Sa motivation pour le travail est évidente."
Motivation
Transliteration: Motivation
"Seine Motivation für das Projekt ist sehr hoch."
motivazione
Transliteration: motivazione
"La sua motivazione è fondamentale per il successo."
motivación
Transliteration: motivación
"Necesito un poco de motivación para estudiar hoy."
motivação
Transliteration: motivação
"A motivação dele para vencer é inegável."
प्रेरणा
Transliteration: prernā
"सफलता के लिए प्रेरणा बहुत जरूरी है।"
动机
Transliteration: dòngjī
"他这样做的动机是什么？"
동기
Transliteration: donggi
"성공을 위한 동기가 필요하다."
モチベーション
Transliteration: mochibēshon
"彼には仕事に対するモチベーションがない。"
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