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mobile

motive

noun moh-BEEL Rare

Also means

mobile phone

Usage Note

Mobile as a noun most often means a motive (especially in crime contexts: le mobile du crime — the motive for the crime) or a mobile phone (mon mobile). As an adjective it means movable or mobile. The noun is masculine in both senses.

Examples

"La police cherche le mobile du crime."

Natural Translation

The police are looking for the motive for the crime.

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