Sentence examples of "motivo" in Spanish

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Él me insultó sin motivo. He insulted me without reason.
No hay ningún motivo de queja. There is no cause for complaint.
Nadie parecía tener un motivo para el asesinato. Nobody seemed to have a motive for the murder.
¿Cuál es el motivo de su viaje? What's the purpose of your trip?
Él se rio sin motivo. He laughed for no reason.
En muchos países, ser gay es motivo de encarcelamiento. In many countries, being gay is a cause for imprisonment.
En estos días, el motivo del matrimonio no es necesariamente puro. Toma como ejemplo a Jennifer. These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure. Take Jennifer for example.
¿Cuál es el motivo de su visita? What is the purpose of your visit?
Me insultó sin ningún motivo. He insulted me without any reason.
Ellos no han sido capaces todavía de entender cuál fue el motivo para que ella recurriera al crimen. They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime.
Por ningún motivo él se rio. He laughed for no reason.
Algunas personas discuten sin absolutamente ningún motivo. Some people quarrel for no reason at all.
¿Cuál es el motivo para aquella mentira? What is the reason for that lie?
¿Has sido operado antes? ¿Por qué motivo? Have you had surgery before? For what reason?
Sé el motivo, pero no puedo decírtelo. I know the reason, but I can't tell you.
No tienes absolutamente ningún motivo para quejarte por algo. You don't have a single reason to complain about anything.
El profesor le echó la bronca al alumno sin motivo alguno. The teacher scolded the student for no reason.
Nosotros creemos que el motivo de su éxito fué el trabajo duro. We think the reason for his success was because of hard work.
El motivo por el que fallaste es que no lo intentaste lo suficiente. The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
Tom no podía pensar en ninguna motivo por el que él no debiera quedarse. Tom could think of no reason why he shouldn't stay.
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