Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza is said to have written the play in order to cure his daughter Luisa of her infatuation for a worthy but impecunious suitor; but in addition to this motive his purpose is obviously to entertain.

*picarle la * be bothered by *mostrar* show *motivo* m. motive, reason *muchacha* f. girl *mucho* much; pl.

mortal, deadly MOSTRAR v. to show, to prove, to demonstrate MOTIVO m. cause, reason, motive MUEBLE m. piece of furniture MUELLE m. wharf, pier, quay MUERTE f. death MUESTRA f. example, sample MUJER f.

Que se vaya; que no disguste por mí á sus padres; que no pierda sus estudios; que no motive un escándalo cuando se sepa que vino por mí y que yo soy una malvada, provocativa, seductora, quién sabe ...

=fuente=, fountain, source =fuerte=, strong, fast, firm =fuerza motriz=, motive power =fugitivo= loose (colours) =fulano=, so and so =funcionar de, proceder (como)=, to act as =fundar=,

=inmotivado= without motive, ungrounded.

=motivo= motive.

=motivo= m motive, reason (=para, de=, for; =para que, por que=, why), grounds; =con = on account.

=por= by, for, because of, for 's sake, out of (as motive), through, in the course of, on, over, at; before adv.

=motivo= m. motive, reason, cause.

#motivo#, m. motive, cause, source.

No conocía ningún detalle de la vida civilizada, y cada cosa que saltaba ante mi vista era un motive de sorpresa.

The gossips of Madrid attributed the murder to Olivares, giving as his motive his hatred and fear of Villamediana.

fly =mosquito= m. mosquito =motivo= m. motive =mover=, =moverse= to move =moveré= 1 sing.

" We may say further that Lope, with no motive to deceive or shield himself, for he seems to have almost sought to give publicity to his licentiousness, was faithful in the discharge of his religious offices, evincing therein a fervor and devotion quite exemplary.

=motivo=, m., motive.

Ce qui me motive, c'est que tout est à faire, sur la toile.

" [20.3] =porque... se prestase.= The use of the subjunctive after porque (which ordinarily requires the indicative) shows that the reason given is rather a suggestion of the speaker's or a motive than a definite logical cause.

=motivo=, m., motive, occasion.

, groundless, without motive, incomprehensible, =121=, 18.

=motivo=, m., motive, reason; =con motivo de=, =1=, 10, on the occasion of.

=motivo=, m., motive.

Del Xabón se dice q.ᵉ den dos panes p.ʳ un real; y debe advertirse q.ᵉ del de á 7 r.ˢ peso pues lo hacen de 6 y hasta de 5½. A las lentejas y demás Miniestras ultra-marinas ó de fuera del país, no parece que se les deba regular precio por mayor, y ni aún á las de la tierra, y no sabe el Fiel Executor q.ᵉ razón motive regularlo á estas, y no al Trigo q.ᵉ es de mayor necesidad, y más fácil de saberse su abundancia ó escasez.

La luz de la vela o mecha que está ardiendo se oscurece de un momento a otro sin causal ostensible que la motive, cuando el alma de alguna persona de la casa, que debe morir, se coloca entre la luz y la vista de los espectadores.

Count Witte and Grand Duke Nicholas were determined that the Emperor should sign the manifesto, a thing which he was reluctant to do, not because he clung to his privileges as autocrat of all the Russias, though I know that this is the motive still attributed to him by almost all the world.