- ulterior motives
- Pol. arrière-pensées; desseins secrets; objectifs inavoués; calculs; fam. idées derrière la tête
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
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ulterior motive — UK [ʌlˌtɪəriə(r) ˈməʊtɪv] US [ʌlˌtɪriər ˈmoʊtɪv] noun [countable] [singular ulterior motive plural ulterior motives] if you have an ulterior motive for doing something, you do it partly because you think you will get some advantage from doing it … Useful english dictionary
ulterior — (adj.) 1640s, from L. ulterior more distant, further, comparative of *ulter beyond (see ULTRA (Cf. ultra )). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735 … Etymology dictionary
ulterior — adjective ulterior motives/purpose etc reasons for doing something that you deliberately hide in order to get an advantage for yourself: In some countries, Peace Corps volunteers were suspected of having ulterior motives, such as spying for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ulterior motive — UK [ʌlˌtɪərɪə(r) ˈməʊtɪv] / US [ʌlˌtɪrɪər ˈmoʊtɪv] noun [countable] Word forms ulterior motive : singular ulterior motive plural ulterior motives if you have an ulterior motive for doing something, you do it partly because you think you will get… … English dictionary
ulterior — ulteriorly, adv. /ul tear ee euhr/, adj. 1. being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives. 2. coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further: ulterior action. 3. lying beyond or outside of some… … Universalium
ulterior — /ʌlˈtɪəriə / (say ul tearreeuh) adjective 1. being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives. 2. coming at a subsequent time or stage: ulterior action. 3. being or situated beyond, or on the farther side:… …
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ulterior — adjective Etymology: Latin, farther, further, comparative of *ulter situated beyond, from uls beyond; akin to Latin ollus, ille, that one, Old Irish indoll beyond Date: 1646 1. a. further, future b. more distant ; remoter c. situated on the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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