"motif" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The titles themselves are generic, that is they evoke motifs associated with them rather than any specific references.
- Olmec motifs associated with the were-jaguar include a cleft on the head or headdress, a headband, and cross-bars.
- The mask has since become one of the popular motifs associated with the Carnival of Venice.
- This early spring festival has several motifs associated with it, elongated diamonds and clam shells among them.
- The peony became a masculine motif, associated with a devil-may-care attitude and disregard for consequence.
- A motif thematically associated with a person, place, or idea is called a leitmotif.
- Nowadays, the elaborate dolls are saved and put on display, and restaurants present their food with motifs associated with the festival.
- Richard Wagner popularized the concept of a leitmotif: a motif or melody associated with a certain idea, person or place.
- Headless figures are one of the best known motifs associated with Ms. Abakanowicz's distinguished career.
- His model is clearly Teutonic: the orchestra assumes a role of Wagnerian importance, developing the motifs associated with characters and events.
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