1. (a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
"it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme") 
theme, motif 
2. (a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration) 
motif, motive: : 
3. ( (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"
 "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it") 
theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea: : synonim: temat
4. (a rational motive for a belief or action
 "the reason that war was declared"
 "the grounds for their declaration") 
reason, ground: : synonim: powód
synonim: przyczyna
synonim: pobudka
synonim: racja
synonim: źródło
(postępowania) motive, reason
(w sztuce) motif
 n masc C motive
motif: ukryty ~ulterior motive
motive ~ zysku profit motive
m motive ~ ukryty ulterior motive ~ rozstrzygnięcia ratio decidendi ~ zysku profit motive ~y wyroku reasons for a judgment, grounds for a judgment
MOTIF
MOTIVE
REASON
SUBJECT
THEME
m motif; (bodziec) motive
motive
motif (pl. motives) 
moment
skin
cuase