La motivación
Example: La motivación es clave para alcanzar tus metas personales.
Definition
"La motivación" refers to the internal drive or reason behind a person's actions and behaviors, especially when striving to achieve personal goals or fulfill needs. It is the mental or emotional force that encourages effort and persistence in various tasks.
Etymology
The term "la motivación" comes from the Latin word 'motivus,' meaning 'moving' or 'causing motion.' It was adopted into Spanish as 'motivación,' reflecting the idea of something that moves a person to act. Did you know? The concept of motivation has been studied extensively in psychology since the early 20th century.
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"La motivación" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 3", containing 113 commonly used words.
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