I haven't got a clue

they haven't (got) a clue — (incompetent) non ne sanno niente; (unsuspecting) non sospettano nulla

they haven't (got) a clue — (incompetent) non ne sanno niente; (unsuspecting) non sospettano nulla

not have a clue — keine Ahnung haben (ugs.)

to find a/the clue to sth — den Schlüssel zu etw finden

I'll give you a clue — ich gebe dir einen Tipp

not have a clue — keine Ahnung haben (ugs.)

not to have a clue — (colloq) (not know, be incompetent) no tener* ni (la más mínima or la menor) idea (fam)

I haven't a clue * — no tengo ni idea

to clue sb up * — informar a algn

not to have a clue — (colloq) (not know, be incompetent) no tener* ni (la más mínima or la menor) idea (fam)

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

my idea of Ireland — la idea que yo tengo or me hago de Irlanda

to put ideas in o into somebody's head, to give somebody ideas — meterle ideas en la cabeza a alguien

the idea is to sell it — la idea or el plan es venderlo

• it wouldn't be a bad idea to paint it — no le vendría mal pintarlo

• whose bright idea was it to come this way? — iro ¿quién ha tenido la bonita or feliz idea de venir por aquí? *

• you'll have to buck up your ideas — tendrás que menearte

• the idea never entered my head — ni se me pasó esa idea por la cabeza

• to get an idea for a novel — encontrar una idea para una novela

don't go getting ideas — (=build up one's hopes) no te hagas ilusiones; (=be presumptuous) no se te ocurra

• to get used to the idea of sth — hacerse a la idea de algo

• to give sb ideas — meter ideas en la cabeza a algn

• good idea! — ¡buena idea!

• to have an idea — tener una idea

• he hit on the idea of painting it red — se le ocurrió pintarlo de rojo

• to put ideas into sb's head — meter ideas en la cabeza a algn

• the very idea!, what an idea! — ¡qué ocurrencias!

• have you any idea how ridiculous you look? — ¿tienes idea de lo ridículo que estás?

• I haven't the foggiest idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea

• what(ever) gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste eso?

• to get an idea of sth — hacerse una idea de algo

• you're getting the idea — (=understanding) estás empezando a comprender; (=getting the knack) estás cogiendo el tino or truco

• I haven't the least idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea

• I've no idea! — ¡ni idea!

I had no idea that... — no tenía ni idea or la menor idea de que...

• I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea

• he has some idea of French — tiene algo de idea de francés

she has some odd ideas about how to bring up children — tiene unas ideas muy raras or una opinión muy rara de cómo criar a los niños

• it wasn't my idea of a holiday — no era la idea que yo tengo de unas vacaciones

• if that's your idea of fun — si eso es lo que tú entiendes por diversión

• to have an idea that... — tener la impresión de que...

the whole idea of this trip was to relax — la única intención or idea del viaje era relajarse

we went with the idea of meeting new people — fuimos con la intención or idea de conocer a gente nueva

• what's the big idea? * — ¿a qué viene eso? *

• can you give me a rough idea of how many you want? — ¿puede darme una idea aproximada de cuántos quiere?

my idea of Ireland — la idea que yo tengo or me hago de Irlanda

to put ideas in o into somebody's head, to give somebody ideas — meterle ideas en la cabeza a alguien

eine Áhnung von etw vermitteln — to give an idea of sth

keine Áhnung (davon) haben, dass/wie/was etc — to have no idea that/how/what etc

keine Áhnung! (inf) — no idea! (inf), I haven't a clue! (inf)

er hat keine blasse or nicht die geringste Áhnung — he hasn't a clue or the foggiest (inf), he hasn't the faintest idea (inf)

hast du eine Áhnung, wo er sein könnte? — have you any or an idea where he could be?

hast du eine Áhnung! (iro inf) — a (fat) lot you know (about it)! (inf), that's what YOU know (about it)!

eine Ahnung haben, dass... — have a feeling or hunch that...

eine Ahnung haben, dass... — have a feeling or hunch that...

je ne pige rien à l'informatique — I haven't got a clue (colloq) about computing

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées — ( dans l'immédiat) to gather one's thoughts; ( à long terme) to order one's thoughts

avoir de la suite dans les idées — ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred

va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!

reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether

on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris

si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!