Nos vino una idea

• 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

¡ven acá o aquí! — come (over) here!

•¿y todo esto a quéviene? — what's all this in aid of?

• hacer venir a algn, le hicieron venir desde Londres — they had him come (all the way) from London

• venir (a) por algn/algo — to come for sb/sth

¡enseguida o ahora vengo! — I'll be right back! *

la guerra y todo lo que vino después — the war and everything that happened o came afterwards

• la honestidad le viene de familia — honesty runs in her family

el abrigo te viene algo pequeño — the coat is rather small on o for you

este puesto de trabajo me viene grande o ancho — this job is beyond me, this job is too much for me

• venir bien, ¿te viene bien el sábado? — is Saturday all right for you?

eso vendrá bien para el invierno — that will come in handy for the winter *

me vendría bien una copita — I could do with a drink *

• venir mal, mañana me viene mal — tomorrow is inconvenient

lo peor está por venir — the worst is yet o still to come

yo no tenía dinero y el niño venga a pedir chucherías — I didn't have any money and my boy was always o forever asking for little treats

vino a parar o dar a la cárcel — he ended up in jail

• venir a ser, viene a ser 84 en total — it comes to 84 all together

viene a ser lo mismo — it comes to o amounts to the same thing

venía hecho polvo — *he was shattered *

-¡hasta luego! -¡venga! — "see you later!" - "O.K.!" o"right!"

-me ha tocado la lotería -¡venga ya! — "I've won the lottery" - "you're kidding! *"

¿a qué vino? — what did he come by o around for?

venir por or (Esp) a por alguien/algo — to come for somebody/something, come to pick somebody/something up

no vengas tarde — don't be late home o back

venir con algo: me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse; no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands; no me vengas con eso ahora don't give me that (colloq); y ahora viene con que necesita el doble — and now he says he needs double

me vino una gripe — I came o went down with flu

¿te viene bien a las ocho? — is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?

venirse abajo — persona to go to pieces; techo to fall in, collapse; estante to collapse; ilusiones to go up in smoke; proyectos to fall through

¿a qué vino? — what did he come by o around for?

venir por or (Esp) a por alguien/algo — to come for somebody/something, come to pick somebody/something up

no vengas tarde — don't be late home o back

venir con algo: me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse; no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands; no me vengas con eso ahora don't give me that (colloq); y ahora viene con que necesita el doble — and now he says he needs double

me vino una gripe — I came o went down with flu

¿te viene bien a las ocho? — is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?

venirse abajo — persona to go to pieces; techo to fall in, collapse; estante to collapse; ilusiones to go up in smoke; proyectos to fall through

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in