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1 have not the slightest idea

Математика: не иметь ни малейшего понятия (what, that (...))

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have not the slightest idea
2 idea

n

1) ідея, думка

basic idea — основна думка

fixed idea — настирлива ідея

in idea — теоретично, за ідеєю

what an idea! — що за думка!, чудова ідея!

2) поняття; уявлення

I have not the slightest idea of it — не маю ніякого уявлення про це

3) план, намір, задум, думка, гадка

to cherish an idea — виношувати задум

that's the idea! — це саме те, що потрібно!

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n

1) ідея, думка

2) уявлення, поняття

3) погляд, переконання

4) враження, припущення, здогад

5) план, намір, задум

6) спосіб мислення

7) фiлoc. ідея; архетип

8) мyз. тема

in idea — теоретично

English-Ukrainian dictionary > idea
3 idea

[aɪ'dɪə]
n

1) іде́я

2) поня́ття; уя́влення

I have not the slightest idea — я не ма́ю нія́кого уя́влення

3) ду́мка, га́дка, за́дум

the idea of it! — поду́мати ті́льки!

what an idea! — що за фанта́зія!

English-Ukrainian transcription dictionary > idea
4 have no idea of smth.

(have no (или not the slightest) idea of smth.)

не иметь никакого, ни малейшего представления о чём-л

Farrish knows something of armored warfare, of pincers and stuff like that - but he has no idea of how the human mind functions. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 5) — Фарриш, бесспорно, кое-что понимает в танковых атаках, "клещах" и прочем, но о человеческой психике он не имеет ни малейшего представления.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > have no idea of smth.
5 idea

idea n

1 ( suggestion) idée f ; a good idea une bonne idée ; it was Sophie's idea to sell the car c'est Sophie qui a eu l'idée de vendre la voiture ; he came up with ou hit on the idea of buying a farm l'idée lui est venue d'acheter une ferme ; to be full of ideas avoir plein d'idées ;

2 ( plan) idée f ; to have some vague idea of doing avoir dans l'idée de faire ; it's a good idea to take a raincoat c'est une bonne idée d'emporter un imperméable ; to put an idea into sb's head mettre une idée dans la tête de qn ; don't start getting ideas! ne commence pas à te faire des idées! ; you can get ou put that idea out of your head! il n'en est pas question! ;

3 ( thought) idée f (about, on sur) ; what are your ideas on this portrayal? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette interprétation? ;

4 (concept, notion) conception f ; he's got strange ideas about women/education il a une drôle de conception des femmes/de l'enseignement ; you've got a funny idea of loyalty tu as une drôle de conception de la loyauté ; if that's your idea of good work/of a joke… si c'est ça que tu appelles du bon travail/une plaisanterie… ; a hamburger isn't my idea of a good meal un hamburger n'est pas vraiment ce que j'appelle un bon repas ;

5 ( impression) impression f ; to give sb the idea that donner à qn l'impression que (+ indic) ; he's got the idea that everybody is lying to him il a l'impression que tout le monde lui ment ; whatever gave you thatidea! qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille! ;

6 ( knowledge) idée f ; do you have any idea how/where etc…? as-tu une idée sur la manière dont/où etc…? ; I have no idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to have no idea why/how etc ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment etc ; to have an idea of how long it takes to do avoir une idée du temps qu'il faut pour faire ; he hadn't the slightest idea who I was il ne savait absolument pas qui j'étais ; he's 55? I had no idea! il a 55 ans? je ne savais pas! ; to have no idea of ou about n'avoir aucune idée de [price, time] ; I have no idea whether he's arrived or not je ne sais pas du tout s'il est arrivé ou non ; you've no idea how pleased I was! tu ne peux pas savoir combien j'étais content! ; I have a vague idea what you mean j'ai une idée de ce que tu veux dire ; what a funny idea! quelle drôle d'idée! ;

7 ( theory) idée f ; I've an idea that he might be lying j'ai dans l'idée qu'il ment ; he's got funny ideas on management il a de drôles d'idées sur la gestion ; I've got a pretty good idea who stole the money je crois bien savoir qui a volé l'argent ;

8 ( aim) but m ; the idea of a diet is to lose weight le but d'un régime est de perdre du poids ; that's the whole idea! c'est bien là tout le but ; what's the idea behind the offer? quel est le but de cette proposition? ;

9 ( gist) now I get the idea ah, maintenant je vois ; do you get the idea? tu vois? ; now you're getting the idea voilà, tu commences à comprendre ; that's the idea! c'est ça! ;

10 ( estimate) to give sb an idea of donner une idée à qn de [cost, price].

Idioms

the very idea! quelle idée! ; what's the big idea ○ ? qu'est-ce qui te prend ○ ?

Big English-French dictionary > idea
6 idea

idea [aɪˈdɪə]

noun

a. ( = thought, purpose) idée f

• whose idea was it to take this route? qui a eu l'idée de prendre cet itinéraire ?

• it wasn't my idea! ce n'est pas moi qui en ai eu l'idée !

• where did you get the idea that I wasn't well? où as-tu été chercher que je n'allais pas bien ?

• where did you get that idea? où est-ce que tu as pris cette idée ?

• what gave you the idea that I couldn't come? qu'est-ce qui t'a fait penser que je ne pourrais pas venir ?

• don't get any ideas! (inf) ce n'est pas la peine d'y penser !

• once he gets an idea into his head une fois qu'il s'est mis une idée en tête

• to put ideas into sb's head mettre des idées dans la tête de qn

• if that's your idea of fun si c'est ça que tu appelles t'amuser

• that's not my idea of a holiday ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle des vacances

b. ( = vague knowledge) idée f

• I've got some idea of what this is all about j'ai une vague idée de ce dont il s'agit

• have you any idea of what he meant to do? avez-vous idée de ce qu'il voulait faire ?

• I haven't the slightest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

• I had an idea that he'd joined the army j'avais dans l'idée qu'il s'était engagé dans l'armée

• I had no idea they knew each other j'ignorais absolument qu'ils se connaissaient

• he has no idea what he's doing! il fait n'importe quoi !

• it was awful, you've no idea! c'était terrible, tu ne peux pas t'imaginer !

• can you give me a rough idea of how many you want? pouvez-vous m'indiquer en gros combien vous en voulez ?

• this will give you an idea of how much it will cost cela vous donnera une idée de ce que ça va coûter

• you're getting the idea! (inf) tu commences à comprendre !

• I've got the general idea (inf) je vois à peu près ce dont il s'agit

• that's the idea! (inf) c'est ça !

• what's the big idea? (inf) ça ne va pas, non ? (inf)

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[aɪ'dɪə]
noun

1) ( thought) idée f (about, on sur)

he came up with ou hit on the idea of buying a farm — l'idée lui est venue d'acheter une ferme

to be full of ideas — avoir plein d'idées

don't start getting ideas! — ne commence pas à te faire des idées!

you can get ou put that idea out of your head! — il n'en est pas question!

2) ( notion) conception f (about, of de)

if that's your idea of a joke... — si c'est ça que tu appelles une plaisanterie...

3) ( impression) impression f

whatever gave you that idea! — qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille!

4) ( knowledge) idée f

to have no idea why/how etc — ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment etc

to have no idea of ou about — n'avoir aucune idée de [price, time]

you've no idea how pleased I was! — tu ne peux pas savoir combien j'étais content!

5) ( theory) idée f

I've an idea that he might be lying — j'ai dans l'idée qu'il ment

6) ( aim) but m (behind, of de)

7) ( gist)

do you get the idea? — tu vois?

that's the idea! — c'est ça!

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the very idea! — quelle idée!

English-French dictionary > idea
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idea [aɪ'dɪə]

noun

(a) (plan, suggestion, inspiration) idée f;

∎ what a good idea! quelle bonne idée!;

∎ I've had an idea j'ai une idée;

∎ it wasn't MY idea! l'idée n'était pas de moi!;

∎ the idea of leaving you never entered my head l'idée de te quitter ne m'a jamais effleuré;

∎ where did you get the idea for your book? d'où vous est venue l'idée de votre livre?;

∎ I thought the idea was for them to come here il n'était pas prévu que ce serait eux qui viendraient ici?;

∎ that's an idea! ça, c'est une bonne idée!;

∎ that's the idea! c'est ça!;

∎ what's the idea? (showing disapproval) qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ou signifie?;

∎ the very idea! en voilà une idée!

(b) (notion) idée f;

∎ our ideas about the universe notre conception de l'univers;

∎ he has some strange ideas il a de drôles d'idées;

∎ I have my own ideas on the subject j'ai mes idées personnelles sur la question;

∎ sorry, but this is not my idea of fun désolé, mais je ne trouve pas ça drôle ou ça ne m'amuse pas;

∎ if this is your idea of a joke si tu trouves que c'est drôle;

∎ you've got a funny idea of loyalty tu as une conception bizarre de la loyauté;

∎ don't put ideas into his head ne va pas lui fourrer ou lui mettre des idées dans la tête;

∎ she hasn't an idea in her head elle n'a pas un grain de jugeote;

∎ it was a nice idea to phone c'est gentil d'avoir pensé à téléphoner;

∎ you've no idea how difficult it was tu n'imagines pas à quel point c'était difficile;

∎ you've no idea of the conditions in which they lived tu ne peux pas t'imaginer les conditions dans lesquelles ils vivaient;

∎ has anyone any idea how the accident occurred? est-ce qu'on a une idée de la façon dont l'accident est arrivé?;

∎ I have a rough idea of what happened je m'imagine assez bien ce qui est arrivé;

∎ no idea! aucune idée!;

∎ she had no idea what the time was elle n'avait aucune idée de l'heure;

∎ I haven't the slightest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;

∎ I've no idea where it came from je ne sais vraiment pas d'où ça vient;

∎ what gave him the idea that it would be easy? qu'est-ce qui lui a laissé croire que ce serait facile?

(c) (estimate) indication f, idée f;

∎ can you give me an idea of how much it will cost? est-ce que vous pouvez m'indiquer à peu près combien ça va coûter?

(d) (suspicion) soupçon m, idée f;

∎ she had an idea that something was going to happen elle se doutait que quelque chose allait arriver;

∎ I've an idea that he'll succeed j'ai dans l'idée qu'il finira par réussir

(e) (objective, intention) but m;

∎ the idea of the game le but du jeu;

∎ the idea is to provide help for people in need il s'agit d'aider ceux qui sont dans le besoin

►► ideas man concepteur m

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > idea
8 idea

f.

1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).

buena/mala idea good/bad idea

hacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of something

hacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea that

no tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)

tener ideas de bombero (figurative) to have wild o crazy ideas (peninsular Spanish)

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do something

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea

idea brillante brilliant idea, brainwave

idea fija obsession

ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2 intention.

con la idea de with the idea o intention of

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do something

a mala idea maliciously

3 impression.

ideas ideas (ideología)

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: idear.

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idea

► nombre femenino

1 idea

2 (noción) notion

3 (ingenio) imagination

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

darle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's head

hacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberately

hacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept something

llevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of

¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!

no te puedes hacer una idea you have no idea

no tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clue

ser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideas

tener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideas

tener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of work

idea fija fixed idea

ligera idea vague idea

mala idea evil intention

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noun f.

1) idea

2) notion

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SF

1) (=concepto) idea

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

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

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

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back
preconcebido
2) (=sugerencia) idea

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

- ideas de bombero

3) (=intención) idea, intention

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

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

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

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

• 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

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

• 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 a algn

4) (=conocimiento) idea

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

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

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

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

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German
pajolero 1), remoto 3)
5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas

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

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

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

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

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

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

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- idea fija

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= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

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.

Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

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* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

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

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

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.

Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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idea

feminine

A

1 (concepto) idea

la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom

la idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God

2 (opinión, ideología) idea

sus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideas

es de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things

yo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion

3 (noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works

no tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of this

no tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clue

no tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd call

no tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've suffered

para darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen it

esto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the project

darse idea para algo ( RPl fam); to be good at sth

se da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cook

hacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there now

no se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's dead

B

1 (ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea

¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)

¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! ( iró); you and your brilliant ideas! ( iro)

se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountain

no sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today

¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!

idea de bombero ( Esp fam); crazy idea

2 (intención) intention, idea

no fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intention

mi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it today

cambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the train

no han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park

malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

3 (sugerencia) idea

ideas para el hogar ideas for the home

escriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paper

Compuesto:

idea fija

fixed idea, idée fixe

C

( RPl) (manía): no lo comas con idea stop thinking about it and just eat it

tenerle idea a algn (CS fam); to have sth against sb ( colloq), to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tenerle idea a algo ( fam); to have a thing about sth ( colloq)

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Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)

idea es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
idea
idear
idea sustantivo femenino
idea;
◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;

es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
cambió de idea she changed her mind;
hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
(noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
(ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive

' idea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- acariciar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogida
- advertir
- aferrarse
- añadidura
- anticipo
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- buena
- bueno
- cabeza
- cambiar
- chifladura
- concepto
- confusa
- confuso
- convencer
- cosa
- decir
- definida
- definido
- desechar
- desterrar
- dónde
- exclusión
- flor
- formarse
- fríamente
- gestarse
- gustar
- hacerse
- hoy
- impracticable
- inicialmente
- intención
- irse
- leve
- luminosa
- luminoso
- madurar
- menor
- mentalizarse
- neta
- neto
- noción
English:
abandon
- adjust
- advance
- afterthought
- amusement
- appealing
- assumption
- barmy
- better
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brilliant
- bring forward
- bristle
- catch
- catch on
- change
- cling
- clue
- come up with
- conception
- confused
- convey
- crazy
- daft
- daring
- dated
- defunct
- dismiss
- distinct
- downside
- drift
- embody
- embrace
- face
- faint
- fall in with
- fanciful
- fasten on to
- flirt
- fluid
- foggy
- fundamental
- get across
- get through
- hit on
- hit upon
- idea
- idiotic
- illusion

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idea nf

1. [concepto] idea;

la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;

yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;

tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;

hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;

no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;

con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;

no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like

Comp
idea fija obsession;
ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2. [ocurrencia] idea;

una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;

ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;

se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;

lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;

se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;

¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;

¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;

una idea brillante o [m5] luminosa a brilliant idea, a brainwave;

cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;

Comp
Esp
tener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas

3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;

la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;

no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;

no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;

no tengo (ni) la menor o [m5] la más remota idea I haven't the slightest idea;
Esp muy Fam
no tengo ni pajolera idea I haven't the faintest Br bloody o US goddamn idea;
Vulg
no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;
Fam
¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;

por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;

¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!

4. [propósito] intention;

nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;

con la idea de with the idea o intention of;

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;

a mala idea maliciously;

tener mala idea [ser malintencionado] to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work;

¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!

5. [opinión] opinion;

mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;

no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;

cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;

somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion

6.
ideas [ideología] ideas;

mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;

fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideas

7. CSur [manía]
le tengo idea a su hermana I can't stand her sister;

le tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;

si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else

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idea

f idea;

dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;

hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;

no tener ni idea not have a clue

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idea nf

1) : idea, notion

2) : opinion, belief

3) propósito: intention

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idea n idea

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue

cambiar de idea to change your mind

hacerse a la idea to get used to the idea

hacerse una idea de algo to have an idea of something

Spanish-English dictionary > idea
9 idea

f idea

( opinione) opinion

idea fissa obsession, idée fixe

cambiare idea change one's mind

non avere la minima idea di qualcosa not have the slightest idea about something

scambio m di idee exchange of views

neanche per idea! of course not!

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idea s.f.

1 idea: l'idea del bene, del male, the idea of good, of evil; il mondo delle idee, the world of ideas; avere le idee chiare, confuse, to have clear, confused ideas; all'idea di dover rifare tutto il lavoro, mi sento morire!, just the thought of having to re-do all the work makes me feel sick; è pieno di idee, he is full of ideas; mi è venuta un'idea, I have got an idea; la tua idea di venirmi a trovare è stata veramente felice, your idea of coming to see me was really a happy one; non ne ho la minima idea, I haven't the faintest (o slightest) idea; non avevo idea che se la sarebbe presa tanto, I had no idea he would be so touchy about it // per associazione di idee, by an association of ideas // ''Mi aiuti?'' ''Neanche per idea!'', ''Will you help me?'' ''Not on your life!'' // idea geniale, luminosa, a brilliant idea (o a brainwave) // che idea!, what an idea! // ho reso l'idea?, have I made myself clear? (o do you get the idea?)

2 (opinione) idea, opinion; mind: siamo tutti della stessa idea, we are all of one mind; cambiare idea, to change one's mind; ho le mie idee in merito, I have my own ideas on the subject; farsi un'idea di, su qlco., qlcu., to form (o to get) an idea of (o about) sthg., s.o.; si è fatto l'idea di essermi antipatico, he's got hold of the idea that I don't like him; che idea ti sei fatto di questo lavoro?, what's your impression of the job?; non puoi neppure fartene un'idea, you can't begin to imagine it; ho idea che non verrà, I have an idea he won't come

3 (intenzione) mind, intention: ho idea di prendermi, che mi prenderò una lunga vacanza, I think I'll take a long holiday; non ho la minima idea di farlo, I haven't the slightest intention of doing that; avere una mezza idea di fare qlco., to have half a mind to do sthg.

4 (ideale) ideal: molti sono morti per un'idea, many have sacrificed their lives (o have died) for an ideal

5 (fam.) (un po') hint: mettici un'idea di brandy, add just a hint of brandy; abbondante olio, un po' di prezzemolo e un'idea di aglio, plenty of oil, a little parsley and just a hint of garlic.

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[i'dɛa]
sostantivo femminile

1) idea

che idea! — what an idea!

mi è venuta un'idea — I've had an idea

non avere idea del perché, di come — to have no idea why, how

non ne è ho la minima o più pallida idea I haven't the faintest idea; avere una mezza idea di fare qcs. colloq. to have a good o half a mind to do sth.; abbandonare l'idea di fare to change one's mind about doing; avere le -e chiare to have a clear head, to think clearly; mettere un'idea in testa a qcn. — to put an idea into sb.'s head

2) (opinione) idea, opinion, mind, thought

essere dell'idea che — to think that

avere idea che — to think that

farsi un'idea di qcs. — to gain an insight into sth., to get the picture of sth.

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

avere -e di sinistra, di destra — to have left-wing, right-wing tendencies

3) (quantità minima)

aggiungere un'idea di sale — to add a hint of salt

4) (ideale)

l'idea europea — the European ideal

5) (rappresentazione astratta)

l'idea di giustizia, del bello — the idea of justice, beauty

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avere un'idea fissa — to have a bee in one's bonnet, to have a fixation

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idea

/i'dεa/

sostantivo f.

1 idea; che idea! what an idea! mi è venuta un'idea I've had an idea; non avere idea del perché, di come to have no idea why, how; non ne è ho la minima o più pallida idea I haven't the faintest idea; avere una mezza idea di fare qcs. colloq. to have a good o half a mind to do sth.; abbandonare l'idea di fare to change one's mind about doing; avere le -e chiare to have a clear head, to think clearly; mettere un'idea in testa a qcn. to put an idea into sb.'s head

2 (opinione) idea, opinion, mind, thought; essere dell'idea che to think that; avere idea che to think that; farsi un'idea di qcs. to gain an insight into sth., to get the picture of sth.; cambiare idea to change one's mind; avere -e di sinistra, di destra to have left-wing, right-wing tendencies

3 (quantità minima) aggiungere un'idea di sale to add a hint of salt

4 (ideale) l'idea europea the European ideal

5 (rappresentazione astratta) l'idea di giustizia, del bello the idea of justice, beauty

IDIOMS

avere un'idea fissa to have a bee in one's bonnet, to have a fixation.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > idea
10 idea

noun

1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) creencia, impresión

2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) idea

3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) idea

idea n idea

to have no idea no tener ni idea

Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear) \ \
idea es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: idea idear
idea sustantivo femenino idea;
◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;
es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things; no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works; no tengo idea I don't have a clue; hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation; se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea; cambió de idea she changed her mind; hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery (noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea! Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back (ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive ' idea' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandono - acariciar - acierto - acoger - acogida - advertir - aferrarse - añadidura - anticipo - borrosa - borroso - bosquejar - bosquejo - buena - bueno - cabeza - cambiar - chifladura - concepto - confusa - confuso - convencer - cosa - decir - definida - definido - desechar - desterrar - dónde - exclusión - flor - formarse - fríamente - gestarse - gustar - hacerse - hoy - impracticable - inicialmente - intención - irse - leve - luminosa - luminoso - madurar - menor - mentalizarse - neta - neto - noción English: abandon - adjust - advance - afterthought - amusement - appealing - assumption - barmy - better - brainstorm - brainwave - brilliant - bring forward - bristle - catch - catch on - change - cling - clue - come up with - conception - confused - convey - crazy - daft - daring - dated - defunct - dismiss - distinct - downside - drift - embody - embrace - face - faint - fall in with - fanciful - fasten on to - flirt - fluid - foggy - fundamental - get across - get through - hit on - hit upon - idea - idiotic - illusion

idea

tr[aɪ'dɪə]

noun

1 (gen) idea; (opinion) idea, opinión nombre femenino

■ that's a good idea! ¡es una buena idea!

■ I've got an idea! ¡tengo una idea!, ¡se me ocurre una idea!

■ whose idea was this anyway? ¿de quién era la idea?, ¿a quién se le ocurrió esto?

■ people have some very odd ideas la gente tiene ideas muy raras

■ you've got no idea what I'm talking about no tienes ni idea de lo que estoy hablando

■ this sketch will give you a rough idea este dibujo te dará una idea aproximada

■ he didn't have the faintest idea what time it was no tenía ni la menor idea de la hora que era

■ we're toying with the idea of moving estamos acariciando la idea de mudarnos

■ whatever gave you that idea? ¿cómo se te ha ocurrido (pensar) eso?, ¿de dónde has sacado esta idea?

■ do you know where he is? --no, but I've got a very good idea! ¿sabes dónde está? --no, pero tengo una ligera sospecha

■ well, you might as well get used to the idea bueno, ya puedes irte haciendo a la idea

2 (intuition) impresión nombre femenino, sensación nombre femenino

■ she had the idea that something was wrong tenía la impresión de que pasaba algo

■ I've an idea you threw it away creo que lo tiraste, tengo la impresión de que lo tiraste

3 (concept) concepto

■ what's your idea of happiness? ¿cuál es tu concepto de la felicidad?

■ this is not my idea of having fun esto no es lo que yo entiendo por diversión

noun the idea

1 (aim, purpose) idea, intención nombre femenino, objetivo

■ the idea was to lose weight la idea era perder peso

■ the idea of the game is to get the ball in the goal el objetivo del juego es meter la pelota en la portería

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the (very) idea of it! ¡vaya ocurrencia!, ¡qué ocurrencia!, ¡a quién se le ocurre!, ¡ni hablar!

to get the idea (understand) comprender, entender, captar 2 (learn) aprender

to get ideas hacerse ilusiones

to give somebody ideas dar ilusiones a alguien

to have no idea no tener idea, no tener ni idea

■ I've no idea! ¡ni idea!

not to have the first idea about something no tener ni la más mínima idea de algo

to hit on the idea of something ocurrírsele la idea a alguien

■ then we hit on the idea of using silicon entonces se nos ocurrió la idea de usar silicona

to put ideas into somebody's head meter ideas en la cabeza a alguien

that's the idea! ¡eso es!, ¡así se hace!

what's the big idea? ¿qué pasa aquí?, ¿qué es esto?, ¿qué te has creído?

idea [aɪ'di:ə] n

: idea f

idea

n.

• concepto s.m.

• idea s.f.

• magín s.m.

• noción s.f.

'aɪ'diːə, aɪ'diə
noun

1)

a) (plan, suggestion) idea f

then I had an idea — entonces se me ocurrió una idea

it's a good idea to check it regularly — conviene revisarlo con regularidad

that's not a bad idea — no es mala idea

it wasn't my idea — no fue idea mía

b) (purpose, principle) idea f

the whole idea of the operation was to attract publicity — habían hecho la operación con la idea de atraer publicidad

that's the general idea — de eso se trata

you get the idea don't you? — entiendes ¿no?

2) (notion, impression) idea f

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

that's not my idea of fun — eso no es lo que yo entiendo por diversión

the very idea! — a quién se le ocurre!

can you give me some idea of what happened? — ¿me puedes dar una idea de lo que pasó?

I've got a rough idea of what you mean — ya me hago una idea aproximada de lo que quieres decir

you have no idea what I went through — no te puedes imaginar lo que pasé

where is he? - (I've) no idea! — ¿dónde está? - (no tengo) ni idea

she has no idea how to handle people — no tiene idea de cómo tratar a la gente

whatever gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

you've got the wrong idea — has entendido mal

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

3) ( view) idea f, opinión f

[aɪ'dɪǝ]
N
1) (=thought, plan) idea f

it wasn't my idea — no fue idea mía

that's the idea — así es

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

let's forget the whole idea — olvidémonos de todo el asunto

I can't bear the idea (of it) — solo de pensarlo me pongo mala

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

it might not be a bad idea to wait a few days — puede que no sea mala idea esperar unos cuantos días

• 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

he got the idea into his head that they didn't like him — se le metió en la cabeza (la idea de) que no les caía bien

once she gets an idea into her head there's no stopping her — como se le meta una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la quite

• 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

whatever gave you that idea? — ¿como se te ha ocurrido semejante cosa?

• good idea! — ¡buena idea!

what a good idea! — ¡qué idea más buena!

• to have an idea — tener una idea

I suddenly had the idea of going to see her — de repente se me ocurrió ir a verla, de repente tuve la idea de ir a verla

• 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!

2) (=understanding) idea f

• 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've got the general idea — he comprendido la idea general

where did you get that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste eso?

don't get the wrong idea — no malinterpretes la situación

many people have got the wrong idea about him — mucha gente tiene un concepto equivocado de él

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

• I've no idea! — ¡ni idea!

it was awful, you've no idea — no te puedes hacer una idea de lo horrible que fue

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

3) (=conception, notion) idea f

there may be some truth in the idea that... — puede que haya algo de cierto en la idea de que...

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

4) (=vague idea) impresión f

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

I have an idea that she was going to Paris — tengo la impresión de que se iba a París

5) (=purpose) intención f, idea f

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? *

6) (=estimate) idea f

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

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['aɪ'diːə, aɪ'diə]
noun

1)

a) (plan, suggestion) idea f

then I had an idea — entonces se me ocurrió una idea

it's a good idea to check it regularly — conviene revisarlo con regularidad

that's not a bad idea — no es mala idea

it wasn't my idea — no fue idea mía

b) (purpose, principle) idea f

the whole idea of the operation was to attract publicity — habían hecho la operación con la idea de atraer publicidad

that's the general idea — de eso se trata

you get the idea don't you? — entiendes ¿no?

2) (notion, impression) idea f

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

that's not my idea of fun — eso no es lo que yo entiendo por diversión

the very idea! — a quién se le ocurre!

can you give me some idea of what happened? — ¿me puedes dar una idea de lo que pasó?

I've got a rough idea of what you mean — ya me hago una idea aproximada de lo que quieres decir

you have no idea what I went through — no te puedes imaginar lo que pasé

where is he? - (I've) no idea! — ¿dónde está? - (no tengo) ni idea

she has no idea how to handle people — no tiene idea de cómo tratar a la gente

whatever gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

you've got the wrong idea — has entendido mal

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

3) ( view) idea f, opinión f

English-spanish dictionary > idea
11 idea

noun

1) (conception) Idee, die; Gedanke, der

arrive at an idea — auf eine Idee od. einen Gedanken kommen

the idea of going abroad — der Gedanke od. die Vorstellung, ins Ausland zu fahren

give/get some idea of something — einen Überblick über etwas (Akk.) geben/einen Eindruck von etwas bekommen

get the idea [of something] — verstehen, worum es [bei etwas] geht

somebody's idea of something — (coll.) jemandes Vorstellung von etwas

not my idea of... — (coll.) nicht, was ich mir unter... (Dat.) vorstelle

he has no idea — (coll.) er hat keine Ahnung (ugs.)

2) (mental picture) Vorstellung, die

what gave you that idea? — wie bist du darauf gekommen?

get the idea that... — den Eindruck bekommen, dass...

get or have ideas — (coll.) (be rebellious) auf dumme Gedanken kommen (ugs.); (be ambitious) sich (Dat.) Hoffnungen machen

put ideas into somebody's head — jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen

3) (vague notion) Ahnung, die; Vorstellung, die

have you any idea [of] how...? — weißt du ungefähr, wie...?

you can have no idea [of] how... — du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie...

not have the remotest or slightest or faintest or (coll.) foggiest idea — nicht die entfernteste od. mindeste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

I suddenly had the idea that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass...

I've an idea that... — ich habe so eine Ahnung, dass...

the [very] idea!, what an idea! — (coll.) unvorstellbar!; allein die Vorstellung!

4) (plan) Idee, die

good idea! — [das ist eine] gute Idee!

that's an idea — (coll.) das ist eine gute Idee

that gives me an idea — das hat mich auf eine Idee gebracht

the idea was that... — der Plan war, dass...

have big ideas — große Rosinen im Kopf haben

what's the big idea? — (iron.) was soll das?; was soll der Blödsinn? (ugs.)

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noun

1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) die Meinung

2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) die Idee

3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) die Vorstellung

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idea

[aɪˈdɪə, -ˈdi:ə, AM -ˈdi:ə]

n

1. (notion) Vorstellung f

what an \idea! ( fam) du hast Vorstellungen!

the [very] \idea of it! ( fam) allein die Vorstellung!

that gives me an \idea, we could... da kommt mir [gerade] ein Gedanke — wir könnten...

whatever gave you that \idea? wie kommst du denn [bloß] darauf?

whose bright \idea was that? ( iron) wessen Geistesblitz war das denn? iron fam

the \idea never entered my head der Gedanke ist mir nie in den Sinn gekommen

he's got the \idea into his head that... er bildet sich doch glatt ein, dass...

don't you start [or go] getting any \ideas about a new carpet! den Gedanken an einen neuen Teppich kannst du gleich vergessen!

to get \ideas ( fam) auf dumme Gedanken kommen

to give sb \ideas ( fam) jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

to put \ideas into sb's head jdm Flausen in den Kopf setzen, jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

2. (purpose)

▪ the \idea die Absicht, der Zweck

what's the big \idea? ( usu iron) wozu soll das gut sein?

the \idea behind all this... das Ganze soll dazu dienen,...

you're getting the \idea now allmählich kommst du dahinter

the \idea was to meet at the pub eigentlich wollten wir uns in der Kneipe treffen

what's the \idea of keeping us all waiting? was denken Sie sich eigentlich dabei, uns alle warten zu lassen?

3. (suggestion) Idee f, Einfall m

what a great \idea! was für eine glänzende Idee!

that's an \idea! ( fam) das ist eine gute Idee!

I don't think it's a good \idea to... ich halte es für keine gute Idee,...

to bubble with good \ideas vor [o von] guten Einfällen nur so übersprudeln

to give sb the \idea of doing sth jdn auf die Idee [o den Gedanken] bringen, etw zu tun

to toy with the \idea of doing sth mit der Idee [o dem Gedanken] spielen, etw zu tun

4. (knowledge) Begriff m

to give sb an \idea of sth jdm eine [ungefähre] Vorstellung von etw dat geben

to have an \idea of sth eine Vorstellung von etw dat haben

I've got a pretty good \idea why they left early ich kann mir denken, warum sie so früh gegangen sind

have you any \idea of what you're asking me to do? weißt du eigentlich, um was du mich da bittest?

to have [got] no \idea ( fam) keine Ahnung haben

to have no \idea that... ( fam) keine Ahnung [davon] haben, dass...

to not have the slightest [or ( fam) faintest] \idea nicht die leiseste Ahnung [o fam den blassesten Schimmer] haben

5. (conception) Ansicht f, Auffassung f

his \idea of a good evening is loads of booze unter einem gelungenen Abend versteht er jede Menge Alkohol

▪ to not be sb's \idea of sth ( fam) nicht jds Vorstellung von etw dat entsprechen

this is not my \idea of fun ( fam) das verstehe ich nicht unter Spaß!

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[aI'dɪə]
n

1) Idee f (ALSO PHILOS); (esp sudden) Einfall m

good idea! — gute Idee!

that's not a bad idea — das ist keine schlechte Idee

what an idea! — so eine or was für eine Idee!

who thought of that idea? — wer hat sich (dat) denn das einfallen lassen?

whose bright idea was that? (iro) — wer hat denn diese glänzende Idee gehabt?

he's our new ideas man (inf) — er ist hier der Mann mit den neuen Ideen

history of ideas — Geistesgeschichte f

man of ideas — Denker m

the very idea! — (nein,) so was!

the very idea of eating horse meat revolts me — der bloße Gedanke an Pferdefleisch ekelt mich

the idea never entered my head! — auf den Gedanken bin ich überhaupt nicht gekommen

he is full of (bright) ideas — ihm fehlt es nie an (guten) Ideen

to hit upon the idea of doing sth — den plötzlichen Einfall haben, etw zu tun

that gives me an idea, we could... — da fällt mir ein, wir könnten...

he got the idea for his novel while he was having a bath — die Idee zu seinem Roman kam ihm in der Badewanne

to lack ideas — fantasielos or phantasielos or einfallslos sein

somehow he's got the idea into his head that... — er bildet sich (dat) irgendwie ein, dass...

where did you get the idea that I was ill? — wie kommst du auf den Gedanken, dass ich krank war?

don't get ideas or don't you go getting ideas about promotion — machen Sie sich (dat) nur keine falschen Hoffnungen auf eine Beförderung

don't get or go getting any ideas about that fur coat — bilde dir nur nicht ein, du würdest den Pelzmantel bekommen

to put ideas into sb's head — jdm einen Floh ins Ohr setzen, jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

2)

(= purpose) the idea was to meet at 6 — wir wollten uns um 6 treffen

what's the idea of keeping him waiting? — was soll denn das, ihn warten zu lassen?

what's the big idea? (inf) — was soll das denn?

the idea is to reduce expenditure — es geht darum, die Ausgaben zu senken

he sat down with the idea of writing a letter — er setzte sich mit der Absicht, einen Brief zu schreiben

that's the idea — so ist es richtig, genau (das ists)!

you're getting the idea — Sie verstehen langsam, worum es geht

3) (= opinion) Meinung f, Ansicht f; (= conception) Vorstellung f

if that's your idea of fun — wenn Sie das lustig finden, wenn das Ihre Vorstellung von Spaß ist

this isn't my idea of a holiday — so stelle ich mir den Urlaub nicht vor

he has some very strange ideas — er hat manchmal merkwürdige Vorstellungen

according to his idea — seiner Meinung or Ansicht nach

he has no idea of right and wrong —

his idea of a pleasant evening is... — seine Vorstellung von einem angenehmen Abend ist...

4) (= knowledge) Ahnung f

you've no idea how worried I've been — du kannst dir nicht vorstellen, welche Sorgen ich mir gemacht habe

(I've) no idea — (ich habe) keine Ahnung

I've got some idea (of) what this is all about —

I haven't the least or slightest or faintest idea — ich habe nicht die leiseste or geringste Ahnung

I have an idea that... —

I had no idea that... — ich hatte ja keine Ahnung, dass...

just to give me an idea of how long it will take — damit ich so ungefähr weiß, wie lange es dauert

could you give me an idea of how long...? — könnten Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wie lange...?

to give you an idea of how difficult it is — um Ihnen eine Vorstellung davon zu vermitteln, wie schwierig es ist

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idea [aıˈdıə] s

1. Idee f, Vorstellung f, Begriff m:

that’s not my idea of … unter (dat) … stelle ich mir etwas anderes vor; das ist nicht (gerade) das, was ich mir unter (dat) … vorstelle;

she’s everyone’s idea of a pretty girl sie entspricht der allgemeinen Vorstellung von einem hübschen Mädchen; sie ist das, was man sich allgemein unter einem hübschen Mädchen vorstellt;

form an idea of sich etwas vorstellen, sich einen Begriff machen von;

get ideas sich falsche Hoffnungen oder Vorstellungen machen;

don’t get the wrong idea, I … versteh mich nicht falsch, ich …;

give sb an ( oder some) idea of jemandem eine Vorstellung geben von;

can you give me an idea how ( where, etc) …? kannst du mir ungefähr sagen, wie (wo etc) …?;

he has no idea (of it) er hat keine Ahnung (davon);

it was so cold - you’ve no idea! du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie kalt es war;

I’ve got a pretty good idea where he is ich kann mir ganz gut vorstellen, wo er ist;

you have no idea how … du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie …;

put ideas into sb’s head jemandem Flausen in den Kopf setzen;

the very idea of (doing) sth schon der Gedanke an etwas (daran, etwas zu tun);

the idea of such a thing!, the (very) idea!, what an idea! was für eine Idee!, so ein Unsinn!;

idea of reference PSYCH Beziehungsidee;

ideas pl of reference PSYCH Beziehungswahn m

2. Gedanke m, Meinung f, Ansicht f:

it is my idea that … ich bin der Ansicht, dass …

3. Absicht f, Plan m, Gedanke m, Idee f:

it was his idea to cancel ( oder that we should cancel) the performance es war seine Idee, die Vorstellung abzusagen; die Idee, die Vorstellung abzusagen, stammte von ihm;

that’s not a bad idea das ist keine schlechte Idee, das ist gar nicht schlecht;

the idea is … der Zweck der Sache ist, …; es geht darum, …;

that’s the idea! darum dreht es sich!, so ist es!;

the idea entered my mind mir kam der Gedanke;

I’ve got the idea ich habe verstanden; → academic.ru/6815/big">big A 7, faint A 2, foggy 3 a, rough A 12

4. unbestimmtes Gefühl:

I have an idea that … ich habe so das Gefühl, dass …; es kommt mir (so) vor, als ob …

5. PHIL Idee f:

a) geistige Vorstellung

b) Ideal(vorstellung) n(f)

c) Urbild n (Plato)

d) unmittelbares Objekt des Denkens (Locke, Descartes)

e) transzendentaler Vernunftbegriff (Kant)

f) (das) Absolute (Hegel)

6. besonders MUS Idee f, Thema n

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noun

1) (conception) Idee, die; Gedanke, der

arrive at an idea — auf eine Idee od. einen Gedanken kommen

the idea of going abroad — der Gedanke od. die Vorstellung, ins Ausland zu fahren

give/get some idea of something — einen Überblick über etwas (Akk.) geben/einen Eindruck von etwas bekommen

get the idea [of something] — verstehen, worum es [bei etwas] geht

somebody's idea of something — (coll.) jemandes Vorstellung von etwas

not my idea of... — (coll.) nicht, was ich mir unter... (Dat.) vorstelle

he has no idea — (coll.) er hat keine Ahnung (ugs.)

2) (mental picture) Vorstellung, die

what gave you that idea? — wie bist du darauf gekommen?

get the idea that... — den Eindruck bekommen, dass...

get or have ideas — (coll.) (be rebellious) auf dumme Gedanken kommen (ugs.); (be ambitious) sich (Dat.) Hoffnungen machen

put ideas into somebody's head — jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen

3) (vague notion) Ahnung, die; Vorstellung, die

have you any idea [of] how...? — weißt du ungefähr, wie...?

you can have no idea [of] how... — du kannst dir gar nicht vorstellen, wie...

not have the remotest or slightest or faintest or (coll.) foggiest idea — nicht die entfernteste od. mindeste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

I suddenly had the idea that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass...

I've an idea that... — ich habe so eine Ahnung, dass...

the [very] idea!, what an idea! — (coll.) unvorstellbar!; allein die Vorstellung!

4) (plan) Idee, die

good idea! — [das ist eine] gute Idee!

that's an idea — (coll.) das ist eine gute Idee

that gives me an idea — das hat mich auf eine Idee gebracht

the idea was that... — der Plan war, dass...

have big ideas — große Rosinen im Kopf haben

what's the big idea? — (iron.) was soll das?; was soll der Blödsinn? (ugs.)

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n.

Anschauung f.

Begriff -e m.

Einfall -¨e m.

Gedanke -n m.

Idee -n f.

Meinung -en f.

Plan ¨-e m.

Vorstellung f.

English-german dictionary > idea
12 idea

[aɪʼdɪə, -ʼdi:ə, Am -ʼdi:ə] n

1) ( notion) Vorstellung f;

what an \idea! ( iron) du hast Vorstellungen!;

the [very] \idea of it! (dated) allein die Vorstellung!;

that gives me an \idea, we could... da kommt mir [gerade] ein Gedanke - wir könnten...;

whatever gave you that \idea? wie kommst du denn [bloß] darauf?;

whose bright \idea was that? ( iron) wessen Geistesblitz war das denn? ( iron)

the \idea never entered my head der Gedanke ist mir nie in den Sinn gekommen;

he's got the \idea into his head that he's getting a bike for his birthday er bildet sich doch glatt ein, dass er zum Geburtstag ein Fahrrad bekommt;

don't you start [or go] getting any \ideas about a new carpet! den Gedanken an einen neuen Teppich kannst du gleich vergessen!;

to put an \idea into sb's head jdm Flausen in den Kopf setzen, jdn auf dumme Gedanken bringen

2) ( purpose) Absicht f, Zweck m;

what's the big \idea? ( fam) wozu soll das gut sein?;

the \idea behind all this... das Ganze soll dazu dienen,...;

you're getting the \idea now allmählich kommst du dahinter;

the \idea was to meet at the pub eigentlich wollten wir uns in der Kneipe treffen;

what's the \idea of keeping us all waiting? was denken Sie sich eigentlich dabei, uns alle warten zu lassen?

3) (suggestion, plan) Idee f, Einfall m;

what a great \idea! was für eine glänzende Idee!;

I don't think it's a good \idea to... ich halte es für keine gute Idee,...;

to bubble with good \ideas vor guten Einfällen nur so übersprudeln;

to give sb the \idea of doing sth jdn auf die Idee [o den Gedanken] bringen, etw zu tun;

to toy with the \idea of doing sth mit der Idee spielen, etw zu tun

4) ( knowledge) Begriff m;

to not have the slightest [or faintest] \idea nicht die leiseste Ahnung [o ( fam) den blassesten Schimmer] haben;

to give sb an \idea of sth jdm eine [ungefähre] Vorstellung von etw dat geben;

to have an \idea of sth eine Vorstellung von etw dat haben;

I've got a pretty good \idea why they left early ich kann mir denken, warum sie so früh gegangen sind;

have you any \idea of what you're asking me to do? weißt du eigentlich, um was du mich da bittest?;

to have no \idea keine Ahnung haben;

to have no \idea that... keine Ahnung [davon] haben, dass...

5) ( conception) Ansicht f, Auffassung f;

his \idea of a good evening is loads of booze unter einem gelungenen Abend versteht er jede Menge Alkohol;

to not be sb's \idea of sth nicht jds Vorstellung f von etw dat entsprechen;

this is not my \idea of fun das verstehe ich nicht unter Spaß!

English-German students dictionary > idea
13 idea

[aɪ'dɪə]
сущ.

1) идея; мысль; мысленный образ, фантазия

bright / brilliant / clever / ingenious idea — замечательная / блестящая идея

absurd / crazy / fantastic / farfetched idea — безумная идея

fresh / new / novel idea — новая идея

daring idea — дерзкая идея

grandiose idea — грандиозная идея

old / outmoded / stale / warmed-over idea — старая, избитая идея

young idea — свежая идея

clear idea — понятная идея, ясно высказанная мысль

fixed idea — навязчивая идея

main idea — основная идея

to get / hit upon an idea — прийти к мысли

to entertain / toy with an idea — носиться с идеей

to communicate / disseminate ideas — выражать мысли

to market / package an idea — продавать идею

to implement an idea — реализовать идею

to endorse / favor an idea — поддерживать, одобрять идею

to dismiss / reject an idea — отвергать идею

That's the idea! — Вот именно!; Вот это мысль!

What an idea! — Что за фантазия!

She is full of bright ideas. — У неё полно блестящих идей.

Syn:

thought, suggestion

2)

а) общее представление, понятие (о чём-л.); понимание

approximate / rough idea — приблизительное / примерное представление о чём-л.

vague idea — смутное представление о чём-л.

general idea — общее представление о чём-л.

to give an idea of smth. — дать некоторое представление о чём-л.

We didn't have the slightest / faintest idea of it. — Мы не имели ни малейшего представления об этом.

Can you give me an idea of the cost? — Ты не можешь мне приблизительно назвать цену?

You have no idea how embarrassed I feel. — Ты не представляешь, как я себя неловко чувствую.

He didn't get the idea. — Он не понял.

Syn:

comprehension, concept, conception, notion

б) намёк (на что-л.), лёгкое подозрение

Syn:

inkling

3) мнение, суждение, соображение, взгляд, представление, точка зрения

This is not my idea of a good book. — Это не соответствует моим представлениям о хорошей книге.

Whatever gave you that idea? — Откуда ты это взял / откуда у тебя такое мнение?

Syn:

belief, opinion, conviction

4)

а) цель, назначение

The whole idea of advertising is to make people buy things. — Основное назначение рекламы - заставить людей покупать вещи.

The idea of this game is to get rid of all your cards as soon as you can. — Цель этой игры - избавиться от всех ваших карт как можно скорее.

б) план, намерение, замысел

She had the idea of starting her own business. — У неё есть намерение начать свой собственный бизнес.

Syn:

suggestion, plan

Англо-русский современный словарь > idea
14 no tener la más mínima idea

• have not enough

• have not much hurry

• have not much time left

• have not the least idea

• have not the slightest idea

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no tener la más mínima idea
15 no tener ni la más mínima idea

• be clueless

• have not enough

• have not much hurry

• have not much time left

• have not the least idea

• have not the slightest idea

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no tener ni la más mínima idea
16 no tener ni la menor idea

• be clueless

• have not enough

• have not much hurry

• have not much time left

• have not the slightest idea

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no tener ni la menor idea
17 to have no idea about smth

to have no (not the slightest) idea about smth не иметь никакого/ни малейшего представления о чём-либо

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have no idea about smth
18 non avere la benché minima idea

non avere la benché minima idea

not to have the faintest o slightest idea, to have no idea whatever.

\

→ benché

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > non avere la benché minima idea
19 представа

notion, idea; (mental) picture

(схващане) concept

имам/добивам представа за have/get an idea/a notion about/of

нямам никаква представа I have not the slightest idea/notion, I have not the haziest/remotest idea/notion, разг. I haven't (got) a clue, I haven't the foggiest

загубвам представа за времето lose count of time

давам представа за give an idea of

давам вярна представаза give a right/correct idea of

давам невярна представа за give a wrong idea of, belie

добивам невярна представа за get a distorted picture of

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предста̀ва,

ж., -и notion, idea; (mental) picture; разг. street credibility; ( схващане) concept; not to have an earthly; давам вярна \представаа за give a right/correct idea of; добивам невярна \представаа за get a distorted picture of; за да придобиеш \представаа за to give you a flavour of; загубвам \представаа за времето lose track/count of time; нямам никаква \представаа I haven’t got the slightest/haziest/remotest idea/notion, разг. I haven’t (got) a clue; I haven’t got the foggiest (idea); съставям си ясна \представаа за положението form a clear view of the situation.

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conception; idea{ai`dix}; image; notion; picture

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1. (схващане) concept 2. notion, idea;(mental) picture 3. давам ПРЕДСТАВА за give an idea of 4. давам вярна ПРЕДСТАВАза give a right/correct idea of 5. давам невярна ПРЕДСТАВА за give a wrong idea of, belie 6. добивам невярна ПРЕДСТАВА за get a distorted picture of 7. загубвам ПРЕДСТАВА за времето lose count of time 8. имам/добивам ПРЕДСТАВА за have/get an idea/a notion about/of 9. нямам никаква ПРЕДСТАВА I have not the slightest idea/notion, I have not the haziest/remotest idea/notion, разг. I haven't (got) a clue, I haven't the foggiest

Български-английски речник > представа
20 понятие

concept, notion, idea

фил. conception

имам понятие от нещо have an idea/a notion of s.th.

нямам (никакво) понятие от have not the slightest idea/notion of, have no idea (whatever) of

разтегливо понятие an elastic/a flexible term

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поня̀тие,

ср., -я concept, notion, idea; филос. conception; нямам ( никакво) \понятиее от have not the slightest idea/notion of; \понятиее си нямам I haven’t dot the foggiest; разтегливо \понятиее elastic/flexible term.

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concept: I have no понятие what could it mean. - Нямам понятие какво може да означава това.; term (определение): flexible понятие - разтегливо понятие; notion

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1. concept, notion, idea 2. имам ПОНЯТИЕ от нещо have an idea/a notion of s.th. 3. нямам (никакво) ПОНЯТИЕ от have not the slightest idea/notion of, have no idea (whatever) оf 4. разтегливо ПОНЯТИЕ an elastic/a flexible term 5. фил. conception

Български-английски речник > понятие

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