ideas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ideas in the English»French Dictionary

ideas man N inf

ideas man

concepteur m

idea [Brit ʌɪˈdɪə, Am aɪˈdiə] N

1. idea (suggestion):

idea

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 or 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. idea (plan):

idea

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 or put that idea out of your head!

il n'en est pas question!

3. idea (thought):

idea

idée f (about, on sur)

what are your ideas on this portrayal?

qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette interprétation?

4. idea (concept, notion):

idea

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. idea (impression):

idea

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 that idea!

qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille!

6. idea (knowledge):

idea

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 or about price, time

n'avoir aucune idée de

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. idea (theory):

idea

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. idea (aim):

idea

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. idea (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. idea (estimate):

to give sb an idea of cost, price

donner une idée à qn de

the very idea!

quelle idée!

what's the big idea inf? inf

qu'est-ce qui te prend?

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clever-clever ideas

un peu trop ingénieux/-ieuse

unscramble ideas, thoughts

remettre de l'ordre dans

disseminate ideas, views

propager

highfalutin ways, ideas

prétentieux/-ieuse

irreconcilable ideas

incompatible (with avec)

lofty ideas, words

noble

Translations for ideas in the French»English Dictionary

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prêt-à-penser

off-the-peg ideas pl

avoir des idées préconçues

to have preconceived ideas

ideas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ideas in the English»French Dictionary

idea [aɪˈdɪə, Am -ˈdi:ə] N

1. idea (notion, opinion, suggestion, plan):

idea

idée f

2. idea (conception):

idea

conception f

to not be sb's idea of sth

ne pas être ce que qn appelle qc

3. idea (impression):

idea

impression f

to have an idea that ...

avoir l'impression que ...

4. idea (purpose):

the idea behind sth

le but de qc

with the idea of doing sth

dans le but de faire qc

Phrases:

what an idea!

bonne idée!

to not have the slightest idea

ne pas avoir la moindre idée

the very idea!

quelle idée!

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emancipated ideas

libéral(e)

imbibe ideas

assimiler

noble ideas

grand(e)

to write down ideas

mettre ses idées par écrit

cast out demons, ideas

chasser

conflicting ideas, claim, evidence

contradictoire

Translations for ideas in the French»English Dictionary

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abstrait

abstract ideas pl

un fatras d'idées

a load of muddled ideas

un amalgame d'idées

a hotchpotch of ideas

ideas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put one's ideas into practice

mettre ses idées en pratique

to write down ideas

mettre ses idées par écrit

to have no more ideas

ne plus avoir d'idées

I formed the ideas into a book

j'ai transformé les idées en un livre

those are two good ideas

ce sont (là) deux bonnes idées

to play around with ideas, possibilities

imaginer

to buck one's ideas up

se secouer un peu

to put ideas into sb's head

mettre des idées dans la tête de qn

he knocks back all your ideas

c'est un démolisseur d'idées

some ideas off the top of my head

des idées en vrac

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The authors develop ideas such as synergy effects, and the precautionary and substitution principles.

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Woo's ideas overreach themselves with such a virile swagger that they border on comedy.

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On the other hand, there were a bunch of nearly path-breaking ideas that went kaput too.

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If you think about search in 2006 and then social as another tent pole, we've evolved into a full-service agency very much with strong ideas.

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Basically, you are in a resourceful frame of mind so trust your moneymaking ideas and new approaches to things.

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The rush up town to see the serials before the feature movie gave us many ideas for battle at the tall grass.

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We were really about a work-in-progress, mixing from day one, and developing as the ideas came through.

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All of these works center around ideas regarding socio-political organization and value-system experiments in both utopias and dystopias.

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Participants are encouraged to draw on others' ideas for inspiration, thus stimulating the creative process.

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Even then, he used to discuss ideas for television series.

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