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idea
idea

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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idea N f

1.1. idea (concepto):

idea
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

1.2. idea (opinión, ideología):

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

1.3. idea (noción):

idea
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 o Spain inf ni pajolera idea
she didn't have the slightest idea
no tenía ni la más remota idea o Spain inf ni pajolera idea
she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea inf
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 o 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 solo una idea del proyecto
this is just a general idea of the project
darse idea para algo RioPl inf
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

2.1. idea (ocurrencia):

idea
idea
se me ocurre o tengo una idea
I've got an idea
¡qué ideas se te ocurren!
you really o sure get some funny ideas! inf
¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! iron
you and your brilliant ideas! iron
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 Spain inf
crazy idea

2.2. idea (intención):

idea
intention
idea
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
mi idea era terminarlo hoy
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

2.3. idea (sugerencia):

idea
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

3. idea RioPl (manía):

no lo comas con idea
stop thinking about it and just eat it
tenerle idea a alg. CSur inf
to have sth against sb inf
tenerle idea a alg. CSur inf
to have it in for sb inf
tenerle idea a algo inf
to have a thing about sth inf

malo2 (mala) N m (f) inf, child language

malo (mala)
baddy inf
uno de los malos
one of the baddies o bad guys

malo1 (mala) ADJ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. → mal

1. malo [ser] (en calidad):

malo (mala) producto
bad
malo (mala) producto
poor
malo (mala) película/novela
bad
la tela es de mala calidad
the material is poor quality
tiene mala ortografía
her spelling is bad o poor
tiene mala ortografía
she's a bad o poor speller
más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2.1. malo [ser] (incompetente):

malo (mala) alumno/actor
bad
soy muy mala para los números
I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2.2. malo [ser] padre/marido/amigo:

malo (mala)
bad

3. malo [ser] (desfavorable, adverso):

malo (mala)
bad
¡qué mala suerte!
what bad luck!
¡qué mala suerte!
how unlucky!
la obra tuvo mala crítica
the play got bad reviews
están en mala situación económica
they're going through hard times
lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico
the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic
en las malas AmS un amigo no te abandona en las malas
a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad
estar de malas inf (de mal humor)
to be in a bad mood
estar de malas (desafortunado) esp. LatAm
to be unlucky
por las malas
unwillingly
vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas
you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

4. malo [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial):

malo (mala) hábitos/lecturas
bad
las malas compañías
bad company
llegas en mal momento
you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
es malo tomar tanto sol
it's not good to sunbathe so much

5. malo [ser] (sin gracia):

malo (mala) chiste
bad

6.1. malo [ser] (desagradable):

malo (mala) olor/aliento
bad
hace un día muy malo
it's a horrible day
nos hizo mal tiempo
we had bad weather
hace tan malo Spain
it's such horrible weather
hace tan malo Spain
the weather's so horrible

6.2. malo [ser] Chil inf (feo):

malo (mala)
ugly

7. malo [estar] (en mal estado) alimento:

ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese has gone bad
ese pescado/queso está malo
that fish/cheese is off Brit

8.1. malo [estar] (desmejorado, no saludable):

tienes mal aspecto
you don't look very well
tienes mala cara
you don't look well
yo le veo muy mal color
he looks terribly pale to me

8.2. malo [ser] (serio, grave):

malo (mala)
serious
fue una mala caída
it was a bad fall
no tiene nada malo
it's nothing serious

8.3. malo [estar] inf (enfermo):

malo (mala) Spain Mex
sick Am
malo (mala) Spain Mex
ill Brit
el pobre está malito
the poor thing's not very well inf

8.4. malo [estar] Spain inf, euph mujer:

estoy mala
I've got my period
estoy mala
it's the time of the month inf, euph
me he puesto mala
my period's started

9. malo [ser] (difícil):

malo de + infinit.
difficult to +  infinit.
esta tela es mala de planchar
this material is difficult to iron
es muy malo de convencer
he's very difficult o hard to persuade
es muy malo de convencer
it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

10. malo [ser] (en sentido ético) persona:

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano!
you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo
don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me inf
una mala mujer
a loose woman
es una mujer muy mala
she's a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala Chil inf se lo quitaron a la mala
they did him out of it inf
pasó la cámara a la mala
she sneaked the camera through inf
un ataque a la mala
a sneak attack

11. malo [estar] (uso enfático) attr:

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café
they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee
no había ni una mala silla para sentarse
there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on inf

idea fija N f

idea fija
fixed idea
idea fija
idée fixe

mala idea N f Spain

tiene muy mala idea
she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work inf
lo hizo a o con mala idea
he did it deliberately o to be nasty
lo hizo a o con mala idea
he did it knowing it would hurt (o cause trouble etc.)

idear VB trans

idear proyecto/sistema:

idear
to devise
habían ideado un plan para deshacerse de él
they had come up with o thought up o devised a plan to get rid of him
tenemos que idear una manera de recaudar fondos
we have to come up with o think up a way of raising some money
ingenioso (ingeniosa) persona/idea
clever
ingenioso (ingeniosa) persona/idea
ingenious
ingenioso (ingeniosa) persona/idea
inventive
bosquejar idea/proyecto
to outline
bosquejar idea/proyecto
to sketch out
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idée fixe
idea f fija
preconception
idea f preconcebida
dunno
ni idea inf
the glimmerings of an idea
el germen de una idea
the glimmerings of an idea
una idea incipiente

in the PONS Dictionary

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idea N f

1. idea tb. PHILOS:

idea
idea
idea fundamental
basic idea
ni idea
no idea
dar a alguien (una) idea de algo
to give sb an idea of [or about] sth
tener la idea de hacer algo
to have the idea of doing sth

2. idea (propósito):

idea
intention
tener idea de hacer algo
to have the intention of doing sth
llevar idea de hacer algo
to intend to do sth

3. idea pl (convicciones):

idea
ideas pl

idear VB trans

1. idear (concebir):

idear
to conceive

2. idear (inventar):

idear
to think up

3. idear:

idear (trazar un proyecto)
to design
idear (un plan)
to devise
English
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Spanish
Spanish
preconception
idea f preconcebida
afterthought
idea f tardía
dream up
idear
perception
idea f
to grasp a concept
coger una idea
to fetch an idea (from)
sacar una idea (de)
conception (idea)
idea f
idea
idea f
to get an idea of sth
hacerse una idea de algo
in the PONS Dictionary
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idea [i·ˈdea] N f

1. idea tb. PHILOS:

idea
idea
ni idea
no idea
tener la idea de hacer algo
to have the idea of doing sth

2. idea (propósito):

idea
intention
mudar de idea
to change one's mind
tener idea de hacer algo
to intend to do sth

idear [i·de·ˈar] VB trans

1. idear (concebir):

idear
to conceive

2. idear (inventar):

idear
to think up

3. idear (un plan):

idear
to devise
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
preconception
idea f preconcebida
afterthought
idea f tardía
dream up
idear
conception (idea)
idea f
to grasp a concept
coger una idea
perception
idea f
idea
idea f
to get an idea of sth
hacerse una idea de algo
clue
idea f
I don't have a clue inf
no tengo ni idea
presente
yoideo
túideas
él/ella/ustedidea
nosotros/nosotrasideamos
vosotros/vosotrasideáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesidean
imperfecto
yoideaba
túideabas
él/ella/ustedideaba
nosotros/nosotrasideábamos
vosotros/vosotrasideabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesideaban
indefinido
yoideé
túideaste
él/ella/ustedideó
nosotros/nosotrasideamos
vosotros/vosotrasideasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesidearon
futuro
yoidearé
túidearás
él/ella/ustedideará
nosotros/nosotrasidearemos
vosotros/vosotrasidearéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesidearán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dar a alguien (una) idea de algo
to give sb an idea of [or about] sth
maldita la idea que tengo del tema inf
I don't have a clue about the subject
no tener ni la más remota idea
to not have the slightest idea
tengo una idea general del tema
I have a general idea about the subject
¿cuándo te vino esa idea al pensamiento?
when did that idea occur to you?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Pobres albaceteños, con cuánta paciencia han de llevar la cruz de un ripio que rima también con la mala idea.
hemeroflexia.blogspot.com
Lo del serpentín para el agua caliente tendrías que estar con el grifo abierto todo el tiempo que haya fuego, es mala idea.
miqueridopinwino.blogspot.com
No sería mala idea comenzar con una encuesta, o un sondeo mercadotécnico, de los migrantes.
www.migracion-remesas.hn
Incluso, si quieres mandar a tomar por saco a tu debilucho monstruo sanador, desbloquear el rol con ambos personajes no es mala idea.
www.novacrystallis.net
Por ejemplo, tenemos la escena en la que se convence de que es una mala idea robar la hormigonera de su padre.
la-pasion-inutil.blogspot.com

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