idea in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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idea [Am aɪˈdiə, Brit ʌɪˈdɪə] N

1.1. idea (plan, suggestion):

idea
idea f
I have an idea
tengo una idea
then I had an idea
entonces se me ocurrió una idea
John came up with a much better idea
a John se le ocurrió una idea mucho mejor
she hit on the idea of doing it like this
se le ocurrió hacerlo así
what a good idea!
¡qué buena idea!
it's a good idea to oil the hinges regularly
conviene engrasar las bisagras con regularidad
that's not a bad idea
no es mala idea
it seemed like a good idea at the time
en aquel momento pareció una buena idea
it might not be a bad idea to leave now
no sería mala idea que nos fuéramos ya
you and your bright ideas! iron
¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! iron
it wasn't my idea
no fue idea mía
gift ideas for Christmas
ideas para regalos de Navidad
I don't think much of the idea of your going alone
la idea de que vayas solo no me hace mucha gracia
I like the idea of going to a Chinese restaurant
me gusta la idea de ir a un restaurante chino

2.3. idea (impression, belief):

idea
idea f
I had an idea you might not stay there very long
me daba la impresión or tenía la idea de que no te quedarías allí mucho tiempo
whatever gave you that idea?
¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?
I don't know where she got the idea I was Belgian inf
no sé de dónde sacó (la idea de) que yo era belga inf
to get the wrong idea inf, don't get the wrong idea
no me malinterpretes
to get the wrong idea inf, don't get the wrong idea
a ver si me entiendes
you've got the wrong idea
has entendido mal
once he gets an idea into his head
cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza
to get ideas inf (get one's hopes up)
hacerse ilusiones
(become arrogant) OK, you won, but don't start getting ideas
de acuerdo, ganaste, pero que no se te suba a la cabeza
he has big ideas about becoming a star inf
está convencido de que se va a convertir en una estrella
to put ideas in or into sb's head, to give sb ideas
meterle ideas en la cabeza a alguien
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bat around idea/proposal
tratar en forma superficial
disseminate idea/information
difundir
disseminate idea/information
diseminar
disseminate idea/information
divulgar
screwball attr idea/plan
descabellado
screwball attr idea/plan
disparatado
screwy idea/plan
descabellado
screwy idea/plan
disparatado
embody thought/idea
plasmar
embody thought/idea
expresar
cranky idea
estrafalario
cranky idea
raro
fanciful idea/suggestion/plan
extravagante
fanciful idea/suggestion/plan
descabellado
nebulous idea
nebuloso
nebulous idea
vago

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idea fija
fixed idea

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the very idea was anathema to her
la sola idea le resultaba odiosa
to put flesh on an argument/idea
dar cuerpo a un argumento/idea
to get hold of the wrong idea
hacerse una idea equivocada
it's an old idea in new guise
se trata de una antigua idea pero con un nuevo aspecto
to wave aside an idea/objection/suggestion
rechazar una idea/objeción/sugerencia
this idea has a lot of supporters
esta idea tiene mucho partido
to sacrifice one's life for an idea
dar la vida en aras de una idea
I've no idea what it's all about
estoy ayuno de lo que aquí se dice
you've got this idea into your head
se te ha encasquetado esa idea
when did that idea occur to you?
¿cuándo te vino esa idea al pensamiento?
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There ought to be an idea behind every painting.
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Unfortunately, as if to manifest the gravity of our national disorientation, the idea is already doddering over charges of copyright claims.
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The idea of a head start may seem unfair.
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The main idea is to create a grid (a histogram) overlaid on the state space.
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She lacks parental care and love, so she desires this from a surrogate father figure, and becomes obsessed with the idea.
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The idea of residual topological isomerism introduces a handy scheme of modifying the molecular graphs and generalizes former efforts of systemization of mechanically bound and bridged molecules.
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If nothing else, that reply gives a good idea of the brush-off householders can expect to receive if they complain when the tariff rates they were promised are cut.
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In this book he reveals his idea that living under the autocratic system is equal to slavery.
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You will bring a lot of illiquidity into the market if that's the way you set it up and that can't be a good idea.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Before that, the idea of learning a particular fact may have been dismissed because of a misperception of irrelevance.
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