Compound Forms:
idea | idear |
| abandonar una idea vtr | (renunciar) | abandon an idea v expr |
| | | give up on an idea v expr |
| | He abandonado la idea de ser ingeniero algún día. |
| | I've abandoned the idea of becoming an engineer someday. |
| ante la idea de muerte | (al pensar en la muerte) | facing the possibility of death expr |
| | (literal) | before the idea of dying expr |
| aparcar una idea loc verb | (aplazar) | set aside an idea v expr |
| | | put an idea on the back burner v expr |
| | Tuvimos que aparcar la idea hasta próximo aviso. |
| | We had to set the idea aside until further notice. |
cambiar de idea,
cambiar de parecer loc verb | (decidir algo diferente) | change one's mind v expr |
| | | rethink⇒ vtr |
| | | see in a new light, have a change of heart v expr |
| | Cambié de parecer; ya no quiero ir a esa universidad. |
| | I changed my mind; I don't want to go to this university. |
| con la idea de loc prep | (con la intención de) | with the intention of, with the idea of expr |
| | A los 25 años me mudé a París con la idea de aprender a cocinar. |
| hacerse a la idea de loc verb + prep | (resignarse, aceptar algo) | get it into your head v expr |
| | No me he hecho a la idea de mudarnos de casa. |
| | I've not got in into my head that we're moving. |
| hacerse a la idea de loc verb + prep | (acostumbrarse a algo) | get used to the idea v expr |
| | Ya me hice a la idea de hablar con ella todos los días. |
| | I've got used to the idea of talking to her every day. |
| idea adecuada nf + adj | (conforme a la realidad) | the right idea n |
| | | realistic idea n |
| Note: Concepto de Descartes. |
| | No creo que Juan tenga una idea adecuada del proyecto. |
| | I don't think Juan has the right idea about the project. |
| idea fija loc nom f | (obsesión) | obsession n |
| | | one-track mind n |
| | (informal) | bug n |
| | Nicolás tiene la idea fija y no va a parar hasta conseguir lo que quiere. |
| | Nicholas has got an obsession and he won't stop until he gets what he wants. |
| idea generalizada nf + adj | (común, extendida) | widespread belief n |
| | | common belief n |
| | | widely-held view expr |
| | Hay una idea generalizada de que vendrán tiempos mejores. |
| | There's a widespread belief that better times are coming. |
| idea innovadora nf + adj | (concepto novedoso) | innovative idea n |
| | | novel idea n |
| idea preconcebida nf + adj | (prejuicio) | preconceived notion n |
| | | preconceptions npl |
| | | prejudices npl |
| | Todos tenemos ideas preconcebidas. |
| | We all have preconceived notions. |
| ligera idea adj + nf | (mínima idea) | some idea, notion n |
| | Tengo una ligera idea de cómo operar la máquina. |
| mala idea adj + nf | (desacierto) | bad idea n |
| | Fue una mala idea dormir tan tarde. |
| | Sleeping so late was a bad idea. |
| mala idea loc nom f | ES (malicia, maldad) | bad intentions n |
| | | bad bone in your body expr |
| | Carla es muy inocente y no tiene mala idea. |
| | Carla is very innocent and she doesn't have bad intentions. |
| | Carla is very innocent and she doesn't have a bad bone in her body. |
| ni la menor idea expr | (ninguna noción) | not a clue expr |
| | | not the slightest idea expr |
| | No tengo ni la menor idea de cómo llegó esto aquí. |
| ni idea expr | coloquial (no saber) | no idea, not a clue expr |
| | –¿Quién inventó el bolígrafo? –Ni idea. |
| | - Who invented the ballpoint pen?
- No idea. |
| ni la más remota idea expr | (no saber) | not even the slightest clue, not even a remote idea expr |
| | No tengo ni la más remota idea de quién inventó la bicicleta. |
no tener ni idea,
no tener idea loc verb | coloquial (no estar enterado) | not have a clue v expr |
| | (less formal) | haven't got a clue, hasn't got a clue v expr |
| | —¿Estalló la huelga hoy? —No tengo ni idea; no he visto las noticias. |
| | No tengo idea de lo que dijo el profesor porque no fui a clase ayer. |
| | I don't have a clue what the teacher said because I didn't go to class yesterday. |
| | Did the strike start today? I haven't got a clue: I haven't seen the news. |
| no tener ni la más remota idea expr | (no estar enterado) | be totally oblivious to, be totally unaware that v expr |
| | El pueblo no tenía ni la más remota idea del golpe de Estado. |
| no tener ni zorra idea loc verb | coloquial (no estar enterado) (vulgar) | have no f***ing clue about v expr |
| | Es un entrenador pésimo; no tiene ni zorra idea de fútbol. |
| seducido por la idea loc adj | (atraído por la idea) | seduced by the idea expr |
| | | captivated by the idea, carried away by the idea expr |
| | Pedro está seducido por la idea de irse de viaje. |
| | Pedro is seduced by the idea of going travelling. |
| tener una idea loc verb | (ingeniarse algo) | have an idea, have an inkling v expr |
| | Tengo una idea de cuál puede ser el problema. |
| | I have an idea of what the problem may be. |
| tener una idea loc verb | (proponer hacer algo) | have an idea, have a suggestion v expr |
| | Tenemos una idea para subir las ventas. |
| | We have an idea to increase sales. |
| una idea es... y la otra es... nf + nf | (dos opciones) | one thing is... and another is... expr |
| | | it's one thing to... and another to... expr |
| | Una idea es ayudarlos, y la otra es enseñarlos a valerse por sí mismos. |
| | One thing is to help them, and another is to teach them to get along on their own. |
| no hacerse a la idea de loc verb | (no acostumbrarse a) | can't get used to the idea of v expr |
| no hacerse a la idea de loc verb | (no resignarse a) | can't get your head around the idea of v expr |
| | | [sth] hasn't really sunk in v expr |