Idea in english

Idea

pronunciation: aɪdiə part of speech: noun
In gestures

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

Example: 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.Example: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.Example: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.Example: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.Example: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Example: 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.Example: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.Example: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.Example: 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.Example: 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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» abandonar una ideascrap + a plan .

Example: China has abruptly scrapped plans for an international governmental meeting next week on how to deal with hazardous space waste.

» acariciar la idea detoy with + idea offlirt with + the idea of .

Example: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.

Example: An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.

» aceptar una ideaaccept + a notiondeal with + a conceptcome (a)round to + an idea .

Example: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.

Example: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.

Example: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.

» aclarar la idea principalclarify + the main point .

Example: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.

» aclarar las ideas de Unoclarify + Posesivo + mind .

Example: For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.

» aclararse las ideasget + Posesivo + act together .

Example: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast.

» aclarar una ideaset + the record straightput + the record straightclarify + a pointclarify + an idea .

Example: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.

Example: When your backs are against the wall and everyone's raising questions, a performance like that puts the record straight.

Example: Let me clarify the point of this page as some seem to be confused.

Example: It is most important that you clarify this idea of summarization as opposed to depth indexing.

» acoger con ahínco la idea deseize upon + the idea of .

Example: It is strange that the inventors of universal languages have not seized upon the idea of producing one which better fitted the technique for transmitting and recording speech.

» acostumbrarse a una ideaget used to + ideadeal with + a concept .

Example: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.

Example: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.

» adquirir una ideagain + impression .

Example: From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.

» aferrarse a una ideahold fast to + an idea .

Example: Finlay held fast to his ideas despite incredulity and ridicule.

» albergar una ideaentertain + a thought .

Example: We all know that the thoughts we entertain can stir up emotions and have physiological effects like increasing flow of saliva or anxiety.

» aludir a una ideaallude to + idea .

Example: This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.

» aparcar la ideaput + an idea on the back burner .

Example: My girlfriend and I looked at rings together about a year ago, then put the idea on the back burner because of money issues.

» aportación de ideasbrainstorming [brain-storming] [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]brainstorm .

Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

Example: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.

» aportar ideascontribute + ideasbrainstorm .

Example: So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.

Example: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.

» apoyar la ideaendorse + the idea .

Example: I can probably get the council and the finance committee to endorse the idea.

» apoyar + Posesivo + ideasupport + Posesivo + ideasustain + Posesivo + idea .

Example: In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.

Example: However, tried as she might, Mary could never drum up enough sales to sustain her idea -- many women considered her invention to be too taboo.

» apoyar una ideafavour + an ideasupport + an idea .

Example: Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.

Example: Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible = Hay cada vez más rumores y pruebas que apoyan la idea de que los sitios web de música gratis son inviables.

» atraer la idea defancy + the idea of .

Example: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.

» bombardeo de ideasbrainstorming [brain-storming] [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]brainstorm .

Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

Example: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.

» burlarse de la idea descoff at + the idea ofscoff at + the thought ofsneer at + the thought ofsneer at + the idea of .

Example: While critics have, for decades, scoffed at the idea of flying cars, that attitude is beginning to change.

Example: Before you scoff at the thought of New Year's resolutions, let's all admit that we want to stay healthy and improve our quality of life.

Example: They are the people who sneer at the thought of eating at a fast-food joint.

Example: He sneered at the idea of global warming and said there are more significant issues that require governments' attention.

» cambiar de ideahave + a change of heart .

Example: We can only hope that it will, after all, be possible to persuade the Council to have a change of heart = Sólo nos queda esperar que, después de todo, sea posible persuadir al Consejo para que cambie de opinión.

» cambio de ideachange of heartchange of mind .

Example: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.

Example: The irresistible implication is that the change of mind was the result of political pressure.

» captar la ideaget + the message .

Example: Arthur looked at me sharply, like he had gotten the message, and
agreed by relaxedly nodding his head.

» casarse con una ideawed to + view .

Example: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.

» clarificar una ideaset + the record straightput + the record straight .

Example: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.

Example: When your backs are against the wall and everyone's raising questions, a performance like that puts the record straight.

» compartir ideasshare + Posesivo + ideasshare + thoughtsbounce off + ideas .

Example: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.

Example: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.

Example: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.

» compartir ideas con Alguienbounce + ideas off + Nombre .

Example: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.

» compartir las ideaspool + ideas .

Example: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.

» compartir + Posesivo + ideasshare + Posesivo + thoughts .

Example: This year's inductees share their thoughts on what they wished they had known when they were just starting their career.

» composición por confrontación de ideasbrain-writing .

Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

» concebir una ideaconceive + idea .

Example: In 1894 two Belgians, Paul Otlet and Henri LaFontaine, conceived the idea of a 'universal index to recorded knowledge', to which people all over the world would contribute, and which would in its turn be available to all.

» confrontación de ideasbrainstorming [brain-storming] [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]brainstorm .

Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

Example: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.

» confrontar ideasbrainstorm .

Example: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.

» con sólo una mínima idea dewith only the sketchiest idea of .

Example: It has to be admitted that experienced librarians who should know better do sometimes plunge into what are not simple searches with only the sketchiest idea of a strategy.

» contar las ideas a Alguienrun + ideas + past + Pronombre .

Example: If you would like to run ideas past me at this time, that is OK as well .

» contemplar una ideaentertain + a thought .

Example: We all know that the thoughts we entertain can stir up emotions and have physiological effects like increasing flow of saliva or anxiety.

» contrastar ideasbrainstormbounce off + ideas .

Example: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.

Example: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.

» contrastar ideas con Alguienbounce + ideas off + Nombre .

Example: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.

» contraste de ideasbrainstorming [brain-storming] [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido] .

Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

» contribución de ideasinput of ideas .

Example: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.

» con una idea clara de lo que se quierepurpose-drivenpurpose-oriented .

Example: Understanding how to live a purpose-driven life at work is one of the keys to a fulfilled and happy life.

Example: The final step in the purpose-oriented approach is Ihe development of a master plan.

» con una idea muy superficial sobrewith only a sketchy idea of .

Example: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

» convencer una ideabe keen on + an ideabe sold on + an idea .

Example: He was keen on the idea, and gave us a list of ten other falconry enthusiasts in his town to put in our directory.

Example: She is not exactly sold on the idea that mobile technology will make online music a profitable business, when so many people have become used to getting their music free.

» corroborar una ideasubstantiate + a point .

Example: The earliest index of this type comes from the legal profession where it is common practice to cite previous cases in order to substantiate a point.

» criticar las ideas de Alguientrample on + Posesivo + ideas .

Example: One day Balzac trampled on Hernandez's ideas for reviving the use of bookmobiles.

» dar con una ideahit on/upon + an idea .

Example: And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea -- they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.

» dar forma a + Posesivo + ideasshape + Posesivo + ideas .

Example: Writers have long known that speaking aloud what they have written in silence helps them to shape their ideas.

» dar ideasoffer + clues .

Example: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.

» dar la ideagive + the impression that .

Example: I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.

» darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algotalk + Nombre + intoput up to it .

Example: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Example: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.

» darle vueltas a la ideatoy withtoy with + idea of .

Example: For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision.

Example: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.

» darle vueltas a la idea deflirt with + the idea of .

Example: An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.

» darle vueltas a una ideatoss around + an ideaentertain + a thought .

Example: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.

Example: We all know that the thoughts we entertain can stir up emotions and have physiological effects like increasing flow of saliva or anxiety.

» dar risa la idea delaugh at + the thought oflaugh at + the idea of .

Example: My friends and I laughed at the thought of Trump ever becoming president -- but now it's our reality.

Example: Epilepsy was originally thought to be due to demonic possession -- just 25 years ago, doctors still laughed at the idea that epilepsy had a genetic basis.

» dar una ideagive + ideagive + glimpseprovide + an understanding .

Example: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.

Example: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Example: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

» dar una idea aproximadagive + Nombre + a rough ideagive + a general picturepaint + a broad picturegive + a vague ideapaint + a broad-brush picturepaint + Nombre + with a broad brush .

Example: After giving her a rough idea of what I wanted, she made some suggestions and showed me some possibilities.

Example: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.

Example: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.

Example: The floor plan gives a vague idea of how the house will look like once complete.

Example: In this presentation, I wish to paint a broad-brush picture of this important area by drawing examples from our own work as well as from published literature.

Example: But just as it's not fair to paint any race or socioeconomic class with a broad brush, labeling them this or that, it's not fair that all police officers are ridiculed because of the actions of a few.

» dar una idea degive + a feel forgive + an indication ofprovide + a glimpse ofgive + a flavour ofbe indicative ofprovide + an insight intogive + a picturegive + an insight intogive + an inkling of .

Example: I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.

Example: The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.

Example: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.

Example: The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques.

Example: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.

Example: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.

Example: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.

Example: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.

Example: This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.

» dar una idea generalgive + a general picturepaint + a broad picturegive + Nombre + a rough ideapaint + a broad-brush picturepaint + Nombre + with a broad brush .

Example: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.

Example: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.

Example: After giving her a rough idea of what I wanted, she made some suggestions and showed me some possibilities.

Example: In this presentation, I wish to paint a broad-brush picture of this important area by drawing examples from our own work as well as from published literature.

Example: But just as it's not fair to paint any race or socioeconomic class with a broad brush, labeling them this or that, it's not fair that all police officers are ridiculed because of the actions of a few.

» dar una idea vagagive + a vague idea .

Example: The floor plan gives a vague idea of how the house will look like once complete.

» debatir una ideadiscuss + an ideatoss around + an idea .

Example: The research described in this chapter tends to show that many of the ideas regarding semantic and syntactic relationships discussed in this text are open to question.

Example: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.

» deducir una ideadraw + an idea .

Example: The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.

» defender + Posesivo + ideasupport + Posesivo + casesupport + Posesivo + idea .

Example: Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.

Example: In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.

» defender una ideachampion + an idea .

Example: Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.

» de ideas afineslike-minded .

Example: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.

» dejar una idea a un ladoput + an idea on the back burner .

Example: My girlfriend and I looked at rings together about a year ago, then put the idea on the back burner because of money issues.

» dejar una idea en suspensoput + an idea on the back burner .

Example: My girlfriend and I looked at rings together about a year ago, then put the idea on the back burner because of money issues.

» desaprobar una ideadisapprove of + the idea of .

Example: The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.

» desarrollar una ideaamplify + idea .

Example: These ideas are further amplified by subsequent chapters, especially chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.

» descartar una ideadismiss + an ideadiscount + a notion .

Example: The author dismisses the idea that artificial intelligence requires immediate attention since there are many other more pressing problems in need of solution.

Example: The Western concept of development necessarily implies affluence, and discounts the notion that poverty, when allied to dignity, can in itself be a value worth cultivating.

» difundir una ideaspread + a viewspread + an ideacirculate + Posesivo + idea .

Example: The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.

Example: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.

Example: Our aim is to provoke discussion and to provide commentators with an opportunity to circulate their ideas in a new format.

» discutir una ideafloat + a concept .

Example: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.

» echar por tierra una ideacrush + idea .

Example: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the 'risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.

» empezar a gustar la ideawarm up to + the idea .

Example: Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.

» entender la idea generalget + the whole picture .

Example: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.

» entusiasmarse con la ideawarm up to + the idea .

Example: Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.

» entusiasmar una ideabe keen on + an ideabe sold on + an idea .

Example: He was keen on the idea, and gave us a list of ten other falconry enthusiasts in his town to put in our directory.

Example: She is not exactly sold on the idea that mobile technology will make online music a profitable business, when so many people have become used to getting their music free.

» erradicar falsas ideaserase + misconceptions .

Example: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.

» erradicar una falsa idedispel + an idea .

Example: The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.

» escaso de ideasshort of ideas .

Example: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.

» estar a favor de una ideafavour + an idea .

Example: Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.

» estar convencido de la idea de quebe committed to the idea that .

Example: Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'.

» estar de acuerdo con una ideasubscribe to + idea .

Example: Too many people subscribe to this idea in principle only.

» expresar ideasexpress + thoughtsput over + ideas .

Example: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.

Example: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.

» extraer una ideadraw + an idea .

Example: The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.

» falto de ideasshort of ideas .

Example: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.

» germen de una ideagerm of an idea .

Example: What began as a germ of an idea around a kitchen table in Toronto in 1997 is now being published out of Washington DC with contributors and subscribers from 20 countries.

» gustar la idea defancy + the idea of .

Example: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.

» hablar de ideastalk about + ideas .

Example: That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.

» hacer hincapié en una ideahammer + a point .

Example: To hammer the point again, this is only true when we are reading thoughtfully.

» hacer prevaler + Posesivo + propias ideas y valoresassert + Posesivo + own ideas and values .

Example: Nevertheless the librarian must avoid the opposite extreme and he must avoid betraying his own ideals of freedom by attempting to assert his own ideas and values.

» hacer realidad una ideafollow through on/with + Posesivo + idea .

Example: But we simply don't have the physical or mental capability to follow through on every great idea we get.

» hacer reír la idea delaugh at + the thought oflaugh at + the idea of .

Example: My friends and I laughed at the thought of Trump ever becoming president -- but now it's our reality.

Example: Epilepsy was originally thought to be due to demonic possession -- just 25 years ago, doctors still laughed at the idea that epilepsy had a genetic basis.

» hacerse a una ideadeal with + a concept .

Example: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.

» hacerse una ideaform + an impressionget + an inklinghave + an idea of .

Example: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience.

Example: With sensitivity and luck, he may also get an inkling what it feels like to be a native.

Example: I really didn't even have an idea of how difficult it was going to be.

» hacerse una idea aproximadaget + a rough idea .

Example: I am a fifteen year old singer songwriter and i want to get a rough idea of what people think, please comment honestly as it would help me massively.

» hacerse una idea decatch + a glimpse ofglean + an indication ofglean + a picturehave + an inkling ofgain + an insight intoget + an insight intoget + an idea of .

Example: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

Example: An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography.

Example: A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems.

Example: The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.

Example: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Example: They'll get an insight into what work is really like, helping them make decisions about the future.

Example: To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

» hacerse una idea generalget + a rough idea .

Example: I am a fifteen year old singer songwriter and i want to get a rough idea of what people think, please comment honestly as it would help me massively.

» hacerse una idea mejor deglean + insights .

Example: Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.

» hacer valer una ideaenforce + an idea .

Example: The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.

» hilo de + Posesivo + ideasPosesivo + train of thought .

Example: This potion will burn going down, but it will cleanse your body from your heart to your brain and it will essentially reset your train of thought.

» idea abstractaabstract idea .

Example: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

» idea + apareceridea + surface .

Example: As a result many valuable ideas with regard to running of the library system have surfaced.

» idea aproximadarough idea .

Example: I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.

» idea arraigadaingrained attitude .

Example: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.

» idea brillantebright ideabrain wave .

Example: Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets.

Example: There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.

» idea buenacool idea .

Example: The chapter is titled 'More Cool Ideas'.

» idea centralfocal point .

Example: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

» idea claraclear idea .

Example: The ability by skilful questioning, without appearance of curiosity or impertinence, to extract from the vaguest, most general requests, a clear idea of what the enquirer really needs is one of the greatest gifts of the successful librarian = La habilidad de indagar con maña, sin aparentar curiosidad o impertinencia, para extraer de la pregunta más general e indefinida una idea clara de lo que realmente necesita el usuario es una de las más grandes virtudes del buen bibliotecario.

» idea comercialbusiness idea .

Example: Experience shows that there is a big difference between a feasible business idea and a fundable business idea.

» idea culturalmeme [Término reciente usado para referirse a las ideas o prácticas que los seres humanos se transmiten entre sí por imitación, a diferencia de los genes que se transmiten por transmisión genética] .

Example: Memes are what is passed on when we imitate someone -- and can be 'an idea, an instruction, a behaviour, a piece of information'.

» idea + dar formaidea + shape .

Example: This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.

» idea de reformareform idea .

Example: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.

» idea estrafalariaoutlandish idea .

Example: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.

» idea extravaganteoutlandish idea .

Example: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.

» idea falsamisconception  ; misperception  ; bogus ideaillusion [Falso amigo] .

Example: Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries.

Example: Part time librarians often suffer from colleagues' and administrators' misperceptions about their commitment to the profession = A menudo los bibliotecarios a tiempo parcial padecen los errores de percepción sobre su dedicación a la profesión por parte de colegas y directivos.

Example: Hollywood is expounding the idea that the art world is full of bogus ideas, false values, and kinky sex.

Example: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

» idea favoritapet idea .

Example: A client who sees his pet idea squashed by the provision of information negating its novelty or value is often reluctant to admit that this can have a real value!.

» idea + forjaridea + shape .

Example: This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.

» idea fundamentalkeynote .

Example: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

» idea generalrough idea .

Example: I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.

» idea genialbrain child [brainchild] [Plural brain children/brainchildren]brain wavebright idea .

Example: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.

Example: There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.

Example: Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets.

» idea incoherentedisjointed idea .

Example: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.

» idea locawild thought .

Example: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.

» idea muy manidahackneyed idea .

Example: Instead of challenging gender stereotypes, the book's maligners say it digs deeper into the hackneyed idea that women are subservient to men.

» idea muy trilladahackneyed idea .

Example: Instead of challenging gender stereotypes, the book's maligners say it digs deeper into the hackneyed idea that women are subservient to men.

» idea nuevafresh idea .

Example: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.

» idea originalbrain child [brainchild] [Plural brain children/brainchildren] .

Example: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.

» idea pensada a posterioriafterthought .

Example: Often the abstract is an ill-planned afterthought.

» idea peregrinaoutlandish idea .

Example: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.

» idea preconcebidapreconceptionpreconceived idea .

Example: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.

Example: Innumerable examples confirm that appearances are deceiving; also our preconceived ideas stand in our way.

» idea principaldrift .

Example: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.

» idea recicladaretread [re-tread]  .

Example: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.

» ideasfood for thoughtstrands of thought .

Example: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.

Example: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.

» idea secundariaside issue .

Example: Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue.

» idea seductoraalluring idea .

Example: The most alluring idea about the vampire myth is that they are supposed to be forever young and beautiful.

» ideas políticaspolitics  .

Example: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.

» ideas principalessignificant ideas .

Example: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

» idea + surgiridea + come up .

Example: Even in casual discussions between the director and department heads ideas may come up which are suddenly translated into plans for action or procedural changes.

» ilustrar una ideaillustrate + a point .

Example: A summary of the course content would do less than justice to a programme which serves to illustrate the point that libraries, information and IT can receive serious attention.

» insinuar una ideafloat + an idea .

Example: The idea is being floated that to prevent any recurrence, a central European authority should control the budgets of member states.

» inspirar ideasspark off + ideas .

Example: However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.

» intentar vender + Posesivo + ideapitch + Posesivo + idea (to) .

Example: Lisa now realized she was dealing with a person of intelligence and would have to pitch her idea with credibility.

» intentar vender una ideapitch + Posesivo + idea (to) .

Example: Lisa now realized she was dealing with a person of intelligence and would have to pitch her idea with credibility.

» intercambiar ideascompare + notesexchange + ideasbounce off + ideas .

Example: The remainder of the conference focused on aspects of computerisation with each representative comparing notes and sharing experience.

Example: Electronic mail makes it possible to exchange ideas and texts and to seek answers to queries immediately and easily.

Example: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.

» intercambiar ideas con Alguienbounce + ideas off + Nombre .

Example: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.

» intercambio de ideasexchange of ideasfertilisation [fertilization, -USA]cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA]cross-fertilisation of ideas .

Example: In Western democracies, the free expression and exchange of ideas and information is a cornerstone of political belief.

Idea synonyms

mind in spanish: mente, pronunciation: maɪnd part of speech: noun thought in spanish: pensamiento, pronunciation: θɔt part of speech: noun estimate in spanish: estimar, pronunciation: estəmət part of speech: noun, verb theme in spanish: tema, pronunciation: θim part of speech: noun estimation in spanish: Estimacion, pronunciation: estəmeɪʃən part of speech: noun approximation in spanish: aproximación, pronunciation: əprɑksəmeɪʃən part of speech: noun musical theme in spanish: tema musical, pronunciation: mjuzɪkəlθim part of speech: noun melodic theme in spanish: tema melódico, pronunciation: məlɑdɪkθim part of speech: noun
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