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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
idea /aɪˈdɪə/ noun
- (thought) idée f ( about, on sur);
he came up with ou hit on the ~ of buying a farm l'idée lui est venue d'acheter une ferme;
to be full of ~s avoir plein d'idées;
don't start getting ~s! ne commence pas à te faire des idées!;
you can get ou put that ~ out of your head! il n'en est pas question!;
- (notion) conception f ( about, of de);
if that's your ~ of a joke‥ si c'est ça que tu appelles une plaisanterie‥;
- (impression) impression f;
whatever gave you that ~! qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille!;
- (knowledge) idée f;
to have no ~ why/how etc ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment etc;
to have no ~ of ou about n'avoir aucune idée de (price, time);
you've no ~ how pleased I was! tu ne peux pas savoir combien j'étais content!;
- (theory) idée f;
I've an ~ that he might be lying j'ai dans l'idée qu'il ment;
- (aim) but m ( behind, of de);
- (gist) do you get the ~? tu vois?;
that's the ~! c'est ça!
IDIOMS:
the very ~! quelle idée!
'idea' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
acceptable
- against
- agree
- airing
- antiquated
- appeal
- aside
- associate
- attack
- attractive
- bad
- balk
- barmy
- bear
- best
- big
- bloody
- blurred
- boggle
- born
- bright
- brush
- cherish
- chimera
- chop
- clear
- clichéd
- come
- comfortable
- conceive
- connected
- contrary
- conventional
- convey
- corrective
- couch
- crazy
- currency
- dally
- dated
- dead
- decide
- demote
- design
- development
- difficulty
- discount
- dismiss
- dismissal
- dispensable
French:
aller
- autre
- bête
- bien
- bon
- ce
- chemin
- con
- conception
- douter
- effleurer
- emballer
- esprit
- eux
- faible
- fait
- formulation
- fourrer
- idée
- loin
- lumineux
- maître
- mal
- manque
- mauvais
- moindre
- naissance
- noyer
- où
- partie
- passer
- pêcher
- pénétrer
- plan
- pourtant
- prendre
- renoncer
- ressembler
- réticent
- retourner
- revenir
- riche
- selon
- seul
- tête
- trouvaille
- venir
- venu
idea: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| idea | n | (an inspired thought) | idée nf |
| Our conversation gave me an idea. | |||
| Notre conversation m'a donné une idée. | |||
| idea | n | (aim) | idée nf |
| My idea to swim right after dinner was doomed to failure. | |||
| L'idée que j'avais eu d'aller nager après manger était vouée à l'échec. | |||
| idea | n | (opinion) | idée nf |
| opinion nf | |||
| He had some strange ideas about government. | |||
| Il avait des idées étranges sur le gouvernement. | |||
| Il avait des opinions étranges sur le gouvernement. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| idea | n | (impression) | impression nf |
| I got the idea that he wasn't very happy. | |||
| J'ai eu l'impression qu'il n'était pas très heureux. | |||
| idea | n | (guess) | se douter⇒ v pron |
| idée nf | |||
| I had an idea that you were planning to move down here, but I wasn't certain. | |||
| Je me doutais que tu allais venir habiter ici, mais je n'en étais pas sûre. | |||
| * Je n'ai pas la moindre idée de ce qui s'est passé. | |||
| idea | n | (concept) | idée nf |
| It's a novel idea, but I think we should give it some thought. | |||
| C'est une idée novatrice, mais nous devons encore y penser. | |||
| Report an error | |||
idea: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| abstract idea | n | (intellectual concept) | notion abstraite nf |
| Beauty, truth, and honesty are all abstract ideas that you can illustrate with specific instances. | |||
| big idea | riche idée nf | ||
| bright idea | n | (clever idea or suggestion) | idée géniale nf |
| The weather is hot, it was a bright idea to bring water with us. | |||
| idée de génie nf | |||
| riche idée nf | |||
| Ah, ça c'est une riche idée ! Allons donc tous manger au restaurant ! | |||
| bright idea | n | ironic (stupid idea or suggestion) ironique | brillante idée nf |
| Who came up with the bright idea of bringing your mother along? | |||
| En 1997, Jacques Chirac a eu la brillante idée de dissoudre l'Assemblée Nationale. | |||
| ironique | idée de génie nf | ||
| brilliant idea | idée lumineuse nf | ||
| champion an idea | v | (support a project or plan) | soutenir un projet vtr |
| Mary championed the idea of increasing recycling at her company. | |||
| défendre une idée vtr | |||
| être pour (l'idée de) v | |||
| Marie était pour augmenter le recyclage dans son entreprise. | |||
| consider the idea of | considérer l'idée v | ||
| entertain the idea of | vtr | (consider) | imaginer un seul instant vtr |
| He wouldn't entertain the idea of her cooking for him that evening. | |||
| Je ne peux pas imaginer un seul instant que tu veuilles partir en vacances tout seul. | |||
| fixed idea | idée arrêtée nf | ||
| fundamental idea | n | (basic concept) | idée de base nf |
| We made a few changes to the wording, but the fundamental idea is still the same. | |||
| Nous avons un peu changer la formulation, mais l'idée de base est toujours la même. | |||
| idée essentielle nf | |||
| essence nf | |||
| J'ai modifié la forme du texte, mais l'essence est inchangée. | |||
| general idea | n | (approximately the thought) | idée générale nf |
| She did not understand the essay completely but she got the general idea. | |||
| Je n'ai pas compris la dissertation dans les détails mais j'ai bien compris l'idée générale. | |||
| get the idea | v | informal (understand, grasp sth) | comprendre l'idée v |
| Inutile de me faire un dessin, j'ai compris l'idée. | |||
| good idea | n | (wise suggestion) | bonne idée nf |
| It is a good idea to brush your long hair before going to sleep. | |||
| It wasn't a good idea to eat that third piece of cake. | |||
| good idea | n | (clever invention) | idée géniale, idée de génie nf |
| Sliced bread was a good idea. | |||
| trouvaille nf | |||
| good idea | interj | (yes, agreed, let's do that) | génial ! interj |
| Let's go to the movies. "Good idea! Sounds like fun." . | |||
| On se fait une toile ? Génial. | |||
| super ! interj | |||
| have an idea | vi | (invent or devise sth) | avoir une idée v |
| I have an idea that will surprise you. | |||
| have an idea of | vi | (have some notion, understanding of) | savoir à peu près vi |
| Do you have an idea of how many people will be coming to the party? | |||
| Sais-tu à peu près le nombre d'invités attendus demain ? | |||
| à ton avis adv | |||
| À ton avis, combien on sera à l'anniversaire ? | |||
| have an idea on | avoir une idée sur | ||
| have no idea | v | (not know) | n'avoir aucune idée loc v |
| I have no idea how I'm going to get home now my car's broken down. | |||
| I have no idea how she found out. | |||
| Vous n'avez vraiment aucune idée de l'endroit où nous sommes ? | |||
| ne pas avoir la moindre idée loc v | |||
| Je n'ai pas la moindre idée de ce dont vous me parlez. | |||
| have the idea | vi | informal (understand, grasp sth) | croire comprendre v |
| Je n'ai pas tout suivi mais en gros, je crois comprendre ce que tu veux dire. | |||
| fam | piger⇒ vtr | ||
| Je pense avoir pigé de quoi il s'agit. | |||
| saisir⇒ vi | |||
| Je pense avoir saisi de quoi il s'agit. | |||
| idea man, ideas man | n | (creative, sb employed to devise ideas) | créatif nm |
| We need an ideas man to manage our publicity campaign. | |||
| Nous avons besoin d'un créatif pour notre campagne de pub. | |||
| idea, the | l'idée | ||
| It's not a bad idea. | Ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée. | ||
| main idea | n | (principal premise or concept) | idée principale nf |
| The lecture as a whole was a little confusing, but I understood the main idea. | |||
| The main idea of a paragraph can often be summarized with one sentence. | |||
| L'idée principale de ce texte est plutôt vague. | |||
| no idea | interj | informal (I do not know) | aucune idée interj |
| Tu sais où est ma montre? - Aucune idée ! | |||
| novel idea | n | (original or clever suggestion) ironique | idée originale nf |
| Note: Often used sarcastically. | |||
| Watch TV tonight? Well, that's a novel idea. | |||
| Regarder la télé ? En voilà une idée originale. | |||
| ironique | riche idée nf | ||
| ironique | bonne idée nf | ||
| that's the idea | interj | informal (that's precisely what is expected) | c'est ce que [personne] avait en tête expr |
| C'est ce que Rodolphe avait en tête. | |||
| c'était l'idée expr | |||
| that's the idea | interj | (you understand what I meant) | c'est ça interj |
| c'est ce que je voulais dire expr | |||
| the big idea | la grande idée | ||
| the idea | l'idée | ||
| vague idea | n | (indistinct notion) | vague idée nf |
| I have a vague idea of what I want to say, but I don't know how to phrase it. | |||
| J'ai une vague idée de ses projets. | |||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "idea".
' It may not be a good idea '
'i'm really into that idea"
(I had) no idea how much
"I had no idea how much I cared about you until...."
"in favour of the idea"
a clearer idea
a good idea that they
a kernel of an idea
Accepted idea
among them was the idea
an idea of what life in France is like.
an idea of what to expect
An idea of what to expect.
an idea of when we can expect
an idea that pleased him
an idea that should be applied to..
Another idea would be t
astride an idea
Ballpark idea
better idea than me
Between the idea and the act
bright idea
business idea
But do you have any idea who I am?
challenge the idea
check out an idea
claim an idea
comfortable with the idea of us
considering my story idea
delisting of certain medications seems like a reasonable idea
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'i'm really into that idea"
(I had) no idea how much
"I had no idea how much I cared about you until...."
"in favour of the idea"
a clearer idea
a good idea that they
a kernel of an idea
Accepted idea
among them was the idea
an idea of what life in France is like.
an idea of what to expect
An idea of what to expect.
an idea of when we can expect
an idea that pleased him
an idea that should be applied to..
Another idea would be t
astride an idea
Ballpark idea
better idea than me
Between the idea and the act
bright idea
business idea
But do you have any idea who I am?
challenge the idea
check out an idea
claim an idea
comfortable with the idea of us
considering my story idea
delisting of certain medications seems like a reasonable idea
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