idea

Idee, Einfall

Ein Gedanke darüber, was man tun könnte oder wie man es tun könnte.

In einfachem Englisch: A thought about something you could do or how you could do it.

• I have an idea for lunch.
• She suggested a clever idea to save money.
• Which of these ideas should we try first?

So benutzt man es: idea for something (Do you have an idea for dinner?); idea of doing something (I like the idea of sharing an office.)

Synonyme: plan, thought, suggestion

Häufige Wendungen: good idea, idea for something, have an idea, idea to try

Ansicht, Vorstellung

Eine Meinung darüber, wie etwas ist oder sein sollte.

In einfachem Englisch: A belief or opinion about what something is like or how it should be.

• Our ideas about work are different.
• Travel changed his ideas on education.
• She has strong ideas about how families should live.

So benutzt man es: ideas about/on something (They have different ideas about raising children.)

Synonyme: view, opinion, belief

Häufige Wendungen: idea about something, idea of something, different idea

Konzept, Begriff

Etwas wie Freiheit oder Liebe, worüber man nachdenken kann, das man aber nicht anfassen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you can think about, such as freedom or love, rather than something you can touch.

• Freedom is an important idea.
• The book explores ideas about beauty and truth.
• Can an abstract idea change the world?

So benutzt man es: idea of something (The idea of equality matters to many people.)

Synonyme: concept, notion

Häufige Wendungen: abstract idea, idea of freedom, idea of justice

Ziel, Absicht

Das, was man durch eine Handlung erreichen möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: What you are trying to achieve by doing something.

• The idea is to save time.
• What’s the idea behind this new rule?
• We changed the route, but the basic idea stayed the same.

So benutzt man es: the idea is to do something (The idea is to make shopping easier.); idea behind something (The idea behind the scheme is to reduce waste.)

Synonyme: aim, purpose, intention

Häufige Wendungen: idea is to, idea behind something, whole idea

Vorstellung, Bild

Das Bild von jemandem oder etwas, das man im Kopf hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A picture of someone or something that you have in your mind.

• I have a clear idea of her face.
• The description gave me an idea of the room’s appearance.
• His idea of the garden was brighter than the real thing.

So benutzt man es: idea of what someone/something looks like (I have a vague idea of what the house looks like.)

Synonyme: mental image, picture, image

Häufige Wendungen: idea of someone, clear idea, vague idea