idea

idea

Pensamiento sobre algo que se podría hacer o sobre cómo hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: idea for something (Do you have an idea for dinner?); idea of doing something (I like the idea of sharing an office.)

Sinónimos: plan, thought, suggestion

Expresiones frecuentes: good idea, idea for something, have an idea, idea to try

opinión, idea

Creencia u opinión sobre cómo es algo o cómo debería ser.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: ideas about/on something (They have different ideas about raising children.)

Sinónimos: view, opinion, belief

Expresiones frecuentes: idea about something, idea of something, different idea

concepto, idea

Algo que se puede pensar, como la libertad o el amor, pero que no se puede tocar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: idea of something (The idea of equality matters to many people.)

Sinónimos: concept, notion

Expresiones frecuentes: abstract idea, idea of freedom, idea of justice

objetivo, propósito

Lo que se intenta conseguir al hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: aim, purpose, intention

Expresiones frecuentes: idea is to, idea behind something, whole idea

imagen mental, representación

Imagen de alguien o algo que tienes en la mente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: idea of what someone/something looks like (I have a vague idea of what the house looks like.)

Sinónimos: mental image, picture, image

Expresiones frecuentes: idea of someone, clear idea, vague idea