idea

idea

Pensiero su qualcosa che si potrebbe fare o su come farlo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: plan, thought, suggestion

Espressioni comuni: good idea, idea for something, have an idea, idea to try

opinione, idea

Convinzione su com’è qualcosa o su come dovrebbe essere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: ideas about/on something (They have different ideas about raising children.)

Sinonimi: view, opinion, belief

Espressioni comuni: idea about something, idea of something, different idea

concetto, idea

Qualcosa a cui si può pensare, come la libertà o l’amore, ma che non si può toccare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: idea of something (The idea of equality matters to many people.)

Sinonimi: concept, notion

Espressioni comuni: abstract idea, idea of freedom, idea of justice

scopo, intento

Ciò che si cerca di ottenere facendo qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: aim, purpose, intention

Espressioni comuni: idea is to, idea behind something, whole idea

immagine mentale, rappresentazione

Immagine di qualcuno o qualcosa che si forma nella mente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: mental image, picture, image

Espressioni comuni: idea of someone, clear idea, vague idea