Examples from texts
"I have no idea.– No tengo ni idea.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
This appendix uses the idea of diagnostic "sessions" to determine the scope of K-line control under different conditions.Este apéndice utiliza la idea de "sesiones de diagnóstico" para determinar el alcance del control de línea K bajo condiciones diversas.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
But then I thought maybe it wasn't such a bad idea.Pero luego pensé que tal vez no fuera una mala idea.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
This time it didn't seem like such a bad idea.Esta vez pensé que no era una mala idea.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Thinning the herd was not a great idea right now.En ese momento mermar el grupo no era una buena idea.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
She was heartbroken, she was angry, she was exhausted, and the idea of going back to the Brotherhood's compound made all of that worse.Tenía el corazón roto, estaba enojada, exhausta y la idea de regresar a la mansión de la Hermandad lo hacía peor.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
I saw the bright spark of an idea when he was reading of the cloth and ropes they used to build shelters.Observé cómo se le encendía una bombilla mientras leía sobre la tela y las cuerdas que utilizaban para construir refugios.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
His heart was pounding and all his voices were silent, because they all knew that hidden within the doctor's question were all sorts of important notions, and he had no idea what the right answer would be.El corazón le latía con fuerza y todas sus voces estaban calladas, porque sabían que, ocultas en la pregunta del médico, había cosas importantes, y no tenía idea de cuál sería la respuesta adecuada.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
The idea did sound absurd.La idea sonaba absurda, desde luego.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
"Even though I've lived in Huntsville, which is nicknamed the 'Rocket City,' for twelve years, I had no idea what a space telescope looked like or how a star might be depicted on a map."A pesar de que hace doce años que vivo en Huntsville, cuyo sobrenombre es la 'ciudad de los cohetes', nunca tuve idea de qué apariencia podía tener un telescopio espacial o de cómo se puede representar una estrella en un mapa.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
No. He doesn't have any better idea of how to make it work than we do.–No. Sabe tanto de la inmortalidad como nosotros.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Good idea, said Resendiz.Ésa es una buena idea, dijo Reséndiz.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Now we sob and moan and say we didn't know! we had no idea! it was the Nazis! we never would have done such a thing!Ahora lloramos y nos afligimos y decimos ¡no lo sabíamos!, ¡lo ignorábamos!, ¡fueron los nazis!, ¡nosotros hubiéramos actuado de otra manera!Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
He later changed his mind and removed this term, but recently the idea has garnered renewed interest among physicists.Más tarde cambió de idea y eliminó este término, pero recientemente la idea ha ganado interés entre los físicos.http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
"Home it is," Butch murmured, still having no idea why the kid had wanted to visit that stairwell.– A casa -murmuró Butch, todavía sin tener ni idea de porque el muchacho había querido visitar aquel hueco de escalera.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
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compulsive idea
idea compulsiva
fixed idea
idea fija
idea of persecution
idea de persecución
no idea
ni idea
have no idea
no tener ni idea
have an idea of
concebir
vague idea
vaga idea
association of ideas
asociación de ideas
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