you have no idea!

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

farsi un'idea di qc — to get an idea of sth

non hai idea di quanto sia difficile — you have no idea how difficult it is

non hai idea del traffico che c'era — you've no idea how much traffic there was

chissà che idea gli è saltata in mente adesso? — who knows what idea he may have got into his head now?

tremo solo all'idea che possa venire — just the thought that he might come is enough to terrify me

pensi di andarci? — neanche per idea! — are you thinking of going? — no way!

dare l'idea di — to seem, look like

idea fissa — obsession

avere le idee chiare — to know one's mind

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

ho cambiato idea — I've changed my mind

essere dell'idea (che) — to be of the opinion (that), think (that)

(intenzione) avere una mezza idea di fare qc — to have half a mind to do sth

la mia idea era di andare al cinema — I had thought of going to the pictures

l'idea del bello/della pace — the ideal of beauty/of peace

farsi un'idea di qc — to get an idea of sth

non hai idea di quanto sia difficile — you have no idea how difficult it is

non hai idea del traffico che c'era — you've no idea how much traffic there was

chissà che idea gli è saltata in mente adesso? — who knows what idea he may have got into his head now?

tremo solo all'idea che possa venire — just the thought that he might come is enough to terrify me

pensi di andarci? — neanche per idea! — are you thinking of going? — no way!

dare l'idea di — to seem, look like

idea fissa — obsession

avere le idee chiare — to know one's mind

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

ho cambiato idea — I've changed my mind

essere dell'idea (che) — to be of the opinion (that), think (that)

(intenzione) avere una mezza idea di fare qc — to have half a mind to do sth

la mia idea era di andare al cinema — I had thought of going to the pictures

l'idea del bello/della pace — the ideal of beauty/of peace

che idea! — what an idea!

mi è venuta un'idea — I've had an idea

non avere idea del perché, di come — to have no idea why, how

essere dell'idea che — to think that

avere idea che — to think that

farsi un'idea di qcs. — to gain an insight into sth., to get the picture of sth.

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

avere -e di sinistra, di destra — to have left-wing, right-wing tendencies

aggiungere un'idea di sale — to add a hint of salt

l'idea europea — the European ideal

l'idea di giustizia, del bello — the idea of justice, beauty

avere un'idea fissa — to have a bee in one's bonnet, to have a fixation

I have an idea that it won't work.

I've an idea for solving this problem.

This will give you an idea of what I mean.

une idée de cadeau — an idea for a present

il y a de l'idée dans ce projet — there are some good ideas in the project

avoir de l'idée — to be inventive

avoir une idée derrière la tête — to have something in mind

il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter — all he can think about is learning to fly

j'ai ma petite idée sur le sujet — I have my own theory about that

avoir idée que — to think that

se faire une haute idée de — to think a lot of

se faire des idées — to imagine things

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

ça te changera les idées — it'll take your mind off things

changer d'idée — to change one's mind

faire à son idée — to do as one thinks best

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir dans l'idée de faire — to plan to do

il n'est venu à l'idée de personne de faire — nobody has thought of doing

il ne leur viendrait jamais à l'idée de faire — it would never occur to them to do

tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée que... — I still think that...

il s'est mis dans l'idée de faire — he's taken it into his head to do

C'est une bonne idée. — It's a good idea.

Tu as une idée à ce sujet? — Have you got an opinion on this?

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

à l'idée de — at the idea of, at the thought of

à l'idée que — at the idea that, at the thought that

Il s'inquiétait à l'idée qu'elle devrait rentrer tard le soir. — He was worried by the thought that she would have to come home late at night.

se faire des idées — to imagine things

venir à l'idée de qn — to occur to sb

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir idée que — to have an idea that

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée — I haven't the faintest idea

avoir une idée de qch — to have some idea of sth

As-tu une idée du prix que ça coûte? — Have you got any idea how much it costs?

donner une idée de qch à qn; Pourrais-tu me donner une idée de ce que cela implique? — Can you give me some idea what it involves?

en voilà des idées! — the very idea!

von etwas [viel] Ahnung haben — know [a lot] about something

keine Ahnung! — [I've] no idea; haven't a clue

haben Sie eine Ahnung, wer/wie...? — have you any idea who/how...?

von etwas [viel] Ahnung haben — know [a lot] about something

keine Ahnung! — [I've] no idea; haven't a clue

haben Sie eine Ahnung, wer/wie...? — have you any idea who/how...?

wie kommst du denn auf DIE Idéé? — whatever gave you that idea?

Idéén müsste man haben! — what it is to have ideas!

keine Idéé besser — not a whit better

auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea

jemanden auf eine Idee bringen — give somebody an idea

eine Idee Salz — a touch of salt

auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea

jemanden auf eine Idee bringen — give somebody an idea

eine fixe Idee — an obsession; an idée fixe

eine Idee Salz — a touch of salt

in meiner Vórstellung sah das größer aus — I imagined it bigger

in meiner Vórstellung ist Gott kein alter Mann — I don't picture God as an old man

du hast falsche Vórstellungen — you are wrong (in your ideas)

es übertrifft alle Vórstellungen — it's incredible or unbelievable

das entspricht ganz meiner Vórstellung — that is just how I imagined or saw it

eine Vórstellung von etw machen — to form an idea or (Bild) picture of sth

du machst dir keine Vórstellung, wie schwierig das ist — you have no idea how difficult that is

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

in neuen Begriffen denken — to think in new terms

ein Begriff für Qualität! — a byword for quality

falsche Begriffe von etw haben — to have the wrong ideas about sth

einen Begriff von etw machen — to imagine sth

das geht über meine Begriffe — that's beyond me

nach unseren heutigen Begriffen — by today's standards

für meine Begriffe — in my opinion

etw zu tun — to be on the point of doing sth, to be about to do sth

schwer or langsam/schnell von Begriff sein (inf) — to be slow/quick on the uptake

für meine Begriffe — in my estimation

ein/kein Begriff sein — be/not be well known

im Begriff sein od. stehen, etwas zu tun — be about to do something

schwer von Begriff sein — (ugs.) be slow on the uptake

einen/keinen Begriff von etwas haben — have an idea/no idea of something

für meine Begriffe — in my estimation

ein/kein Begriff sein — be/not be well known

im Begriff sein od. stehen, etwas zu tun — be about to do something

schwer von Begriff sein — (ugs.) be slow on the uptake

in meiner Vórstellung sah das größer aus — I imagined it bigger

in meiner Vórstellung ist Gott kein alter Mann — I don't picture God as an old man

du hast falsche Vórstellungen — you are wrong (in your ideas)

es übertrifft alle Vórstellungen — it's incredible or unbelievable

das entspricht ganz meiner Vórstellung — that is just how I imagined or saw it

eine Vórstellung von etw machen — to form an idea or (Bild) picture of sth

du machst dir keine Vórstellung, wie schwierig das ist — you have no idea how difficult that is

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

das entspricht ganz/nicht meinen Vorstellungen — that is exactly/not what I had in mind

das geht über alle Vorstellung hinaus — it is unimaginable

und überháúpt, warum nicht? — and after all or anyway, why not?

er sagt überháúpt immer sehr wenig — he never says very much anyway or anyhow or at the best of times

überháúpt nicht — not at all

ich denke überháúpt nicht daran mitzukommen — I've (absolutely) no intention whatsoever of coming along

überháúpt nie — never (ever), never at all

überháúpt kein Grund — no reason at all or whatsoever

hast du denn überháúpt keinen Anstand? — have you no decency at all?

das habe ich ja überháúpt nicht gewusst — I had no idea at all

ich habe überháúpt nichts gehört — I didn't hear anything at all, I didn't hear a thing

das steht in überháúpt keinem Verhältnis zu... — that bears no relationship at all or whatsoever to...

(= erst, eigentlich) dann merkt man überháúpt erst, wie schön... — then you really notice for the first time how beautiful...

waren Sie überháúpt schon in dem neuen Film? — have you actually been to the latest film?

da fällt mir überháúpt ein,... — now I remember...

wenn überháúpt — if at all

wie ist das überháúpt möglich? — how is that possible?

gibt es das überháúpt? — is there really such a thing?, is there really any such thing?

wer sind Sie überháúpt? — who do you think you are?

wissen Sie überháúpt, wer ich bin? — do you realize who I am?