 | English  | German | |
 | antithetical {adj} [idea] | 329 entgegengesetzt | |
| ludicrous {adj} [idea, suggestion] | 255 haarsträubend | |
| grotesque {adj} [idea, proposal, allegation] | 135 absurd | |
| false {adj} [idea, belief] | 132 abwegig | |
| fluffy {adj} [Am.] [fig.] [thought, idea, proposition] | 120 substanzlos | |
| embraced {adj} {past-p} [accepted: idea etc.] | 113 ergriffen [aufgegriffen: Idee etc.] | |
| crazy {adj} [senseless, silly: suggestion, idea, etc.] | 112 hirnrissig [ugs.] [pej.] [Vorschlag, Idee etc.] | |
| immature {adj} [plan, idea] | 96 unausgegoren | |
| enterprising {adj} [idea, scheme] | 65 einfallsreich | |
| psych. compulsive {adj} [e.g. act, behaviour, crying, idea] | 48 Zwangs- [z. B. Handlung, Verhalten, Weinen, Vorstellung] | |
| suggested {adj} {past-p} [idea, etc.] | 40 angeregt [vorgeschlagen, initiiert] | |
| weird {adj} [idea] | 36 versponnen [eigenartig] | |
| enterprising {adj} [idea, scheme] | 22 originell | |
| madcap {adj} [idea] | 20 versponnen | |
| fanciful {adj} [story, idea] | 18 fantastisch | |
| dominant {adj} [idea, etc.] | 7 leitend [Idee, usw.] | |
| unformed {adj} [e.g. idea] | 7 unausgegoren [fig.] [oft pej.] [z. B. Idee, Plan] | |
| unformed {adj} [e.g. idea] | 7 unausgereift [z. B. Idee] | |
| brilliant {adj} [idea] | geistvoll | |
| central {adj} [idea, etc.] | leitend [Idee, usw.] | |
| coherent {adj} [idea, text] | (leicht) verständlich | |
| infectious {adj} [fig.] [idea] | zündend [fig.] [Idee] | |
| Verbs |
| to convey sth. [an impression, an idea, a feeling, etc.] | 4606 etw.Akk. vermitteln [einen Eindruck, eine Vorstellung, ein Gefühl etc.] | |
| to scrap sth. [idea, plan, theory] | 1916 etw.Akk. verwerfen [Idee, Plan, Theorie] | |
| to embrace sth. [an idea, a plan etc.] | 1842 etw.Akk. annehmen [einverstanden sein, übernehmen] | |
| to canvass [for a party, product, idea etc.] | 870 werben [Wahlwerbung, Kundenwerbung etc.] | |
| to nurture sth. [idea, ambitions] | 676 etw.Akk. hegen | |
| to dismiss sth. [a thought, idea etc.] | 640 etw. aufgeben [Idee etc.] | |
| to poach [idea] | 521 stehlen | |
| to borrow sth. [idea, method etc.] | 481 etw. übernehmen [Idee, Methode etc.] | |
| to develop sth. [idea, plan] | 320 etw.Akk. entfalten [geh.] [Idee, Plan] | |
| to represent sb./sth. [a country, an idea, a client, etc.] | 299 jdn./etw. vertreten [Land, Idee, Klienten etc.] | |
| to grasp sth. [idea] | 238 etw.Akk. erfassen [eine Idee] | |
| to rubbish [person, idea] [Br.] [coll.] | 237 runtermachen [ugs.] | |
| to entertain sth. [consider (an idea)] | 194 etw.Akk. erwägen | |
| to tantalise sb. [Br.] [e.g. questions, the idea of sth.] | 186 jdn. peinigen [geh.] [z. B. Fragen, die Vorstellung von etw.] | |
| to seize sth. [idea etc.] | 152 etw.Akk. aufgreifen | |
| to scrap sth. [coll.] [idea, plan etc.] | 143 etw.Akk. fallenlassen [Rsv.] [Idee, Plan etc.] | |
| to tantalise sb. [Br.] [e.g. questions, the idea of sth.] | 77 jdn. quälen [z. B. Fragen, die Vorstellung von etw.] | |
| to articulate sth. [shape, idea] | 41 etw. gliedern | |
| to extend sth. [a work / idea] | 40 etw. weiterentwickeln [eine Arbeit / Idee] | |
| to dally [with an idea] | 38 spielen [mit einem Gedanken] | |
| to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | 29 etw. verwerfen [eine Idee etc.] | |
| to adopt sth. [expression, term, idea etc.] | 25 etw.Akk. übernehmen [Ausdruck, Terminologie, Idee etc.] | |
| to trivialize [idea, feeling] | 20 banalisieren | |
| to debunk sth. [expose the falseness of an idea or belief] | etw.Akk. als falsch entlarven [eine Vorstellung, einen Glauben] | |
| to doff sth. [discard or get rid of (an idea, etc.)] | sich von etw. verabschieden [von einer Idee etc.] | |
| to embrace sth. [idea etc.] | etw.Akk. willkommen heißen [Idee etc.] | |
| to embrace sth. [idea, concept, project, etc.] | etw.Akk. (gern / bereitwillig) aufgreifen [sich zu eigen machen: Idee, Gedanke, Plan, Projekt etc.] | |
| to gel [of an idea, plan] | Form annehmen | |
