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"Ideas" is a form of "idea", a noun which is often translated as "la idea". "Etc." is an abbreviation which is often translated as "etc.". Learn more about the difference between "etc." and "ideas" below.
etc.(
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)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
1. (et cetera)
idea(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (thought)
4. (aim)
a. la idea (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I bought the house with the idea of selling it for a profit in a few years' time.Compré la casa con la idea de venderla unos años más tarde y sacar un beneficio.
b. la finalidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What's the idea behind all those roundabouts?¿Cuál es la finalidad de todas esas rotondas?
5. (impression)
b. la impresión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I had an idea that she wouldn't turn up.Tenía la impresión de que no iba a aparecer.
8. (picture)
