| English | German | |
| incorporated {adj} [fig. for persons, ideas; not used for units, systems etc.] | 428 integriert | |
| fertile {adj} [productive in generating new ideas] | 330 schöpferisch | |
| seminal {adj} [ideas] | 104 produktiv | |
| enlightening {adj} [discussion, experience, look, ideas, etc.] | 29 erhellend [Diskussion, Erfahrung, Blick, Ideen etc.] | |
| innovative {adj} [ideas, products, etc.] | 29 neu [innovativ, neuartig] | |
| disjointed {adj} [e.g. ideas] | 28 sprunghaft [z. B. Gedanken] | |
| exaggerated {adj} {past-p} [ideas, behaviour, gestures] | 20 überspannt | |
| grand {adj} [ideas, plans] | 10 hochfliegend [Ideen, Pläne] | |
| wackadoo {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [ideas etc.] | 7 spinnert [ugs.] [bes. süddeutsch] [Ideen etc.] | |
| influential {adj} [pictures, ideas, theories etc.] | 6 wirkmächtig [geh.] | |
| advanced {adj} [ideas, technology etc.] | vorkämpferisch [revolutionär, avantgardistisch] | |
| visionary {adj} [characterized by impractical idealistic or radical ideas] | wirklichkeitsfremd | |
Verbs |
| to conform sth. [adjust] [ideas etc.] | 361 etw.Akk. anpassen | |
| to ventilate sth. [also fig.: ideas, views, etc.] | 314 etw.Akk. ventilieren [auch fig. geh.: Ideen, Ansichten etc.] | |
| to combine sth. [e.g. ideas, projects] | 162 etw. zusammenführen [z. B. Gedanken, Projekte] | |
| to adopt sth. [e.g. foreign ideas] | 74 etw.Akk. rezipieren [geh.] [aufnehmen, übernehmen, z. B. fremde Gedanken] | |
| to appropriate sth. [ideas etc.] | sichDat. etw. zu eigen machen [Ideen etc.] | |
| to ban [of books, ideas etc.] | auf den Index setzen [fig.] | |
| to coincide [stories, ideas, opinions, interests, etc.] | sich decken | |
Nouns |
| fruition [aims, plans, ideas] | 1519 Verwirklichung {f} | |
| consistency [of two or more statements, ideas etc.] | 86 Übereinstimmung {f} | |
| movement [in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.] | 47 Strömung {f} [in der Politik, Philosophie, Kunst etc.] | |
| communication [of ideas, information] | 41 Vermittlung {f} [von Ideen, Information] | |
| exchange [of ideas, words, insults] | 35 Abtausch {m} [Ideen, Worte, Beleidigungen] | |
| conveyance [of knowledge, ideas, visions] | 32 Vermittlung {f} | |
| rubbish [esp. Br.] [nonsense, worthless talk or ideas] | 28 Blech {n} [ugs.] [Unsinn, Unfug] | |
| perception [of ideas etc.] | 26 Rezeption {f} [von Kultur etc.] | |
| constr. philos. foundation [also fig.: of theses, ideas, etc.] | 13 Fundamentierung {f} [auch fig.: von Thesen, Ideen etc.] | |
| adoption [of ideas, etc.] | 10 Rezeption {f} [von Gedankengut, Kultur] | |
| spread [of ideas, interests] | 9 Spektrum {n} [von Ideen, Interessen] | |
| borrowing [of words, ideas, etc.] | 8 Übernahme {f} | |
| supporting [of ideas etc.] | 8 Vertretung {f} [von Ideen etc.] | |
| survival [of ideas, projects etc.] | 7 Nachleben {n} [Nachwirkung, z. B. von Ideen, Projekten etc.] | |
| [distancing oneself from one's own previous ideas, statements, works] | Kindesweglegung {f} [fig.] [österr.] [Rückzug von früheren Idealen, Überzeugungen, Aussagen etc.] | |
| fantasy [illusion, fantastic ideas] | Phantasterei {f} | |
| acad. hist. philos. Unverified Geistesgeschichte [history of ideas or culture, intellectual history] | Geistesgeschichte {f} | |
2 Words: Others |
| high-flown {adj} [ideas, plans] | hochfliegend | |
| high-sounding {adj} [of words, ideas, etc.] [pompous] | hochklingend [veraltet] [hochtrabend] | |
| educ. progressive teaching {adj} [ideas, philosophy, workshop, etc.] | reformpädagogisch | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be contradictory [arguments, ideas, etc., but not persons] | sich widersprechen [Argumente, Ideen etc., jedoch nicht Personen] | |
| to bring up [new ideas] | vorbringen | |
| to talk sth. (with sb.) [e.g. talked books / ideas (with her)] | (mit jdm.) über etw.Akk. reden [über Bücher etc.] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| future ideas [ideas about the future] | Zukunftsideen {pl} | |
| lively exchange [e.g. of ideas] | reger Austausch {m} [von Ideen etc.] | |
| mixed ideas {pl} [mishmash of ideas] | Mischmasch {m} von Ideen [ugs.] [leicht pej.] | |
| reconciliation between sb./sth. [persons, ideas, etc.] | Versöhnung {f} zwischen jdm./etw. [Personen, Ideen etc.] | |
3 Words: Others |
| sb. is bombarded with sth. [information, ideas, emotions, spam, etc.] | etw. prasselt auf jdn. ein [Informationen, Ideen, Gefühle, Spam etc.] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to bring sth. to fruition [plans, ideas] | etw. zur Reife bringen [fig.] | |
| to come into being [idiom] [ideas etc.] | ins Leben treten [Redewendung] [Ideen etc.] | |
| to come to fruition [plans, ideas] | Früchte tragen [fig.] | |
| to get used to sth. [ideas, plans, etc.] | sich mit etw.Dat. anfreunden [mit Gedanken, Plänen etc.] | |
| to prevail against / over sb./sth. [of ideas, opinions, etc.] | sichAkk. gegen jdn./etw. durchsetzen [sich behaupten] | |
| to rip off ideas [coll.] [to steal ideas] | Ideen klauen | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| pol. sociol. (politically motivated) commune [group of people living together and rejecting bourgeois ideas] | Kommune {f} [Wohngemeinschaft, deren Mitglieder bürgerliche Vorstellungen ablehnen] | |
| give-and-take [exchange of ideas] | Gedankenaustausch {m} | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be out of sync with sb./sth. [regarding efforts, ideas etc.] | nicht konform sein mit jdm./etw. | |
| to have some influence in / on sth. [ideas, findings etc.] | in etw. einfließen [fig.] [Ideen, Erkenntnisse etc.] | |
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