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implied main idea

implied main idea (idea principal implícita)

a main idea the author never states, which you find by asking what all the details have in common.

Example

The roof leaks, the heat fails, and the rent went up again. (Implied main idea: the apartment is a bad deal.)

In Spanish

implied main idea (idea principal implícita) — una idea principal que el autor nunca dice; la encuentras al preguntarte qué tienen en común todos los detalles.

The roof leaks, the heat fails, and the rent went up again. (Idea principal implícita: el apartamento no vale lo que cuesta.)

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