1 (ecstatically) [+shout] como loco; [+applaud] a rabiar; como loco the audience applauded wildly
the Democrats were cheering wildly for their nominee los demócratas vitoreaban como locos a su candidato nominado
The decks were lined with Albanians, cheering wildly and waving scarves in the air
2 (frantically) [+stare, look] con cara de espanto; [+gesture] como loco; violentamente the driver was gesticulating wildly el conductor gesticulaba como loco violentamente;or
He rose from the bed and looked wildly about the room "What's the matter?" Clements looked up wildly
3 (violently) [+hit out, throw] violentamente; como loco He gave a choked cry and flailed his arms wildly The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free her heart was beating wildly
5 (haphazardly) [+shoot] a lo loco; a tontas y a locas; (informal) [+fluctuate, vary] muchísimo They began shooting wildly in all directions They made a feeble resistance, shooting wildly A gang started shooting wildly outside Estimates of total losses for 1992 vary wildly Because of the cost of retyping, CD-ROM prices vary wildly her weight has fluctuated wildly in recent years
6 (extremely) wildly happy/enthusiastic loco de felicidad/entusiasmo; Naomi was wildly jealous of her sister Naomi sentía unos celos locos de su hermana; a wildly improbable story una historia disparatadísima; a wildly inaccurate estimate un cálculo que dista/distaba muchísimo de la realidad