An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (undomesticated)
a. wild El tigre es un animal salvaje. The tiger is a wild animal.
b. untamed Los vaqueros añoraban las tierras salvajes del pasado. The cowboys longed for the untamed lands of the past.
c. feral Unos cazadores encontraron a un niño salvaje en el bosque. Some hunters found a feral child in the forest.
2.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g. cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned) (primitive) a. savage Según el explorador, había muchas tribus salvajes en el país hace diez años. According to the explorer, there were many savage tribes in the country ten years ago.
3. (cruel)
a. savage Unos excursionistas fueron testigos de un ataque salvaje por un oso grizzly. Some hikers witnessed a savage attack by a grizzly bear.
b. brutal La paliza fue tan salvaje que el hombre estuvo varios días en coma en el hospital. The beating was so brutal that the man was in a coma for several days in the hospital.
4. (not authorized)
a. unofficial La huelga salvaje de los estudiantes indignados acabó con varias detenciones. The unofficial strike by angry students ended with several arrests.
b. wildcat Los trabajadores de la fábrica convocaron una huelga salvaje de dos semanas. The factory staff called a two-week wildcat strike.
c. unauthorized Los refugiados montaron un camping salvaje con lo que tenían a mano. The refugees set up an unauthorized camp using what they had available.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun 5.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g. cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned) (anthropology) a. savage ¿Cómo eran los salvajes que habitaban la isla? What were the savages who inhabited the island like?
6.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (boor) a. brute
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) ¡Ese hombre es un salvaje! That man's a brute!
b. savage Algunos aficionados se comportaron como salvajes, lanzando botellas y peleándose. Some fans behaved like savages, throwing bottles and fighting.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (animal, terreno)
a. wild el salvaje oeste the wild West
4. (incontrolado)
a. acampada salvaje unauthorized camping
una huelga salvaje an unofficial strike, a wildcat strike
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 6. (bruto)
a. brute unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant
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salvaje
adjective
1 [+planta, animal, tierra] wild 2 (no autorizado) [+huelga] unofficial; wildcat; [+construcción] unauthorized 3 [+pueblo, tribu] savage 4 (brutal) savage; brutal un salvaje asesinato a brutal o savage murder
5 (Latinoamérica) (estupendo) terrific (familiar) ; smashing (familiar) savage
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