wild

salvaje

wild(wayld)

adjective

1. (not domesticated)

a. salvaje

Wild animals should not be kept as pets.

Los animales salvajes no se deben tener como mascotas.

b. silvestre (plants)

Some of the wild flowers are native to this region of Spain.

Algunas de las flores silvestres son originarias de esta región de España.

2. (unruly)

a. desenfrenado

The host led the party guests in a wild dance.

El anfitrión lideró a los invitados de la fiesta en un baile desenfrenado.

b. loco

He's a wild man; you don't want to have anything to do with him.

Es un tipo loco; no quieres relacionarte con él.

3. (outrageous)

a. descabellado

That's a wild idea. It would never work.

Esa es una idea descabellada. Jamás funcionaría.

b. disparatado

He spent the night telling me about his wild plan of turning his house into a bar.

Se pasó la noche contándome sobre sus plan disparatado de convertir su casa en un bar.

4. (enthusiastic)

a.

no direct translation

He is wild about all things Japanese.

A él le apasiona lo que tenga que ver con Japón.

I'm not wild about having to work over the weekend.

No me entusiasma mucho el tener que trabajar durante el fin de semana.

5. (desolate)

a. agreste

He took many pictures of the wild landscapes of Greenland.

Tomó muchas fotos del paisaje agreste de Groenlandia.

6. (cards)

a. comodín

Twos and aces are wild.

Los naipes que tengan o un dos o un as son comodines.

adverb

7. (uncontrolled)

a. libremente

The neighbors let their dog run wild through everyone's yard.

Los vecinos permiten que su perro corra libremente por los patios de los demás.

b. silvestre

These orchids grow wild in my country.

Estas orquídeas crecen silvestres en mi país.

noun

8. (nature)

a. la naturaleza

(F)

They set off into the wild with heavy backpacks and high hopes.

Salieron a la naturaleza con mochilas pesadas y grandes esperanzas.

wild

adjective

1. (not domesticated; plant)

a. silvestre

2. (animal)

a. salvaje

3. (countryside)

a. agreste

wild flowersflores silvestres

a wild goose chaseuna búsqueda inútil

4. (colloquial)

a.

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of meno me lo sacarán ni a tiros, ni que me maten

5. (fig)

a.

to sow one's wild oatsdarse la gran vida de joven

the Wild Westel salvaje oeste (americano)

6. (unrestrained; wind)

a. furioso(a)

7. (weather)

a. desapacible, desabrido(a)

8. (person, enthusiasm)

a. descontrolado(a), desenfrenado(a)

9. (promise, rumor)

a. descabellado(a)

wild eyesojos desorbitados

to drive somebody wildponer a alguien fuera de sí

10. (random; estimate)

a. descabellado(a)

it was just a wild guessfue un intento de acertar al tuntún

11. (colloquial)

a. (enthusiastic)

to be wild about somebody/somethingestar loco(a) por alguien/algo

I'm not wild about itno me entusiasma mucho

adverb

12. (general)

a.

to grow wildcrecer silvestre

to run wildestar descontrolado(a)

the audience went wildel público se desmelenó or enfervorizó

Noun

13. (general)

a.

in the wilden estado salvaje

in the wilds of Alaskaen los remotos parajes de Alaska

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wild [waɪld]

adjective

wilder (comparative)wildest (superlative)

1 (not domesticated) [+animal, bird] salvaje; (fierce) feroz

there were frantic efforts to get all the wild animals to safety before the bushfire reached them she was injured when a wild elephant charged at her flocks of wild birds wild turkeys and geese roamed the farm cats have lived side-by-side with the Greeks for thousands of years, not as pets, but not truly wild

wild duck pato (m) salvaje

wild duck with green peppercorn sauce to listen to them, you would think I was some sort of wild man a medieval stone carving of a knight with a sword that seems much more like /the wild man with his club/ he can't get on the ship looking like /the Wild Man of Borneo/, darling! beet red and rumpled, he knew he must look like a wild man

wild horses wouldn't drag me there tendrían que llevarme a rastras; no iría ni por todo el oro del mundo

[+plant] silvestre

the lane was lined with wild flowers commercial crops frequently need infusions of genes from wild varieties

wild flowers flores (f) silvestres; wild strawberries fresas (f) silvestres

to sow one's wild oats correrla (informal)

you had plenty of time to sow your wild oats when you were younger

[+countryside] salvaje; agreste

a wild stretch of coastline un tramo salvaje or agreste de costa

the wild beauty of this remote place

2 (stormy) [+wind] furioso; violento; [+weather] tormentoso; [+sea] bravo

a wild wind from the Arctic Circle swept down through the country

it was a wild night fue una noche tormentosa or de tormenta

the wild weather did not deter some people from taking an unseasonable dip in the sea she leaped into the wild waters of the storm-tossed sea wild seas tossed their little boat up and down it's really wild out there

3 (unrestrained, disorderly) [+party] loco; [+enthusiasm] desenfrenado; [+hair] revuelto; [+appearance] desastrado; [+look, eyes] de loco

it was a wild party last night, wasn't it? she would spend her weekends as wild student parties supporters proclaiming victory with wild enthusiasm he danced around her with wild enthusiasm there was wild confusion at the airport the room was in wild disorder his hair was wild and uncombed he had a wild look in his eyes

he invited a bunch of his wild friends round invitó a un grupo de amigos locos

he was wild in his youth

he had a wild youth hizo muchas locuras en su juventud

to lead a wild life they were wild times

we had some wild times together ¡hicimos cada locura juntos!

wild and [woolly] a trek through wild and woolly territory

wild and woolly

a member of some wild and woolly activist group un miembro de un grupo de esos de activistas locos

a drive of 160 miles through wild and woolly territory it was a wild and woolly week on Wall Street you look a bit wild and woolly - where have you been?

4 (emotionally) (angry)

he was wild (with anger) You should have seen him. He was wild! the shopkeeper was wild with anger she could see his face now, his eyes wild and his skin glistening with perspiration "you did what?" Isabel's eyes were wild

it drives or makes me wild me saca de quicio

he went wild when he saw a half-naked photo of his wife in the newspaper

he went wild when he found out se puso como loco cuando se enteró; to be wild with sb estar furioso con algn

(distraught)

I was wild with jealousy estaba loco de celos

Frank was wild with worry

(ecstatic) [+cheers, applause] exaltado; apasionado

they marched into town to the wild cheers of the inhabitants the couple were greeted by wild cheering and applause to be wild with excitement James was wild with excitement /after winning £1 million in the lottery to go wild the crowd went wild the dog went wild when he saw his master his fans went wild when he appeared to drive send sb wild the poem sent the crowd wild with delight it's pure theatre, and it drives the crowd wild it's pure theatre, and it drives the crowd wild

to be wild about sth/sb: he's just wild about Inga está loco por Inga

to be wild about sth Irene was wild about the play

I'm not exactly wild about the idea no es que la idea me entusiasme demasiado; Anthea drives men wild with desire Anthea vuelve a los hombres locos de deseo

to [go] wild

the crowd went wild (with excitement) la multitud se puso loca de entusiasmo; to be wild with joy estar loco de alegría

5 (crazy, rash) [+idea, plan, rumour] descabellado; disparatado

he had some wild scheme for ... he had some wild scheme for reducing his tax liability I was just a child and full of wild ideas

it's a wild exaggeration es una enorme exageración; they made some wild promises hicieron unas promesas disparatadas

there was a lot of wild talk about ... there was a lot of wild talk about the possibility of petrol rationing

they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams han tenido más éxito del que jamás habían soñado

he is rich beyond his wildest dreams

never in my wildest dreams did I imagine winning this much nunca imaginé, ni soñando, que ganaría tanto

6 (haphazard)

it's just a wild guess no es más que una conjetura al azar or una suposición muy aventurada; I made a wild guess dije lo primero que se me vino a la cabeza

to make a wild guess his prediction is no more than a wild guess he took a wild swing at his opponent it's a wild shot in the dark, but she just might have gone to see her aunt I don't really have enough information but I could make a wild guess if you like I'd forgotten my tape measure so I had to make a wild guess about the measurements

7 (Cards)

aces are wild los ases sirven de comodines

adverb

1

to grow wild crecer en estado silvestre

most of the vegetables she used grew wild in the hills around her yarrow can be found growing wild in fields, hedgerows and on waste ground a plantation of coffee shrubs that had been left to grow wild

2

to run wild

(roam freely) [+animal] correr libremente

he believed that wolves still ran wild in the British countryside Mrs Cass said she had bought many of her pets but had taken some abandoned by their owners and had found /others running wild in the street/

[+child] corretear libremente

as children we ran wild in the countryside they ran wild with their friends on the beach we lived in the country and /my parents were happy to let me run wild/ to let one's imagination run wild they allow their feelings temporarily to run wild the writer had allowed his imagination to run wild

(get out of control)

child, young person

the garden had run wild las plantas del jardín habían crecido de forma descontrolada

that dog is running wild

Molly has let that girl run wild Molly ha dejado que esa niña haga lo que quiera; you've let your imagination run wild te has dejado llevar por la imaginación; the inevitable result of fanaticism run wild la inevitable consecuencia del fanatismo desenfrenado

the garden had run wild I staked the tomatoes that had run wild the cabbages had been left to run wild 3 boys allowed to run wild by their parents were jailed yesterday I am not going to do him any favours by letting him run wild

noun

1

fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild when do they breed in the wild? it's a pet and couldn't live in the wild

the wild: animals caught in the wild animales capturados en su hábitat natural

it escaped back into the wild

untended fields returning to the wild campos descuidados que vuelven a su estado silvestre; the call of the wild el atractivo de lo salvaje or de la naturaleza

He was working for an insurance company when he answered the call of the wild and headed for deepest Bolivia even though the lions have been brought up with humans, the call of the wild will still be very strong

2

the wilds tierras (f) inexploradas

they went canoeing in the wilds of Canada

the wilds of Canada las tierras inexploradas de Canadá

to go out into the wilds

to live out in the wilds vivir en el quinto pino (informal)

at that time he was living out in the wilds

they live out in the wilds of Berkshire viven en lo más remoto de Berkshire

modifier

wild beast (n) fiera (f); bestia (f) salvaje

she fought like a wild beast, clawing and scratching it sounded like the cry of a wild beast going to darkest Africa to hunt wild beasts

wild boar (n) jabalí (m)

they had killed a wild boar and were roasting it over the campfire

wild card (n) (Comput) (Cards) comodín (m)

she was sitting there with a fistful of wild cards and I didn't know it

(Dep) invitación para participar en un torneo a pesar de no reunir los requisitos establecidos

André Agassi has accepted a wild card to play in the Stockholm Open controversy concerning a wild card entry for the following week's grand prix Los Angeles's 1984 wild-card game with New York Alex Higgins has received a wild card entry into the Sky World Masters

the wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe la gran incógnita dentro de este conjunto es Europa Oriental

the abstentions are the wild card in this vote somewhere there was a wild card in the pack which nobody had even thought of

wild cherry (n) cereza (f) silvestre

wild child (n) (Britain) adolescente (m) rebelde

...former wild child Jade Jagger ...reformed druggy wild-child Drew Barrymore

wild goose chase (n)

he sent me off on a wild goose chase me mandó de la Ceca a la Meca (informal); it proved to be a wild goose chase resultó ser una búsqueda inútil

wild rice (n) arroz (m) silvestre

chicken with orange dressing and wild rice serve immediately with long grain and wild rice and a mixed salad

the Wild West (n) el oeste americano

Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show he preferred books about the Wild West or adventure novels