'wild' tiene referencia cruzada con 'rewild'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wild' is cross-referenced with 'rewild'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principal Translations |
| wild adj | (animal: untamed) | salvaje adj mf |
| | Tigers are wild animals. |
| | Los tigres son animales salvajes. |
| wild adj | figurative (uncivilized) | salvaje adj mf |
| | As a teen, she caused her parents endless worry with her wild behaviour. |
| | Cuando era adolescente, les causó infinitas preocupaciones a sus padres por su comportamiento salvaje. |
| wild adj | (growing uncultivated) | silvestre adj mf |
| | We used to pick wild flowers for our mom. |
| | Solíamos coger flores silvestres para nuestra madre. |
| wild adv | (naturally) | de manera silvestre, de modo silvestre loc adv |
| | A large variety of flowers and herbs grow wild in the nearby meadow. |
| | Una gran variedad de flores y hierbas crecen de manera silvestre en la pradera. |
| wild adj | (place: uninhabited) | salvaje adj mf |
| | | agreste adj mf |
| | He set off for the wild spaces of the interior. |
| | Partió en dirección a los lugares salvajes del interior. |
| wild adj | (mood: furious, violent) | salvaje adj mf |
| | The man was wild at having his point disproved. |
| | Se vuelve salvaje cuando la gente le lleva la contraria. |
| wild adj | (weather: stormy) | tormentoso/a adj |
| | The skies here are dramatic when the weather is wild. |
| | En esta zona el cielo se ve impresionante cuando hay clima tormentoso. |
| wild adj | (sea: rough) | bravo/a, embravecido adj |
| | (AmL) | picado/a adj |
| | The little boat was tossed about on the wild sea. |
| | El mar embravecido sacudía el pequeño bote. |
| wild adj | (person: unrestrained) | salvaje adj mf |
| | That boy is wild. There is no controlling him. |
| | Este chico está salvaje. No hay quien lo controle. |
| wild adj | figurative (missing the target) | a lo loco loc adv |
| | His shooting was wild: only one shot was on target. |
| | Tiraba a lo loco, solo un tiro dio en el blanco. |
| the wild n | (uninhabited place) | desolado/a adj |
| | Tigers live in the wild. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Partió para las tierras desoladas del interior. |
| | | en estado salvaje loc adv |
| | Los tigres viven en estado salvaje. |
Compound Forms:
wild | rewild |
bluebell,
wood hyacinth,
wild hyacinth n | (woodland bellflower) | campanilla nf |
| | | campánula nf |
| | | jacinto silvestre nm + adj |
| | There are bluebells all over the woodland floor. |
checkerbloom,
wild hollyhock n | (flower: North America) | malva silvestre nf + adj mf |
dingo,
wild dog n | (Australian wild dog) | dingo nm |
| | The area has seen an increase in the number of attacks by dingoes. |
| | La zona ha registrado un aumento en los ataques de dingos. |
eelgrass,
tape grass,
wild celery n | (botany: marine plant) | zostera marina loc nom f |
| extinct in the wild expr | (species: only alive in captivity) | extinto en la naturaleza loc adj |
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr | figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) | buscar una aguja en un pajar expr |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (respond enthusiastically) | volverse loco expr |
| | When he returned to the stage to perform an encore, the audience went wild. |
| | Cuando regresó al escenario a cantar otra, el público se volvió loco. |
| | (AR) | ponerse como loco, estar como loco expr |
| | Cuando regresó al escenario a cantar otra, el público se puso como loco. |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (be extravagant) | estar loco expr |
| | Today is payday, so we can go wild at the club tonight! |
| go wild with [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] extravagantly) | dar rienda suelta a loc verb |
| | You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you? |
| | Realmente le has dado rienda suelta al tema de la decoración en esta habitación, ¿no? |
| hog-wild adj | US, figurative, informal (excited) | emocionado/a adj |
| | | excitado adj |
| | | exaltado/a adj |
| | The hog-wild crowd were shouting and screaming. |
| | La multitud emocionada estaba gritando. |
laurel cherry,
cherry laurel,
wild orange,
mock orange n | (plant: Prunus caroliniana) | laurel cerezo loc nom m |
| | | lauroceraso nm |
nigella,
wild fennel n | (Eurasian herb; love-in-a-mist, etc) | nigella nf |
| run wild vi | (be uncontrolled) | desenfrenarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | invadir⇒ vtr |
| | Residents say that gangs are running wild in the streets. |
| | Los vecinos dicen que las pandillas se desenfrenan en las calles. |
sow your wild oats,
sow your oats v expr | (behaved in uncontrolled way) | vivir la vida expr |
| take a wild guess v expr | informal (make an uneducated estimate) | calcular a ojo loc verb |
| | | calcular a ojo de buen cubero loc verb |
| | I've no idea how many beans are in the jar, but I'll take a wild guess and say 5000. |
| | No tengo ni idea de cuantas judías hay en el tarro, pero calculando a ojo, diría que hay 5000. |
| | (coloquial) | calcular a vuelo de pájaro loc verb |
| | | ponerse a adivinar loc verb |
| | | arriesgar⇒ vi |
umbrella plant,
wild buckwheat n | (plant genus Eriogonum) | alforfón silvestre loc nom m |
water arum,
wild calla n | (plant: Calla palustris) | calla nf |
| | | aro de agua loc nom m |
| wild and woolly adj | (uncivilized, lawless) | salvaje, incivilizado/a adj |
| | | sin ley loc adj |
| | Back in the 1800's the American West was rather wild and woolly. |
| | En el siglo XIX el Oeste Americano era bastante salvaje. |
| wild animal n | (untamed creature) | animal salvaje nm + adj mf |
| | | animal silvestre nm + adj mf |
| | Keeping wild animals as pets is a bad idea. |
| | When children eat too much sugar, they can begin to behave like wild animals. |
| | Mantener a los animales salvajes como mascotas no es una buena idea. |
| wild animal n | (savage or fierce creature) | animal salvaje nm + adj mf |
| | The explorer was attacked and eaten by wild animals. |
| | El explorador fue atacado y devorado por animales salvajes. |
| | | fiera salvaje nf + adj |
| | El explorador fue atacado y devorado por fieras salvajes. |
| wild ass n | (mammal) | burro africano loc nom m |
| wild ass n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (uncultured person) | burro, burra nm, nf |
| wild-ass adj | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (careless, lacking evidence) | infundado/a adj |
| | | descabellado/a adj |
| | You should get your information from trusted sources, not believe any wild-ass theories you hear. |
| wild beast n | (savage animal) | bestia salvaje nf + adj |
| | Many tourists go to Africa to see wild beasts in their natural habitat. |
| | Muchos turistas viajan a África para ver a las bestias salvajes en su hábitat natural. |
| | | bestia feroz nf + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A pesar de su aspecto no son bestias feroces, de hecho pueden domesticarse con facilidad. |
| wild boar n | (wild pig) | jabalí nm |
| | (GT) | cochemonte nm |
| | Asterix and Obelix set off to hunt wild boar. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El jabalí es un animal muy peligroso. |
| wild card n | (card game: substitute card) | comodín nm |
| | In this game, one-eyed jacks may be used as wild cards. |
| wild card n | figurative (computer code: substitute symbol) (carácter) | comodín nm |
| | The most commonly used wild card is the asterisk. |
| wild card n | figurative (unpredictable person or thing) (figurado) | comodín nm |
| | (AR, figurado) | barrilete nm |
| | This footballer is a bit of a wild card; his footwork is brilliant, but he'll often misjudge a tackle. |
wild carrot,
Queen Anne's lace n | (botany) | zanahoria silvestre loc nom f |
wild cherry,
gean n | (type of cherry tree) | cerezo silvestre loc nom m |
wild cherry,
gean n | (fruit of this tree) | cereza silvestre loc nom f |
| wild child n | UK (undisciplined teenager) | rebelde n común |
| | | desobediente n común |
| | Sheila had a reputation for being a wild child. |
| | Sheila tenía la reputación de ser una rebelde. |
| wild child n | (feral child) | niño salvaje, niña salvaje loc nm, loc nf |
| | The film is about a wild child who was found in a forest. |
| | La película trata sobre un niño salvaje que fue hallado en el bosque. |
| wild eyes npl | (eyes open wide in fear, etc.) | ojos desorbitados nmpl + adj |
| | The terrified child stared at the bear with wild eyes. |
| | | mirada aterrorizada nf + adj |
| | El niño lanzó una mirada aterrorizada al oso que se acercaba lentamente. |
| wild goose | (bird) | ganso salvaje nm + adj mf |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) (figurado) | misión imposible nf + adj mf |
| | The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive. |
| | Trying to find the missing papers turned out to be a wild-goose chase. |
| | Al alguacil lo mandaron en una misión imposible a encontrar al fugitivo. |
| wild hog n | (variety of pig: boar) | jabalí nm |
| | | pecarí nm |
| | | taguá nm |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | caballo salvaje nm + adj mf |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los caballos salvajes viven en manadas que normalmente están compuestas por yeguas y potrillos, dominados por un macho. |
wild hydrangea,
sevenbark n | (plant: Hydrangea arborescens) | hortensia nf |
| wild imagination n | (tendency to fanciful invention) | imaginación desbocada nf + adj |
| | | imaginación desbordante nf + adj mf |
| | My nephew has a wonderfully wild imagination and tells amazing stories. |
| | Mi sobrino tiene una imaginación desbocada. |
| wild leek | (vegetable) | puerro salvaje loc nom m |
| | | rampa nm |
wild lily of the valley,
false lily of the valley,
Canada mayflower n | (plant) | lirio de los valles silvestre loc nom m |
| wild man n | (uncivilized male) | salvaje n amb |
| wild man n | (violent male) | salvaje nm |
| wild mushroom n | (fungus species growing uncultivated) | seta nf |
| | ¡Fuimos a coger setas y no encontramos ni una!. |
| | | hongo silvestre nm + adj mf |
| wild oat n | (weedy grass) | avena silvestre loc nom f |
| wild pitch n | (baseball) | lanzamiento desviado loc nom m |
| wild rice n | (aquatic grass: North American) | arroz salvaje loc nom m |
wild rice,
water oats,
Indian rice,
Canada rice n | uncountable (grain of this grass) | arroz salvaje loc nom m |
| wild rose | (botany) | rosa silvestre loc nom f |
| wild rosemary n | (plant: Ledum palustre) | romero silvestre loc nom m |
| | | té labrador loc nom m |
wild senna,
American senna n | (plant native to North America) | mutuy nm |
| wild strawberry n | (uncultivated plant bearing red fruit) | fresa silvestre nf + adj mf |
| | (AmS) | frutilla silvestre nf + adj mf |
| wild turkey | (bird) | pavo salvaje loc nom m |
| | | guajolote gallipavo loc nom m |
| wild type n | (organism with natural appearance) | silvestre n amb |
| wild type n | (form common in nature) | silvestre n amb |
| wild-caught adj | (fish for eating: not farmed) | capturado en el medio silvestre loc verb |
| wild-eyed adj | (looking desperate or panicked) | con ojos desorbitados loc adj |
wildflower,
wild flower,
wild-flower n | (flower that grows in fields, etc.) | flor silvestre loc nom f |
| | The park asks people not to pick the wildflowers. |