'wild' è correlato con 'rewild'. Lo troverai in una o più linee sottostanti.'wild' is cross-referenced with 'rewild'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| wild adj | (animal: untamed) (non domestico) | selvatico, selvaggio agg |
| | (violento) | feroce agg |
| | Tigers are wild animals. |
| | Le tigri sono animali selvatici. |
| wild adj | figurative (uncivilized) | selvatico, selvaggio agg |
| | As a teen, she caused her parents endless worry with her wild behaviour. |
| | Da ragazza causò un sacco di problemi ai suoi genitori con il suo atteggiamento selvaggio. |
| wild adj | (growing uncultivated) | selvatico agg |
| | | spontaneo agg |
| | | di campo loc agg |
| | We used to pick wild flowers for our mom. |
| | Di solito raccoglievamo fiori selvatici per nostra madre. |
| wild adv | (naturally) | spontaneamente avv |
| | A large variety of flowers and herbs grow wild in the nearby meadow. |
| | Una grande varietà di fiori e erbe cresce spontaneamente nel prato qui vicino. |
| wild adj | (place: uninhabited) | deserto, disabitato agg |
| | | selvaggio agg |
| | He set off for the wild spaces of the interior. |
| | È partito per le distese deserte dell'entroterra. |
| wild adj | (mood: furious, violent) | inferocito, infuriato v rif |
| | The man was wild at having his point disproved. |
| | L'uomo era inferocito dato che la sua idea non era stata approvata. |
| wild adj | (weather: stormy) | brutto, tempestoso agg |
| | The skies here are dramatic when the weather is wild. |
| | Qui, quando il clima è tempestoso, il cielo diventa nero. |
| wild adj | (sea: rough) (mare) | mosso, agitato agg |
| | The little boat was tossed about on the wild sea. |
| | La piccola imbarcazione veniva sballottata dal mare mosso. |
| wild adj | (person: unrestrained) | selvaggio agg |
| | That boy is wild. There is no controlling him. |
| | Quel ragazzo è un selvaggio. Non c'è modo di controllarlo. |
| wild adj | figurative (missing the target) | all'impazzata loc avv |
| | | impreciso agg |
| | His shooting was wild: only one shot was on target. |
| | Ha sparato all'impazzata: solo un colpo ha colpito il bersaglio. |
| the wild n | (uninhabited place) | regione selvaggia nf |
| | (animali) | allo stato brado loc avv |
| | Tigers live in the wild. |
| | Le tigri vivono in regioni selvagge. |
| | Le tigri vivono allo stato brado. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
wild | rewild |
bluebell,
wood hyacinth,
wild hyacinth n | (woodland bellflower) (botanica) | campanula nf |
| | There are bluebells all over the woodland floor. |
| | Ci sono campanule su tutta la superficie del bosco. |
checkerbloom,
wild hollyhock n | (flower: North America) | sidalcea malviflora nf |
dingo,
wild dog n | (Australian wild dog) (canide) | dingo nm |
| | The area has seen an increase in the number of attacks by dingoes. |
| | La zona è stata interessata da un aumento del numero di attacchi da parte di dingo. |
eelgrass,
tape grass,
wild celery n | (botany: marine plant) (pianta acquatica) | zostera nf |
| extinct in the wild expr | (species: only alive in captivity) (vive solo in cattività) | estinto in natura loc agg |
| go hog-wild vi + adj | US, informal (become very enthusiastic) | andare in visibilio vi |
| | (entusiasmarsi) | andare in delirio vi |
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr | figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) | partire per una ricerca vana vi |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (respond enthusiastically) (figurato) | darsi alla pazza gioia v rif |
| | | impazzire dalla gioia vi |
| | When he returned to the stage to perform an encore, the audience went wild. |
| | Quando tornò sul palco per il bis il pubblico impazzì dalla gioia. |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (be extravagant) (figurato) | fare follie vtr |
| | Today is payday, so we can go wild at the club tonight! |
| go wild with [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] extravagantly) | fare follie con vtr |
| | You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you? |
| | Hai fatto veramente follie con le decorazioni in questa stanza, eh? |
| hog-wild adj | US, figurative, informal (excited) | in delirio loc agg |
| | | fuori di sé dall'eccitazione loc agg |
| | The hog-wild crowd were shouting and screaming. |
| | La folla in delirio gridava e strepitava. |
laurel cherry,
cherry laurel,
wild orange,
mock orange n | (plant: Prunus caroliniana) (tipo di arbusto) | prunus caroliniana nm |
| | (tipo di arbusto: nome comune) | lauro americano nm |
nigella,
wild fennel n | (Eurasian herb; love-in-a-mist, etc) (genere di piante) | nigella nf |
| run wild vi | (be uncontrolled) | dilagare⇒ vi |
| | Residents say that gangs are running wild in the streets. |
| | I cittadini lamentano che le gang dilagano per le strade. |
sow your wild oats,
sow your oats v expr | (behaved in uncontrolled way) | darsi alla pazza gioia espr |
| | | spassarsela, divertirsi⇒ v rif |
| take a wild guess v expr | informal (make an uneducated estimate) | tirare a indovinare⇒ vtr |
| | I've no idea how many beans are in the jar, but I'll take a wild guess and say 5000. |
| | Non ho idea di quanti fagioli ci siano nel barattolo. Tiro a indovinare e dico: cinquemila. |
umbrella plant,
wild buckwheat n | (plant genus Eriogonum) | eriogonum longifolium nm |
water arum,
wild calla n | (plant: Calla palustris) | calla di palude nf |
| wild and woolly adj | (uncivilized, lawless) | senza legge |
| | | incivile, selvaggio agg |
| | Back in the 1800's the American West was rather wild and woolly. |
| | Nell'Ottocento l'Ovest americano era pressoché senza legge. |
| wild animal n | (untamed creature) | animale selvatico nm |
| | Keeping wild animals as pets is a bad idea. When children eat too much sugar, they can begin to behave like wild animals. |
| | Tenere gli animali selvatici come animali domestici non è una buona idea. Quando i bambini mangiano troppi zuccheri iniziano a comportarsi come animali selvatici. |
| wild animal n | (savage or fierce creature) | animale selvaggio nm |
| | (letterario) | fiera nf |
| | The explorer was attacked and eaten by wild animals. |
| | L'esploratore è stato attaccato e divorato dalle fiere. |
| wild ass n | (mammal) | asino selvatico nm |
| wild ass n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (uncultured person) (figurato: ignorante) | somaro nm |
| wild-ass adj | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (careless, lacking evidence) | approssimativo agg |
| | | a caso loc agg |
| | You should get your information from trusted sources, not believe any wild-ass theories you hear. |
| wild beast n | (savage animal) | bestia selvaggia nf |
| | Many tourists go to Africa to see wild beasts in their natural habitat. |
| wild boar n | (wild pig) | cinghiale nm |
| | Asterix and Obelix set off to hunt wild boar. |
| | Asterix e Obelix sono andati a caccia di cinghiali. |
| wild card n | (card game: substitute card) (figurato) | jolly nm |
| | In this game, one-eyed jacks may be used as wild cards. |
| wild card n | figurative (computer code: substitute symbol) (informatica) | carattere jolly nm |
| | The most commonly used wild card is the asterisk. |
| wild card n | figurative (unpredictable person or thing) (figurato) | jolly 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) | carota selvatica nf |
wild cherry,
gean n | (type of cherry tree) | ciliegio selvatico nm |
wild cherry,
gean n | (fruit of this tree) | ciliegia tenerina nf |
| | | ciliegia selvatica nf |
| wild child n | UK (undisciplined teenager) (figurato: indisciplinato) | ragazzo selvatico, ragazzo selvaggio nm |
| | | ragazzo ribelle nm |
| | Sheila had a reputation for being a wild child. |
| wild child n | (feral child) (allevato dagli animali) | ragazzo selvatico, ragazzo selvaggio nm |
| | The film is about a wild child who was found in a forest. |
| wild eyes npl | (eyes open wide in fear, etc.) | occhi sbarrati nmpl |
| | The terrified child stared at the bear with wild eyes. |
| wild goose | (bird) | oca selvatica nf |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) | ricerca senza speranza, ricerca inutile nf |
| | 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. |
| | Lo sceriffo fu mandato a una ricerca senza speranza del fuggiasco. |
| wild hog n | (variety of pig: boar) | cinghiale nm |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | cavallo selvatico nm |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |
| | Un brumby è un cavallo selvatico australiano. |
wild hydrangea,
sevenbark n | (plant: Hydrangea arborescens) | hydrangea arborescens nf |
| wild imagination n | (tendency to fanciful invention) | fervida immaginazione nf |
| | My nephew has a wonderfully wild imagination and tells amazing stories. |
| wild leek | (vegetable) | porrandello nm |
wild lily of the valley,
false lily of the valley,
Canada mayflower n | (plant) | maianthemum canadense nf |
| wild man n | (uncivilized male) | selvaggio, bruto nm |
| wild man n | (violent male) | violento, bruto nm |
| wild mushroom n | (fungus species growing uncultivated) | fungo selvatico nm |
| wild oat n | (weedy grass) | avena selvatica nf |
| wild pitch n | (baseball) (baseball) | lancio pazzo nm |
| wild rice n | (aquatic grass: North American) | riso selvatico nm |
wild rice,
water oats,
Indian rice,
Canada rice n | uncountable (grain of this grass) | riso selvatico nm |
| wild rose | (botany) | rosa canina, rosa di macchia nf |
| wild rosemary n | (plant: Ledum palustre) | rosmarino selvatico nm |
wild senna,
American senna n | (plant native to North America) | senna americana nf |
| wild strawberry n | (uncultivated plant bearing red fruit) | fragola selvatica nf |
| wild turkey | (bird) | tacchino nm |
| | | tacchino selvatico nm |
| wild type n | (organism with natural appearance) | ceppo selvatico nm |
| wild type n | (form common in nature) | tipo selvatico nm |
| | | wild type nm |
| wild yam | (botany) | igname selvatico nm |
| wild-caught adj | (fish for eating: not farmed) (pesce) | non di allevamento agg |
| wild-eyed adj | (looking desperate or panicked) | stralunato, allucinato agg |
wildflower,
wild flower,
wild-flower n | (flower that grows in fields, etc.) | fiore di campo nm |
| | The park asks people not to pick the wildflowers. |
| | Il parco chiede alle persone di non raccogliere i fiori di campo. |