| Traduções principais |
| wild adj | (animal: untamed) (não domesticado) | selvagem adj |
| | Tigers are wild animals. |
| | Os tigres são animais selvagens. |
| wild adj | figurative (uncivilized) | selvagem, bárbaro adj |
| | As a teen, she caused her parents endless worry with her wild behaviour. |
| | Quando adolescente, ela deixava seus pais muito preocupados com seu comportamento selvagem (or: bárbaro). |
| wild adj | (growing uncultivated) | silvestre adj |
| | We used to pick wild flowers for our mom. |
| | Costumávamos colher flores silvestres para nossa mãe. |
| wild adv | (naturally) | de maneira selvagem adv |
| | A large variety of flowers and herbs grow wild in the nearby meadow. |
| | Uma grande variedade de flores e ervas cresce de maneira selvagem no pasto. |
| wild adj | (place: uninhabited) | despovoado, ermo adj |
| | He set off for the wild spaces of the interior. |
| | Ele partiu para os espaços despovoados do interior. |
| wild adj | (mood: furious, violent) | furioso adj |
| | | enfurecido adj |
| | The man was wild at having his point disproved. |
| | Ele fica furioso quando as pessoas discordam dele. |
| wild adj | (weather: stormy) (clima) | tempestuoso adj |
| | The skies here are dramatic when the weather is wild. |
| wild adj | (sea: rough) (mar) | agitado adj |
| | The little boat was tossed about on the wild sea. |
| wild adj | (person: unrestrained) | descontrolado adj |
| | That boy is wild. There is no controlling him. |
| | Aquele garoto é descontrolado. Não há forma de controlá-lo. |
| wild adj | figurative (missing the target) | desgovernado adj |
| | | a esmo loc adj |
| | His shooting was wild: only one shot was on target. |
| | Os tiros dele foram desgovernados. Só um tiro atingiu o alvo. |
| the wild n | (uninhabited place) | natureza sf |
| | Tigers live in the wild. |
| | Os tigres vivem na natureza. |
| Traduções complementares |
| be wild about [sb] adj + prep | (love [sb] passionately) | ser louco por v pred + adj + prep |
| | (informal) | ser doido por v pred + adj + prep |
| | Lucas is wild about Carla and even proposed to her. |
| | Lucas é louco por Carla e até a pediu em casamento. |
| be wild about [sth] adj + prep | (like [sth] intensely) | ser louco por v pred + adj + prep |
| | (informal) | ser doido por v pred + adj + prep |
| | Simon is wild about bananas; he eats one every day. |
| | Simon é louco por bananas. Ele come uma todos os dias. |
| wild adv | US, figurative (missing the target) | desgovernadamente adv |
| | | a esmo loc adv |
| | He shot wild three times in a row. |
| | Ele atirou desgovernadamente três vezes seguidas. |
Formas compostas:
wild | rewild |
bluebell,
wood hyacinth,
wild hyacinth n | (woodland bellflower) (espécie de jacinto) | campainha sf |
| | There are bluebells all over the woodland floor. |
checkerbloom,
wild hollyhock n | (flower: North America) | sidalcea sf |
dingo,
wild dog n | (Australian wild dog) (canídeo selvagem australiano) | dingo sm |
| | The area has seen an increase in the number of attacks by dingoes. |
eelgrass,
tape grass,
wild celery n | (botany: marine plant) (botânica) | zostera sf |
| extinct in the wild expr | (species: only alive in captivity) | extinto na natureza loc adj |
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr | figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) (inf., procurar em vão por algo) | procurar agulha em palheiro expres v |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (respond enthusiastically) (informal, ficar empolgado) | ir à loucura loc v |
| | When he returned to the stage to perform an encore, the audience went wild. |
| | Quando ele voltou ao palco para cantar o bis, o público foi à loucura. |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (be extravagant) | ficar louco |
| | Today is payday, so we can go wild at the club tonight! |
| go wild with [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] extravagantly) (informal) | pirar v int |
| | You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you? |
| hog-wild adj | US, figurative, informal (excited) | empolgado adj |
| | The hog-wild crowd were shouting and screaming. |
nigella,
wild fennel n | (Eurasian herb; love-in-a-mist, etc) (Botânica) | dama-entre-verdes sp |
| run wild vi | (be uncontrolled) | descontrolar-se vp |
| | | estar fora de si expres |
| | | enfurecer-se vp |
| | Residents say that gangs are running wild in the streets. |
sow your wild oats,
sow your oats v expr | (behaved in uncontrolled way) | ser mulherengo expres v |
| take a wild guess v expr | informal (make an uneducated estimate) | dar um chute expres |
| | | estimar vt |
| | (informal) | chutar vt |
| | I've no idea how many beans are in the jar, but I'll take a wild guess and say 5000. |
| wild and woolly adj | (uncivilized, lawless) | não civilizado loc adj |
| | Back in the 1800's the American West was rather wild and woolly. |
| wild animal n | (untamed creature) (criatura não domesticada) | animal selvagem sm |
| | Keeping wild animals as pets is a bad idea. |
| | When children eat too much sugar, they can begin to behave like wild animals. |
| wild animal n | (savage or fierce creature) | animal selvagem sm |
| | The explorer was attacked and eaten by wild animals. |
| wild beast n | (savage animal) (animal selvagem) | fera sf |
| | | besta sf |
| | | animal selvagem sm |
| | Many tourists go to Africa to see wild beasts in their natural habitat. |
| wild boar n | (wild pig) | javali sm |
| | | porco selvagem sm |
| | Asterix and Obelix set off to hunt wild boar. |
| wild card n | (card game: substitute card) (jogo de cartas: carta de substituição) | curinga sm |
| | In this game, one-eyed jacks may be used as wild cards. |
| wild card n | figurative (computer code: substitute symbol) (código de computação: símbolo de substituição) | curinga sm |
| | The most commonly used wild card is the asterisk. |
| wild card n | figurative (unpredictable person or thing) (pessoa ou situação imprevisível) | caixa de surpresas sf |
| | 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) | cenoura silvestre loc sf |
| wild eyes npl | (eyes open wide in fear, etc.) | olhar assustado sm |
| | The terrified child stared at the bear with wild eyes. |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) | procura inútil, busca impossível sf + adj |
| | 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. |
| | O xerife foi enviado numa procura inútil para encontrar o fugitivo. |
| wild hog n | (variety of pig: boar) | javali sm |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | cavalo selvagem sm |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |
| wild imagination n | (tendency to fanciful invention) | imaginação fértil loc sf |
| | My nephew has a wonderfully wild imagination and tells amazing stories. |
wild lily of the valley,
false lily of the valley,
Canada mayflower n | (plant) (planta) | falso lírio do vale loc sm |
| wild mushroom n | (fungus species growing uncultivated) | cogumelo selvagem loc sm |
| wild oat n | (weedy grass) | aveia selvagem |
| wild rice n | (aquatic grass: North American) | arroz selvagem loc sm |
wild rice,
water oats,
Indian rice,
Canada rice n | uncountable (grain of this grass) | arroz selvagem loc sm |
| wild rose | (botany) | rosa silvestre loc sf |
| wild rosemary n | (plant: Ledum palustre) | alecrim-do-campo sm |
| wild strawberry n | (uncultivated plant bearing red fruit) | morango silvestre loc sf |
| wild yam | (botany) | inhame selvagem loc sm |
| wild-caught adj | (fish for eating: not farmed) (peixe comestível: que não é criado) | pescado adj |
| wild-eyed adj | (looking desperate or panicked) | de olhar apavorado loc adj |
wildflower,
wild flower,
wild-flower n | (flower that grows in fields, etc.) | flor selvagem loc sf |
| | | flor silvestre loc sf |
| | The park asks people not to pick the wildflowers. |