WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| savage adj | (untamed) | salvaje adj mf |
| | The jungle was full of savage animals. |
| | La jungla estaba repleta de animales salvajes. |
| savage adj | (extremely violent) | violento/a adj |
| | | salvaje adj mf |
| | | brutal adj mf |
| | The police said it was a savage attack and are appealing for witnesses. |
| | La policía dijo que había sido un ataque violento y estaban pidiendo testigos. |
| savage adj | (primitive) | salvaje adj mf |
| | | primitivo/a adj |
| | The savage tribe had never come into contact with other humans. |
| | La tribu salvaje nunca ha estado en contacto con otros seres humanos. |
| savage n | (barbarian) | salvaje n común |
| | | bárbaro, bárbara nm, nf |
| | The anthropologist spent three months living with a tribe of savages. |
| | El antropólogo pasó tres meses viviendo con una tribu salvaje. |
| savage n | figurative (uncivilized person) (incivilizado) | salvaje n común |
| | | bárbaro, bárbara nm, nf |
| | (peyorativo) | animal adj inv |
| | Have you seen the way Bill eats? He's a savage! |
| | ¿Has visto cómo come Bill? ¡Vaya salvaje! |
| savage [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (attack brutally) | atacar salvajemente a loc verb |
| | | violentar a vtr + prep |
| | The lion savaged the wildebeest. |
| | El león atacó salvajemente al ñu. |
| Additional Translations |
| savage adj | (uncivilized) | tosco/a adj |
| | | maleducado/a adj |
| | (figurado) | salvaje adj mf |
| | | bruto/a adj |
| | The child's savage manners were a shock to his adoptive family. |
| | El comportamiento tan tosco del niño impactó a su familia adoptiva. |
savage [sth],
savage [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (attack: with words) | criticar ferozmente, criticar ferozmente a loc verb |
| | | desbaratar⇒ vtr |
| | | desbaratar a vtr + prep |
| | The critics savaged the director's latest film. |
| | Los críticos criticaron ferozmente la última película del director. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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