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noun

Estado salvaje

The undomesticated state of a wild animal

Examples :

"The zoo's collection of animals included many examples of the wild. "

La colección de animales del zoológico incluía muchos ejemplos del estado salvaje.

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noun

Naturaleza salvaje, zonas salvajes

(chiefly in the plural) a wilderness

Examples :

"The hikers explored the wild, enjoying the quiet beauty of the untouched forest. "

Los excursionistas exploraron la naturaleza salvaje, disfrutando de la tranquila belleza del bosque virgen.

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verb

Asaltar, saquear

To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.

Examples :

"The gang was known to wild in the city center, targeting people walking home from school. "

Se sabía que la pandilla asaltaba en el centro de la ciudad, atacando a personas que caminaban a casa desde la escuela.

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adjective

Salvaje, indómito

Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully observed the wild tigers, noting their untamed movements. "

El cuidador del zoológico observó cuidadosamente a los tigres salvajes, notando sus movimientos indómitos.

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adjective

Salvaje

From or relating to wild creatures.

Examples :

"wild honey"

Miel salvaje

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adjective

Salvaje, desenfrenado

Unrestrained or uninhibited.

Examples :

"I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall."

Me llené de rabia salvaje cuando descubrí la infidelidad y le di un puñetazo a la pared.

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adjective

Salvaje, desenfrenado, licencioso

Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

Examples :

"The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement."

La fraternidad era infame por sus fiestas salvajes, que con frecuencia resultaban en la intervención policial.

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adjective

Desesperado, frenético, ansioso

Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.

Examples :

"The student was wild with worry about the upcoming exam. "

El estudiante estaba desesperado por la preocupación por el próximo examen.

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adjective

Despeinado, enredado, desordenado

Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.

Examples :

"After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty."

Después de una semana en el sendero sin espejo, mi cabello estaba despeinado y sucio.

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adjective

Entusiasta, apasionado

Examples :

"My sister was wild about the new video game; she couldn't stop playing it. "

A mi hermana le entusiasmaba el nuevo videojuego; no podía parar de jugarlo.

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adjective

Impreciso, inexacto

Examples :

"The teacher's estimate of how many students would pass the test was wild—she was way off. "

La estimación del profesor de cuántos estudiantes aprobarían el examen fue imprecisa: estaba muy equivocada.

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adjective

Expuesto al viento y al mar

Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.

Examples :

"a wild roadstead"

una rada expuesta al viento y al mar

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adjective

Difícil de gobernar

Hard to steer; said of a vessel.

Examples :

"The sailboat was very wild in the strong wind, making it difficult for the captain to control. "

El velero era muy difícil de gobernar con el fuerte viento, lo que dificultaba el control para el capitán.

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adjective

Salvaje

(of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.

Examples :

"The knot in the rope was wild, impossible to untie with a simple cut or unraveling. "

El nudo en la cuerda era salvaje, imposible de deshacer con un simple corte o desenredo.

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adjective

Increíble, asombroso

Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.

Examples :

"The teacher's presentation was wild; everyone was amazed by the clever examples. "

La presentación del profesor fue increíble; todos quedaron asombrados por los ejemplos inteligentes.

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adjective

Comodín, sustituto

Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.

Examples :

"In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card."

En este juego de cartas, los ases son comodines: pueden reemplazar a cualquier otra carta.

game computing character technical essential

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adverb

Mal, erróneamente

Inaccurately; not on target.

Examples :

"The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing."

La jabalina voló mal y golpeó a un espectador, para horror de todos los observadores.

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noun

Bosque, selva

A wood or forest

Examples :

"The children played in the wild, exploring the woods behind their school. "

Los niños jugaban en el bosque, explorando los árboles detrás de su escuela.

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noun

Naturaleza, campo

An open country

Examples :

"The children played happily in the wild behind the school. "

Los niños jugaban felices en el campo detrás de la escuela.

environment geography nature area essential