wild in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wild in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wild [Brit wʌɪld, Am waɪld] ADJ

1. wild (in natural state):

wild person

selvaggio

wild plant, animal, bird

selvatico

the pony is still quite wild

il pony è ancora un po' selvaggio

2. wild (desolate):

wild hill, landscape

selvaggio, desolato, impervio

3. wild (turbulent):

wild wind

furioso, impetuoso

wild sea

tempestoso, burrascoso

it was a wild night

fu una notte di tempesta

4. wild (unrestrained):

wild party

sfrenato, scatenato

wild laughter

incontenibile

wild person

sfrenato, scapestrato

wild imagination

fervido

wild applause

fragoroso, delirante

to go wild fans, audience:

impazzire or andare in delirio

she led a wild life in her youth

quando era giovane faceva una vita sregolata

we had some wild times together

ne abbiamo combinate delle belle insieme

his hair was wild and unkempt

i sui capelli erano arruffati e incolti

there was a wild look in her eyes

aveva due occhi spiritati

wild mood swings

bruschi cambiamenti d'umore

5. wild (furious):

wild inf

fuori di sé, furioso

he'll go or be wild!

andrà su tutte le furie!

6. wild (enthusiastic) inf:

to be wild about computers, films

andare matto per or impazzire per

I'm not wild about him

non mi fa impazzire

7. wild (outlandish):

wild idea, plan, scheme

bizzarro, stravagante

wild claim, accusation

insensato, assurdo

wild story, promise

sconclusionato, assurdo

all this wild talk

tutto questo parlare a vanvera

8. wild (very good) inf:

the concert was really wild! inf

il concerto è stato strepitoso!

II.wild [Brit wʌɪld, Am waɪld] N

in the wild life

allo stato brado or allo stato libero

to grow in the wild

crescere allo stato brado

the call of the wild

il richiamo della foresta

III.wilds N

wilds npl:

to live in the wilds of Arizona

vivere nelle zone selvagge dell'Arizona

they live out in the wilds

vivono in capo al mondo

IV.wild [Brit wʌɪld, Am waɪld] ADV

wild grow:

wild

allo stato selvatico

the garden had run wild

il giardino era diventato una giungla

those children are allowed to run wild!

si permette a quei bambini di comportarsi come dei selvaggi!

to let one's imagination run wild

galoppare con la fantasia

V.wild [Brit wʌɪld, Am waɪld]

to walk on the wild side

fare una vita scapestrata

wild strawberry N

wild strawberry

fragola f di bosco

wild olive [ˌwaɪldˈɒlɪv] N

wild olive

olivastro m

wild hyacinth [ˈwaɪldˌhaɪəsɪnθ] N

wild hyacinth

giacinto m di bosco

wild flower [Am ˈwaɪldˌflaʊ(ə)r] N

wild flower

fiore m di campo

wild flower

fiore m selvatico

wild dog [Am ˌwaɪld ˈdɔɡ] N

wild dog

dingo m

wild-ass [ˌwaɪldˈæs] N

wild-ass

asino m selvatico

wild-ass

onagro m

wild oats [ˌwaɪldˈəʊts] N npl

wild oats

avena f selvatica

wild brier [ˌwaɪldˈbraɪə(r)] N

wild brier → wild rose

See also wild rose

wild rose [ˌwaɪldˈrəuz] N

wild rose

rosa f canina

wild beast N

wild beast

animale m feroce

wild beast

belva f

wild in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wild in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wild [waɪld] ADJ

1. wild:

wild animal, man, landscape

selvaggio, -a

wild flower, cat

selvatico, -a

2. wild (undisciplined):

wild

scatenato, -a

3. wild (not sensible, extreme):

wild

assurdo, -a

4. wild (not accurate):

wild

azzardato, -a

5. wild (stormy):

wild

burrascoso, -a

wild wind

furioso, -a

6. wild inf (angry):

wild

furioso, -a

to drive sb wild

mandare qu su tutte le furie

to go wild

andare su tutte le furie

7. wild inf (very enthusiastic):

wild

entusiasta

8. wild (untidy):

wild hair

arruffato, -a

9. wild GAMES, COMPUT (substitutable):

wild

jolly

10. wild inf (wonderful):

wild

fantastico, -a

II.wild [waɪld] ADV

wild

allo stato selvatico

Phrases:

to run wild child

crecere come un selvaggio

to run wild horse

vivere allo stato brado

to let one's imagination run wild

lasciare libera la fantasia

III.wild [waɪld] N

1. wild:

the wild (natural environment), in the wild

allo stato libero

2. wild pl:

the wilds

le terre vergini

(out) in the wilds

in capo al mondo inf

wild goose <- geese> N

wild goose

oca f selvatica

wild card N

1. wild card a. COMPUT:

wild card

carattere m jolly

2. wild card SPORTS:

wild card

wild card f inv

wild-goose chase N

wild-goose chase

impresa f vana

wild-goose chase (hopeless search)

ricerca f vana

Translations for wild in the Italian»English Dictionary

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spiritato (-a)

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wild Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drive sb wild

mandare qu su tutte le furie

to go wild

andare su tutte le furie

to run wild child

crecere come un selvaggio

to run wild horse

vivere allo stato brado

to let one's imagination run wild

lasciare libera la fantasia

the wild (natural environment), in the wild

allo stato libero

to sow one's wild oats

correre la cavallina inf

to take a wild guess

azzardare un'ipotesi

the call of the wild

il richiamo della natura

with (wild) abandon

con (grande) trasporto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These are the mostly still unexplored and wild places and probably will stay that way in the future.

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Jokers are wild cards and can be any card in the deck.

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His target was to increase the wheat gene pool by making the variation in wild relatives available to wheat breeders.

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His was a dangerous occupation: the relay of postal runners worked throughout the day and night, vulnerable to attacks by bandits and wild animals.

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Wild bird supplies include bird baths, bird houses or bird feeders.

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He then unleashed a vicious left hook that sent the wild-swinging Nicaraguan to the canvas.

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There are only about 400 ploughshare tortoises left in the wild.

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Game was hunted with dogs and included wild boar, and red, fallow and roe deer.

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A large number of shrubs grow here, including chokecherry, juniper, saskatoon, sandbar willow, and two varieties of wild rose.

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Gripped by madness he rips the clothes from his body and becomes a wild man in the woods.

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