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wild card N

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1. wild card (in card games):

3. wild card (factor):

4. wild card COMPUT:

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comodín (otra carta)

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I.wild <wilder wildest> [Am waɪld, Brit wʌɪld] ADJ

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1.1. wild:

wild animal

wild (in woodland)

wild (in woodland)

wild plant/berries/flower

wild vegetation

a wild beast

a wild beast

una bestia salvaje

part of the garden had been left wild

parte del jardín se había dejado sin cultivar

a wild forest

1.2. wild (uncivilized):

a wild man

wild and wooly or Brit woolly inf he was a wild and wooly or Brit woolly student in those days

en aquella época era el típico estudiante barbudo y revolucionario

1.3. wild (desolate):

wild country

wild country

2.2. wild (random, uncontrolled):

wild attempt

it's just a wild guess

es una conjetura hecha totalmente al azar

2.3. wild (reckless, extreme):

wild allegation/exaggeration

wild allegation/exaggeration

wild promise

wild imagination

wild imagination

it never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that …

ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que …

they were rich beyond their wildest expectations

eran aún más ricos de lo que jamás hubieran podido soñar

3.2. wild (frantic):

wild excitement/fury/dancing

wild shouting

wild appearance/stare

there was a wild rush for the door

todo el mundo se abalanzó desesperadamente hacia la salida

they went on a wild shopping spree

salieron a gastar dinero de forma totalmente descontrolada

they were wild with excitement/rage

estaban locos de entusiasmo/furia

her perfume was driving him wild

su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco

3.3. wild (enthusiastic) inf pred:

to be wild about sb/sth he's wild about her

está loco por ella inf

she's wild about cars

la enloquecen los coches inf

I was never really wild about the idea

la idea nunca me entusiasmó demasiado que digamos

4. wild (fantastic) inf, dated:

wild dancer/idea

wild dancer/idea

5. wild GAMES pred:

jacks are wild

las jotas son comodines

II.wild [Am waɪld, Brit wʌɪld] ADV

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these flowers grow wild

estas flores son silvestres

to live wild

vivir en estado salvaje

these kids have been allowed to run wild

a estos niños los han criado como salvajes

the garden has run wild

la maleza ha invadido el jardín

the plants had run wild

las plantas habían vuelto al estado silvestre

I let my imagination run wild

dejé volar la imaginación

I let my imagination run wild

di rienda suelta a mi imaginación

III.wild [Am waɪld, Brit wʌɪld] N U

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the wild , how to survive in the wild

cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización

the call of the wild

el atractivo de la naturaleza

they bought a house out in the wilds hum

se compraron una casa donde el diablo perdió el poncho inf

they bought a house out in the wilds hum

se compraron una casa en el quinto pino Spain inf

card¹ [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] N

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1.1. card C:

card (for identification, access)

card (business card)

tarjeta (de visita)

card (credit card)

tarjeta (de crédito)

to show sb the yellow/red card (in soccer)

mostrarle la tarjeta amarilla/roja a alguien

to ask for one's cards Brit inf

to give sb their cards Brit inf

echar a alguien

to give sb their cards Brit inf

darle la patada a alguien inf

1.2. card C:

greeting card

tarjeta f (de felicitaciones)

birthday/sympathy card

tarjeta de cumpleaños/de pésame

1.4. card C (postcard):

card

card

tarjeta f postal

1.5. card C (for collecting):

card

card

estampa f Mex

card

lámina f And

card

figurita f RioPl

1.6. card C (program) SPORTS:

card

2. card U (thin cardboard):

card

3.1. card C (playing card):

card

card

card

baraja f AmC Col Mex RioPl Ven

a deck or Brit pack of cards

a deck or Brit pack of cards

un mazo esp LatAm

to play a high/low card

jugar una carta alta/baja

to be in or Brit on the cards, it was in or on the cards that something like this would happen

se veía venir or era seguro que iba a pasar algo así

to lay or put one's cards on the table

poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa

to play one's cards right

jugar bien sus (or mis etc.) cartas

4. card C (funny person) inf, dated:

he's a card

he's a card

es un plato LatAm inf

5. card C COMPUT:

card

tarjeta f de expansión

See also sleeve, chest

sleeve [Am sliv, Brit sliːv] N

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1. sleeve (of garment):

long/short sleeves

mangas fpl largas/cortas

to roll up one's sleeves

to have sth up one's sleeve inf

tener algo planeado

to keep sth up one's sleeve

reservarse un recurso

I'm sure she's got a trick up her sleeve

estoy seguro de que algo se trae entre manos

I still have a card up my sleeve

todavía no me he jugado la última carta

I still have a card up my sleeve

todavía me queda una baza

observe, ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing up my sleeves

como ven, damas y caballeros, nada por aquí, nada por allá

to laugh up one's sleeve

reírse disimuladamente de alguien

they were laughing up their sleeves at us

entre ellos se reían de nosotros

2. sleeve (of record):

sleeve Brit

sleeve Brit

inner sleeve

funda f interior

3. sleeve TECH:

chest [Am tʃɛst, Brit tʃɛst] N

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2. chest (box):

3.1. chest Am (treasury):

3.2. chest Am (funds):

I.card² [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] VB trans (disentangle)

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card fibres

II.card² [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] N (for disentangling fibres)

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card

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wild card N

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1. wild card a. comput:

2. wild card SPORTS (extra team or player):

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I.wild [waɪld] ADJ

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2. wild (uncultivated):

wild country, landscape

3. wild (undisciplined):

wild

indisciplinado, -a

loco, -a

4. wild (not sensible):

wild

descabellado, -a

wild behavior, remarks

5. wild (not accurate):

wild blow, punch, shot

wild blow, punch, shot

wild estimate, guess

disparatado, -a

6. wild (extreme):

wild

7. wild (stormy):

wild

wild wind, weather

9. wild inf (very enthusiastic):

wild

wild applause

10. wild (untidy):

11. wild GAMES, comput (substitutable):

wild

12. wild sl (wonderful):

wild

II.wild [waɪld] ADV

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wild

to grow wild

III.wild [waɪld] N

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2. wild pl:

la tierra virgen

(out) in the wilds

en el quinto pino inf

I.card¹ [kard] N

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1. card (birthday, Christmas, etc.):

card

3. card (proof of identity):

card

membership card

carnet de socio

4. card a. FIN, comput:

card

5. card SPORTS (program):

card

boxing card

velada de boxeo

6. card (index card):

card

7. card inf:

card

cómico(-a) m (f)

card

persona f chusca

II.card¹ [kard] VB trans inf

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card

pedir la documentación

I.card² [kard] N

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card

II.card² [kard] VB trans

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card

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They made the playoffs for the sixth year in a row, but this time as a wild card. en.wikipedia.org

The street battle remains the wild card. www.leaderpost.com

Occasionally, a solid block that functions as a wild card appears. en.wikipedia.org

Decipher later introduced the concept of a white or no-color dot which acted as a wild card during deck construction. en.wikipedia.org

This means a wild card player sometimes becomes the top seed. en.wikipedia.org

Good to have with the morning newspaper, which is like a wild card of news and information. blogs.vancouversun.com

They made the 2004 playoffs as a wild card. en.wikipedia.org

If it happened to be a wild card, the home viewer won $500. en.wikipedia.org

Additionally, several squares contained wild card panels that could ultimately alter the outcome of the game. en.wikipedia.org

The league went from 6 division winners and 6 wild card spots to 8 division winners and only 4 wild card qualifiers. en.wikipedia.org

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