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wild1〈 het〉1 [dieren] game2 [wilde staat] wild(ness)♦voorbeelden:1 wild, vis en gevogelte • fish, flesh and fowlop groot wild jagen • hunt big gameklein wild • small gamewild eten • eat gameplanten in het wild • wild plantsin het wild leven/groeien • live/grow (in the) wild————————wild2♦voorbeelden:een wilde bos haar • a shock of hairwilde dieren • wild animalswilde ideeën aandragen • come up with hare-brained ideasmet wilde vaart • at a furious ratewilde verhalen/geruchten verspreiden • spread wild stories/rumourswild enthousiast zijn over iets • go overboard about somethingwild om zich heenkijken • stare wildly (around)zich wild lachen • laugh oneself sillyzich wild schrikken • be startled out of one's witsin het wilde (weg) • at randomwild van iets zijn • be wild/crazy about something -
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wild-goose chase n it turned out to be a wild-goose chase ça n'a abouti à rien ; to send sb on a wild-goose chase faire chercher qn partout pour rien ; to lead sb on a wild-goose chase mettre qn sur une mauvaise piste. -
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fausse piste f;∎ to go on a wild-goose chase faire fausse piste;∎ you're on a wild-goose chase tu es sur une fausse piste, tu perds ton temps;∎ I was sent on a wild-goose chase on m'a envoyé courir au diable pour rienUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wild-goose chase
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♦ wild /waɪld/A a.1 selvatico; selvaggio; ( di terreno) desertico; incolto; barbaro; primitivo; feroce: wild plants, piante selvatiche; wild country, territorio incolto; paese selvaggio; wild tribes, tribù selvagge (o primitive); wild animals [horses], animali [cavalli] selvatici; wild beasts, bestie feroci3 sfrenato; sregolato; ribelle; dissoluto; turbolento: a wild life, una vita sregolata; He's a wild one!, è un individuo sfrenato (o turbolento)4 agitato; tempestoso; burrascoso; di tempesta: the wild seas around the Hebrides, i mari agitati (o tempestosi) intorno alle isole Ebridi; We live in wild times, viviamo in un'età agitata (o in tempi difficili); a wild night, una notte di tempesta5 molto eccitato; fuori di sé; furibondo; stravolto; folle; pazzo, matto ( anche fig.): I was wild with grief, ero fuori di me per il dolore; to go wild, impazzire (per q. o qc.); My mother was wild about Elvis, mia madre andava matta per Elvis; The man had a wild look, l'uomo aveva uno sguardo folle; The stranger had a wild appearance, lo sconosciuto aveva l'aspetto stravolto7 avventato; azzardato; imprudente; incoerente; fatto a caso (o a casaccio); irregolare: wild plans, progetti avventati; piani cervellotici; wild guesses, congetture azzardate; wild talk, parole avventate, (un) discorso imprudente; wild words, parole incoerenti (o dette a vanvera); ( anche) parole avventate (o pericolose, imprudenti); wild shooting, lo sparare a casaccio; ( baseball) a wild pitch, un lancio irregolare8 (fam.) eccellente; eccezionale; strepitoso; favoloso: a wild success, un successo strepitoso; a wild party, un party favolosoB avv.avventatamente; a casaccio; all'impazzata: to shoot wild, sparare all'impazzataC n.1 [u] stato naturale; ambiente naturale; habitat naturale; vita in libertà; vita allo stato brado: animals in the wild, animali selvatici nel loro ambiente naturale; the call of the wild, il richiamo della vita in libertà2 (al pl.) – the wilds, le regioni selvagge; le zone disabitate: the wilds of the Amazon valley, le regioni selvagge dell'Amazzonia● (fam.) wild and woolly, selvatico, selvaggio; scatenato, sfrenato, violento; scontroso, ispido □ (zool.) wild ass ( Equus onager), onagro □ (volg. USA) wild-assed, pazzoide; matto; squilibrato □ wild berries, frutti di bosco □ (zool.) wild boar ( Sus scrofa), cinghiale □ (bot.) wild brier ( Rosa canina), rosa canina; rosa di macchia □ wild card, ( alle carte) matta, jolly; (fig.) persona imprevedibile, incognita (fig.); ( sport) ‘wild card’, squadra (o giocatore) jolly ( in un torneo); ► wildcard □ (GB) wild child, ragazzo (o ragazza) senza freni; ribelle □ a wild delight, una folle gioia □ (zool.) wild dog, ( Canis dingo) dingo; ( Cuon dukhunensis) buansu □ (zool.) wild duck ( Anas platyrhynchus), anatra selvatica; germano reale □ wild-eyed, dallo sguardo allucinato; con gli occhi stralunati; ( di un progetto) mal congegnato, insensato □ wild flower, fiore di campo □ wild-flower honey, miele millefiori □ (zool.) wild goose ( Anser anser), oca selvatica □ (fig.) wild-goose chase, impresa inutile; tentativo assurdo; cosa impossibile: to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase, menare q. per il naso □ (bot.) wild hyacinth ( Camassia esculenta), giacinto selvatico □ a wild man, un uomo violento; un selvaggio; (polit.) un estremista □ (polit.) the wild men, gli estremisti di un partito; gli ultrà □ (bot.) wild oat ( Avena fatua), avena matta □ ( slang) wild oats, la cavallina; la vita allegra □ (bot.) wild olive, ( Olea europaea oleaster) oleastro; ( Elaeagnus angustifolia) eleagno; olivagno □ (bot.) wild rape ► rape (2) □ wild rose = wild brier ► sopra □ a wild seacoast, una costa battuta dalle tempeste □ (mil.) wild shot, colpo fuori rosata ( d'artiglieria) □ ( Borsa, fin.) a wild swing, una oscillazione molto pronunciata □ a wild venture, un'impresa rischiosa □ (stor. USA) the Wild West, il selvaggio West; il Far West dei pionieri □ ( USA) Wild West show, spettacolo del Far West □ a wild wind, un vento violento □ a wild wood, una foresta impenetrabile □ to be wild, essere furibondo; andare su tutte le furie □ to be in wild spirits, essere eccitato al massimo □ to make (o to drive) sb. wild, fare andare q. su tutte le furie; fare uscire q. dai gangheri (fig.) □ to make a wild guess, tirare a indovinare □ to run wild, ( di pianta) inselvatichire; ( di persona) crescere senza controllo (o senza freno), diventare sfrenato. -
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wild [waɪld]1. adjectivea. [animal] sauvage• it was growing wild ( = uncultivated) ça poussait à l'état sauvageb. ( = rough) [wind] violent ; [sea] démonté• there was a lot of wild talk about... on a dit les choses les plus folles sur...2. noun3. compounds• he sent me off on a wild-goose chase il m'a fait courir partout pour rien ► wild rice noun riz m sauvage* * *[waɪld] 1.2.in the wild — [conditions, life] en liberté
wilds plural noun3.1) (in natural state, desolate) sauvage2) ( turbulent) [wind] violent; [sea] agité3) ( unrestrained) [party, laughter, person] fou/folle; [imagination] délirant; [applause] déchaîné4) (colloq) ( furious) furieux/-ieusehe'll go ou be wild! — ça va le mettre hors de lui!
5) (colloq) ( enthusiastic)to be wild about — être un fana (colloq) de
I'm not wild about him/it — il/ça ne m'emballe (colloq) pas
6) ( outlandish) [idea] fou/folle; [claim, accusation] extravagant; [story] farfelu (colloq)4.adverb [grow] à l'état sauvage -
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( hopeless search) aussichtslose Suche;( pointless venture) fruchtloses [o hoffnungsloses] Unterfangen;to send sb [off] on a \wild-goose chase jdn für nichts und wieder nichts losschicken ( fam)the police had been sent on a \wild-goose chase man hatte die Polizei einem Phantom nachjagen lassen -
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wild-goose chase1 dwaze/hopeloze onderneming♦voorbeelden: -
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wild goose[´waild¸gu:z] n (pl - geese [-´gi:z]) дива гъска; a \wild goose chase безнадеждна работа; търсене на нещо несъществуващо; to send s.o. on a \wild goose chase пращам някого за зелен хайвер, пращам някого да гони Михаля. -
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wild-goose chase сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным -
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wild-goose [ˏwaɪldˊgu:s] nди́кий гусь◊wild-goose chase сумасбро́дная зате́я, пого́ня за недостижи́мым, за несбы́точным
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- wild goose chase марна, безглузда затія; погоня за недосяжним; химера -
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1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) salvaje, bravío2) ((of land) not cultivated.) agreste, salvaje3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) salvaje4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) furioso, borrascoso5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) loco, alocado6) (rash: a wild hope.) disparatado, descabellado, desorbitado, alocado7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) precipitado, impetuoso8) (very angry.) furioso, colérico, frenético•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
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wild adj1. salvaje2. silvestre3. loco / desmadrado4. agrestetr[waɪld]1 (animal) salvaje, bravío,-a2 (plant, flower) silvestre; (vegetation) salvaje3 (country, landscape) agreste, bravo,-a, salvaje4 (weather - wind) furioso,-a, borrascoso,-a; (- sea) bravo,-a; (- night) tempestuoso,-a, de tormenta5 (tribe) salvaje6 (violent, angry - person) furioso,-a, colérico,-a, frenético,-a; (- behaviour) incontrolado,-a, desenfrenado,-a; (- blow, attack) violento,-a, salvaje, brutal7 (very excited - person) loco,-a ( with, de), alocado,-a; (very exciting - party etc) escandaloso,-a, desmadrado,-a8 (showing lack of thought - thoughts, talk) disparatado,-a; (- guess) al azar; (- idea, scheme) descabellado,-a, desorbitado,-a, loco,-a, alocado,-a; (- decision) precipitado,-a, impetuoso,-a; (- exaggeration, speculation) enorme9 familiar (fantastic, crazy) bárbaro,-a, salvaje1 estado salvaje, estado natural, naturaleza1 las regiones nombre femenino plural salvajes\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeyond one's wildest dreams más de lo que jamás había soñadoto be wild about something estar loco,-a por algoto grow wild ser silvestreto run wild (animal) vivir en su estado natural 2 (plant, garden) volver a su estado natural 3 (person, child) desmandarse; (hooligan etc) portarse como un salvajewild boar jabalí nombre masculinowild card comodín nombre masculinothe Wild West el Lejano Oeste nombre masculinowild ['waɪld] adv1) wildly2)to run wild : descontrolarsewild adj1) : salvaje, silvestre, cimarrónwild horses: caballos salvajeswild rice: arroz silvestre2) desolate: yermo, agreste3) unruly: desenfrenado4) crazy: loco, fantásticowild ideas: ideas locas5) barbarous: salvaje, bárbaro6) erratic: erráticoa wild throw: un tiro erráticoadj.• alocado, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• desatinado, -a adj.• descabellado, -a adj.• descabezado, -a adj.• desenfrenado, -a adj.• endemoniado, -a adj.• enrevesado, -a adj.• ferino, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• frénetico, -a adj.• indómito, -a adj.• loco, -a adj.• montaraz adj.• montés, -esa adj.• salvaje adj.• salvajino, -a adj.• selvático, -a adj.• silvestre adj.adv.• violentamente adv.n.• desierto s.m.• monte s.m.• yermo s.m.
I waɪldadjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
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to run wild: 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; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
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mass noun[waɪld]the wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
1. ADJ(compar wilder) (superl wildest)1) (=not domesticated)a) [animal, bird] salvaje; (=fierce) ferozb) [plant] silvestrewild flowers — flores fpl silvestres
wild strawberries — fresas fpl silvestres
- sow one's wild oatsc) [countryside] salvaje, agrestea wild stretch of coastline — un tramo salvaje or agreste de costa
2) (=stormy) [wind] furioso, violento; [weather] tormentoso; [sea] bravoit was a wild night — fue una noche tormentosa or de tormenta
3) (=unrestrained, disorderly) [party] loco; [enthusiasm] desenfrenado; [hair] revuelto; [appearance] desastrado; [look, eyes] de locowe had some wild times together — ¡hicimos cada locura juntos!
wild and woolly —
a member of some wild and woolly activist group — un miembro de un grupo de esos de activistas locos
4) * (emotionally)a) (=angry)it drives or makes me wild — me saca de quicio
b) (=distraught)c) (=ecstatic) [cheers, applause] exaltado, apasionadoto be wild about sth/sb: he's just wild about Inga — está loco por Inga
5) (=crazy, rash) [idea, plan, rumour] descabellado, disparatadonever in my wildest dreams did I imagine winning this much — nunca imaginé, ni soñando, que ganaría tanto
6) (=haphazard)it's just a wild guess — no es más que una conjetura al azar or una suposición muy aventurada
7) (Cards)2. ADV1)2)to run wild —
a) (=roam freely) [animal] correr libremente; [child] corretear librementeb) (=get out of control)the inevitable result of fanaticism run wild — la inevitable consecuencia del fanatismo desenfrenado
3. N1)the wild: animals caught in the wild — animales capturados en su hábitat natural
the call of the wild — el atractivo de lo salvaje or de la naturaleza
2)to live out in the wilds — hum vivir en el quinto pino *
4.CPDwild beast N — fiera f, bestia f salvaje
wild card N — (Comput, Cards) comodín m ; (Sport) invitación para participar en un torneo a pesar de no reunir los requisitos establecidos
the wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe — la gran incógnita dentro de este conjunto es Europa Oriental
wild cherry N — cereza f silvestre
wild child N — (Brit) adolescente mf rebelde
wild goose chase N —
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I [waɪld]adjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
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to run wild: 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; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
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mass nounthe wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
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(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) búsqueda inútiltr[waɪld'gʊːsʧeɪs]1 búsqueda inútilwild-goose chase*n.• búsqueda inútil s.f.'waɪld'guːsI'm not going into town again on another wild-goose chase — no pienso ir otra vez al centro a perder el tiempo para nada
they sent him off on a wild-goose chase — lo mandaron a no sé qué tontería or (hum) a ver si llovía
* * *['waɪld'guːs]I'm not going into town again on another wild-goose chase — no pienso ir otra vez al centro a perder el tiempo para nada
they sent him off on a wild-goose chase — lo mandaron a no sé qué tontería or (hum) a ver si llovía
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noun(fig.): (hopeless quest) aussichtslose Suche* * *(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) vergebliche Mühe* * *n (hopeless search) aussichtslose Suche; (pointless venture) fruchtloses [o hoffnungsloses] Unterfangento send sb [off] on a \wild-goose chase jdn für nichts und wieder nichts losschicken famthe police had been sent on a \wild-goose chase man hatte die Polizei einem Phantom nachjagen lassen* * *wild-goose chase s fig vergebliche Mühe, fruchtloses Unterfangen* * *noun(fig.): (hopeless quest) aussichtslose Suche -
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[ˌwaɪld'guːsˌtʃeɪs]to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase — mettere qcn. su una falsa traccia, depistare qcn
* * *(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) (tentativo inutile)* * *[ˌwaɪld'guːsˌtʃeɪs]to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase — mettere qcn. su una falsa traccia, depistare qcn
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ˈwaɪldˈɡu:s сущ. дикий гусь wild-goose chase ≈ сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным n дикий гусь ~ chase сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным wild-goose дикий гусь;
wild-goose chase сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточным wild-goose дикий гусь;
wild-goose chase сумасбродная затея, погоня за недостижимым, за несбыточнымБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wild-goose
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eis 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) løpe/jage etter, forfølge2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) jage bort/ut2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) jakt, forfølgelse2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) jakt•jageIsubst. \/tʃeɪs\/1) jakt, forfølgelse2) viltreservat3) byttegive chase to løpe etter, jakte på, forfølgein chase of på jakt etterIIsubst. \/tʃeɪs\/1) ramme, innfatning2) ( boktrykking) formramme3) rille, fure, notIIIverb \/tʃeɪs\/1) jage, forfølge, løpe etter2) (hverdagslig, også overført) springe, løpechase about løpe rundtchase down oppsporechase off løpe avgårdego chase yourself ( slang) stikk, forsvinn, fjern degIVverb \/tʃeɪs\/1) rifle, siselere, drive2) lage gjenger3) innfatte -
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1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) vild2) ((of land) not cultivated.) uopdyrket; uberørt3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) vild4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) stormfuld5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) vild6) (rash: a wild hope.) vild7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) vild8) (very angry.) rasende•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) vild2) ((of land) not cultivated.) uopdyrket; uberørt3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) vild4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) stormfuld5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) vild6) (rash: a wild hope.) vild7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) vild8) (very angry.) rasende•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West
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