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wilderness ['wɪldənɪs]1 noun∎ a wilderness of snow and ice une région ou une étendue de neige et de glace;∎ his warnings came like a voice in the wilderness ses avertissements étaient comme une voix dans le désert;∎ figurative she's been relegated to the political wilderness elle en est réduite à une traversée du désert sur le plan politique;∎ a concrete wilderness un désert de béton;∎ figurative a cultural wilderness un désert culturel(b) (overgrown piece of land) jungle f;∎ the garden's like a wilderness le jardin est une véritable jungle(region) reculé;∎ figurative the wilderness years la traversée du désert;∎ the party believes that the wilderness years may be about to end le parti pense que sa traversée du désert touche à sa finwilderness permit = dans les parcs naturels américains, autorisation de se rendre dans les parties les plus sauvages
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