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1 savage
'sævi‹
1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) salvaje2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) feroz, violento
2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) atacar ferozmente, embestir
3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) salvaje2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) salvaje•- savagely- savageness
- savagery
savage adj1. feroz / salvaje2. brutal / violentotr['sævɪʤ]2 pejorative (primitive) salvaje, primitivo,-a1 pejorative salvaje nombre masulino o femenino1 (animal) embestir (contra), atacar salvajemente2 figurative use (criticize) atacar violentamente, arremeter contra, poner por los suelossavage ['sævɪʤ] adj: salvaje, feroz♦ savagely advsavage n: salvaje mfadj.• cafre adj.• ferino, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• inhumano, -a adj.• salvaje adj.• salvajino, -a adj.• sangriento, -a adj.n.• cafre s.m.• salvaje s.m.
I 'sævɪdʒa) (fierce, wild) <beast/attack> salvaje, feroz; < blow> violento; <persecution/criticism> feroz, despiadado; <cuts/reductions> salvajeb) ( uncivilized) <tribe/people> salvaje
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noun salvaje mf
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transitive verb atacar* salvajemente or con fiereza a['sævɪdʒ]1. ADJ1) (=ferocious) [animal, attack] feroz, salvaje; [person] salvaje; [blow] violento; [war, criticism, remark] despiadado2) (=primitive) [custom, tribe] salvaje, primitivo3) (=drastic) [cuts, reductions] drástico, radical2.3. VT1) (=injure) atacar salvajementetwo children have been savaged by an alsatian — dos niños fueron salvajemente atacados por un pastor alemán
2) (=criticize) atacar ferozmente or despiadadamenteshe was savaged by the press — la prensa la atacó ferozmente or despiadadamente, la prensa se ensañó con ella
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I ['sævɪdʒ]a) (fierce, wild) <beast/attack> salvaje, feroz; < blow> violento; <persecution/criticism> feroz, despiadado; <cuts/reductions> salvajeb) ( uncivilized) <tribe/people> salvaje
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noun salvaje mf
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transitive verb atacar* salvajemente or con fiereza a -
2 savage
savage ['sævɪdʒ](a) (ferocious → person) féroce, brutal; (→ dog) méchant; (→ fighting, tiger) féroce; (→ reply, attack) violent, féroce;∎ he came in for some savage criticism from the press il a été violemment critiqué dans la presse;∎ the new policy deals a savage blow to the country's farmers la nouvelle politique porte un coup très dur ou fatal aux agriculteurs2 nounsauvage mf;∎ they behaved like savages ils se sont comportés comme des sauvages;∎ they're little better than savages ce sont de vrais sauvages(a) (of animal) attaquer;∎ she was savaged by a tiger elle a été attaquée par un tigre(b) (of critics, press) éreinter;∎ the opposition leader savaged the government's latest proposals le chef de l'opposition a violemment attaqué les dernières propositions du gouvernement
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