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1 wild
[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4.those children are allowed to run wild! — si permette a quei bambini di comportarsi come dei selvaggi!
* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) selvaggio, selvatico2) ((of land) not cultivated.) incolto3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) selvaggio4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) tempestoso; folle5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) pazzo6) (rash: a wild hope.) folle7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) a caso8) (very angry.) furioso•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4. -
2 beast
[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, animale3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bestia, animale•- beastly- beastliness* * *beast /bi:st/n.● beast of burden, bestia da soma □ beast of a cold, brutto raffreddore □ beast of prey, animale da predaFALSI AMICI: beast non significa bestia nel senso di persona ignorante.* * *[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
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3 den
[den]1) (of lion, fox) tana f.2) fig. spreg. (of thieves, gamblers) covo m.3) fig. (room) topaia f.* * *[den]1) (the home of a wild beast: a lion's den.) tana2) (a private room for working in etc.) cameretta* * *den /dɛn/n.2 (fig.) covo; ( di bambini) rifugio segreto: a den of thieves, un covo di ladri; They made themselves a den in the woods, si sono fatti un rifugio segreto nel bosco; a gambling den, una bisca clandestina; den of iniquity (o of vice) luogo di perdizione3 ( USA) stanza tranquilla ( in cui si legge, si lavora in pace, ecc.); studiolo; soggiorno; (se nel seminterrato, anche) tavernetta* * *[den]1) (of lion, fox) tana f.2) fig. spreg. (of thieves, gamblers) covo m.3) fig. (room) topaia f. -
4 lair
[leə(r)]nome nascondiglio m., tana f. (anche fig.)* * *[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) tana* * *lair /lɛə(r)/n.2 (fig.) covo; nascondiglio; rifugio5 (poet.) recesso.(to) lair /lɛə(r)/v. i.rintanarsi; rifugiarsi nel covo.* * *[leə(r)]nome nascondiglio m., tana f. (anche fig.)
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