wild

1. untamed, fierce, savage, ferocious, unbroken, feral, undomesticated, free, warrigal (Austral. literary) The organization is calling for a total ban on the trade of wild animals.
untamed broken, tame, domesticated

3. desolate, empty, desert, deserted, virgin, lonely, uninhabited, godforsaken, uncultivated, uncivilized, trackless, unpopulated one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East
desolate urban, inhabited, populated, civilized

5. excited, mad (informal), crazy (informal), eager, nuts (slang), enthusiastic, raving, frantic, daft (informal), frenzied, hysterical, avid, potty (Brit. informal), delirious, agog The children were wild with excitement.
excited uninterested, unenthusiastic

6. uncontrolled, violent, rough, disorderly, noisy, chaotic, turbulent, wayward, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, lawless, unfettered, unbridled, riotous, unrestrained, unmanageable, impetuous, undisciplined, ungovernable, self-willed, uproarious When drunk, he became wild and violent.
uncontrolled ordered, controlled, quiet, friendly, calm, disciplined, careful, gentle, peaceful, mild, restrained, polite, thoughtful, orderly, self-controlled, lawful, genteel, domesticated, well-behaved

7. mad (informal), furious, fuming, infuriated, incensed, enraged, very angry, irate, livid (informal), in a rage, on the warpath (informal), hot under the collar (informal), beside yourself When I told him what I had done, he was wild.

8. outrageous, fantastic, foolish, rash, extravagant, reckless, preposterous, giddy, madcap, foolhardy, flighty, ill-considered, imprudent, impracticable I was just a kid and full of wild ideas.
outrageous practical, realistic, logical, well-thought-out

1. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:

2. Of or relating to wild animals:

4. Not submitting to discipline or control:

5. Lacking in moral restraint:

6. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:

7. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:

A. ADJ (wilder (compar) (wildest (superl)))

adj

(= existing in the wild) [animal] → sauvage

(= natural, uncultivated) [land] → sauvage

(= uncontrolled, unpredictable) [boy, people] → tout-fou; [girl] → fofolle; [idea] → fou(folle); [life] → tumultueux/euse
She's a bit wild → Elle est un peu tout-fou.
I used to hang out with a pretty wild crowd → Je traînais avec une bande de jeunes plutôt tout-fous à l'époque.
wild with sth → fou de qch(folle)

(= crazy) [eyes, expression] → hagard(e)
He looked at me with wild eyes → Il me regarda, l'œil hagard.

(= enthusiastic) [applause, cheers] → frénétique
to go wild → se déchaîner
to be wild about sth → être emballé(e) par qch
I'm not wild about the idea → Je ne suis pas emballé par cette idée.
to be wild about sb → être fou de qn(folle)

adj (+er)

(= excited, frantic, unruly, riotous) → wild (→ with vor +dat); (= disordered) hair → wirr, unordentlich; joy, desire → unbändig

(inf: = very keen) to be wild about somebody/something → auf jdn/etw wild or scharf (inf) → or versessen sein; to be wild to do something (esp US) → wild or scharf (inf) → or versessen darauf sein, etw zu tun

(= wide of the mark, erratic) → Fehl-; spelling → unsicher; wild throw → Fehlwurf m; wild shot → Fehlschuss m; it was just/he took a wild guess → es war/er hatte nur so (wild) drauflosgeraten

(inf: = fantastic, great) film, concert etc → toll (inf)

adv

(= without aim) shoot → ins Blaue, drauflos; (= off the mark) go, throw → daneben

wildcard

adj attr (Comput) wild character → Jokerzeichen nt, → Platzhalter m

wildcat

adj attr (= risky) → riskant, gewagt; wild company → Schwindelfirma f

wild oat

n → Windhafer m ? oat

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (not domesticated, animal, plant) → selvatico/a; (horse) → brado/a; (countryside) → selvaggio/a
in its wild state → allo stato selvatico
to grow wild (plant) → crescere incolto/a
wild horses wouldn't make me tell you (fig) → non riuscirai a cavarmelo neanche con la forza
to sow one's wild oats (fig) → correre la cavallina

b. (rough, wind, weather) → violento/a; (sea, night) → tempestoso/a

c. (unrestrained, disorderly, child) → turbolento/a; (appearance, look) → selvaggio/a; (eyes) → sbarrato/a; (hair) → incolto/a
to lead a wild life → fare una vita sregolata
to run wild (children) → scatenarsi

e. (fam) (enthusiastic) to be wild about → andare pazzo/a per
to be wild with joy → essere fuori di sé dalla gioia
I'm not wild about the idea → non è che l'idea mi faccia impazzire
to go wild (with) → non stare più in sé (da)
the audience went wild → la folla andò in delirio

f. (rash, extravagant, idea) → folle; (laughter) → sguaiato/a; (erratic, shot, guess) → azzardato/a
it's a wild exaggeration → è una grossa esagerazione
you've let your imagination run wild → hai lavorato troppo di fantasia