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Meanings of wild in English

Portuguese
estado natural
Catalan
natura
Spanish
naturaleza

A wild primitive state untouched by civilization.

        estado natural
        Portuguese
        silvestre
        Spanish
        salvaje

        In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated.

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            silvestre
            Portuguese
            deserto
            Catalan
            desert
            Spanish
            desierto

            A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition.

                  deserto

                  Without civilizing influences.

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                        Usage of wild in English
                        1
                        Every year, more countries ban wild animals from being used in circuses.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        AL wild-card update The American League playoff situation is far more complex.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Animals in captivity undergo a range of environmental changes from wild animals.
                        Pubmed
                        4
                        Klopp said of the save: After 65 minutes, it was really wild.
                        The South African
                        5
                        It is one of the best known wild trout fisheries in Europe.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        On the way to the grave the men indulged in wild shouts.
                        The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
                        7
                        In Asia the horse runs wild in large herds-justas in America.
                        Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found: A Book of Zoology for...
                        8
                        And falling tourism revenues will undercut local support for protecting wild animals.
                        The South African
                        9
                        These are therefore candidate parameters to assess health status of wild porpoises.
                        Pubmed
                        10
                        Philadelphia remains two points behind the last Eastern Conference wild-card playoff position.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Their wild idyll was going to change when the children came home.
                        Daddy
                        12
                        Los Angeles sits two points off the final Western Conference wild-card position.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        The left fork would almost certainly lead him on a wild-goose chase.
                        Tough customer: a novel
                        14
                        Perhaps not surprisingly, the locals express great affection for this wild place.
                        Full Circle
                        15
                        Herders say this leaves them vulnerable to wild animals and cattle raiders.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        I was in a rapture of excitement; the interruption made me wild.
                        A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories
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