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wild

 
 
/waɪld/ adjective

Translation

ANIMAL A wild animal or plant lives or grows in its natural environment and not where people live.
vahşî, yabanî
a wild dog wild flowers 969
LAND Wild land is in a completely natural state.
vahşî doğa, doğal çevre
a wild garden1538
ENERGETIC very energetic and not controlled
azgın, sert, enerjik, kontrolden çıkmış, deli gibi çılgın, vahşî, delice, çılgınca
a wild party wild dancing969
WEATHER with a lot of wind, rain, etc
fırtınalı, yağmurlu
a wild and stormy night1521
a wild accusation/guess/rumour, etc something that you say which is not based on facts and is probably wrong
gerçeklere dayanmayan, mantıksız, gerçeklik payı olmayan
9691901
be wild about sth informal to be very enthusiastic about something
çok sevmek, çılgına dönmek, yanıp tutuşmak; ...delisi olmak
He's wild about jazz.2128
run wild If someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave as they want to and no one controls them.
başı boş dolaşmak, başı boş büyümek
Their nine-year-old son is left to run wild.969967
wildness noun [U]
vahşilik
→ See also beyond your wildest dreams
(Definition of wild adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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