| Složené tvary |
| Angličtina | Čeština |
bluebell,
wood hyacinth,
wild hyacinth n | (woodland bellflower) (rostlina) | zvonek m zdrob |
| There are bluebells all over the woodland floor. |
dingo,
wild dog n | (Australian wild dog) (australský divoký pes) | dingo m |
| The area has seen an increase in the number of attacks by dingoes. |
| V oblasti se zvýšil počet napadení psem dingo. |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (respond enthusiastically) | začít šílet dok + ned |
| začít vyšilovat dok + ned |
| When he returned to the stage to perform an encore, the audience went wild. |
| Když se vrátil na jeviště, aby dal přídavek, diváci začali šílet. |
| go wild vi + adj | informal (be extravagant) (hovorový výraz, utrácet apod.) | rozšoupnout se dok |
| (přen.: utrácet apod.) | rozjet se dok |
| Today is payday, so we can go wild at the club tonight! |
| go wild with [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] extravagantly) (přen., popustit uzdu fantazii apod.) | rozjet se dok |
| You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you? |
| Při zařizování toho pokoje ses docela rozjel, viď? |
| run wild vi | (be uncontrolled) | stát se nekontrolovatelným dok + příd |
| vymknout se kontrole dok + ž |
| Residents say that gangs are running wild in the streets. |
| take a wild guess v expr | informal (make an uneducated estimate) | hádat ned |
| tipovat ned |
| I've no idea how many beans are in the jar, but I'll take a wild guess and say 5000. |
| Nemám tušení, kolik je v té sklenici fazolí, ale budu hádat a řeknu 5 000. |
| wild and woolly adj | (uncivilized, lawless) (místo, kde neplatí zákon) | divoký příd |
| necivilizovaný příd |
| Back in the 1800's the American West was rather wild and woolly. |
| wild animal n | (untamed creature) (nedomestikované) | divoké zvíře příd + s |
| Keeping wild animals as pets is a bad idea. |
| When children eat too much sugar, they can begin to behave like wild animals. |
| wild animal n | (savage or fierce creature) | divoká zvěř příd + ž |
| The explorer was attacked and eaten by wild animals. |
| wild boar n | (wild pig) (divoké prase) | divočák m |
| Asterix and Obelix set off to hunt wild boar. |
| wild card n | (card game: substitute card) (v kartách) | žolík m |
| In this game, one-eyed jacks may be used as wild cards. |
| wild card n | figurative (computer code: substitute symbol) (informatika) | zástupný symbol příd + m |
| The most commonly used wild card is the asterisk. |
| wild card n | figurative (unpredictable person or thing) (přen., o někom, o něčem) | divoká karta příd + ž |
| This footballer is a bit of a wild card; his footwork is brilliant, but he'll often misjudge a tackle. |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) | marné hledání příd + s |
| The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive. Trying to find the missing papers turned out to be a wild-goose chase. |
| Wild West n | historical (early western US) | Divoký západ příd + m |
| Our image of the Wild West has been largely shaped by Hollywood. |
wildflower,
wild flower,
wild-flower n | (flower that grows in fields, etc.) | polní květina příd + ž |
| planě rostoucí květina fráze |
| The park asks people not to pick the wildflowers. |
