Meaning

9 senses
  1. Wild; not cultivated or tamed.

    a savage wilderness

    a savage forest

    wild

    ди́кийdíkij, дика́рскийdikárskij, одича́вшийodičávšij

    ди́кийdýkyj, дику́нськийdykúnsʹkyj

    wild and menacing

  2. Barbaric; not civilized.

    savage manners

    wild, wüst, unbebaut

    ва́рварскийvárvarskij

  3. Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.

  4. Fierce and ferocious.

    savage beasts

    a savage spirit

    unbändig, rasend, wütend

    жесто́кийžestókij

    жорсто́кийžorstókyj

  5. Brutal, vicious, or merciless.

    He gave the dog a savage kick.

    The woman was killed in a savage manner.

    roh, barbarisch, grausam

    беспоща́дныйbespoščádnyj

  6. (slang)Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.

    Wow, that was a savage burn. Absolutely no chill.

  7. (UK, slang)Unpleasant or unfair.

    – I'll see you in detention. – Ah, savage!

  8. (Ireland, US, slang)Great, brilliant, amazing.

  9. (US, slang)Severe, rude, aggressive.

    – They were so savage to them!

Examples

40 sentences
  1. Are you savages?

    deSeid ihr Wilde?

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  2. There are still some savage tribes on that island.

    На цьому острові все ще є дикі племена.

    ruНа этом острове всё ещё есть дикие племена.

    deEs gibt immer noch einige wilde Stämme auf dieser Insel.

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  3. They are much more savage than those they call barbarians.

    Вони більш дикі за тих, кого вони звуть варварами.

    ruОни гораздо более жестокие, чем те, кого они называют варварами.

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  4. The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.

    Первісна людина злякалася, побачивши дикого звіра.

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  5. They call themselves civilized, but they're just as savage as those they call barbarians.

    Вони називають себе цивілізованими, але вони такі саме дикуни як ті, кого вони називають варварами.

    ruОни называют себя цивилизованными, хотя они столь же дикие, как и те, кого они называют варварами.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
wild, not cultivated:
fierce and ferocious:
Русский
By meaning 4
wild, not cultivated:
barbaric, not civilized:
fierce and ferocious:
brutal, vicious or merciless:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
wild, not cultivated:
barbaric, not civilized:
fierce and ferocious:
brutal, vicious or merciless:

Origin

From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, untamed”), from Late

From Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, salvage (“wild, untamed”), from Late Latin salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”), from silva (“forest; grove”). Doublet of sylvatic.

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