The word ワイルド is generally translated as 'wild' in English. Of course there
are many instances where this is the appropriate translation. But I feel like
there is a wider range of meanings in Japanese which are not encompassed by
'wild' in English. I don't have specific examples, but I feel like it can mean
'daring', 'unconventional', 'masculine', 'raw', etc. I can't quite put my
finger on it, but it feels like there is a difference in the range of meanings
expressed by 'wild' and「ワイルド」.

(1) Do you agree that there are different nuances?  
(2) How would you translate ワイルド (with examples, if possible).
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Are there differences in meaning for 「ワイルド」 and 'wild'?
1) I agree that there are different nuances.

2) I don't know all the nuances, but I think this comedian has done a lot to
influence the word's meaning (comically) in Japan's pop culture.

  * (Japanese) <https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AE%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93>
  * (English) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugi-chan>

His 「ワイルド、だろう？」 catch phrase is used when he means something along the lines
of "(I am or what I'm doing is) Crazy, right?" where he means to imply that
he's "daring", "adventurous", "against convention" in a cool way. (His actions
in his skits, however, aren't that "wild", which is a source of his comedy).

Personal observation: though this "wild" is comical, it's since become a pop
culture phrase to the point that I believe his "wild" has become a dominant
definition of "wild".
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