wild boar
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wild boar
A wild pig that lives in forests, with dark, bristly fur and, in males, protruding canine teeth called tusks.
Bei der Wanderung haben wir Spuren von einem Wildschwein entdeckt.
On the hike, we discovered tracks from a wild boar.
The word is simply made up of 'wild' (wild) and 'Schwein' (pig). So it literally means 'wild pig'.
Im Wald warnt ein Schild vor Wildschweinen.
In the forest, a sign warns about wild boars.
In connection with wild boars in nature, you often hear the verbs 'sehen' (to see), 'begegnen' (to encounter), 'jagen' (to hunt), or 'füttern' (to feed), which you should not do.
Wir sind auf unserer Wanderung zum Glück keinem Wildschwein begegnet.
Luckily, we didn't encounter any wild boars on our hike.
The word 'Wildschwein' (wild boar) is also used for the meat of the animal. Especially in autumn and winter, you find dishes like 'Wildschweinbraten' (roast wild boar) or 'Wildschweingulasch' (wild boar goulash) on menus.
In diesem Restaurant kann man sehr gut Wildschwein essen.
You can eat very good wild boar at this restaurant.
sow / pig
'Sau' and 'Wildschwein' can both refer to animals from the pig family, but they do not mean the same thing. A 'Sau' is a female domestic pig, especially on a farm. A 'Wildschwein' lives freely in nature, for example in the forest. The words can be confused because both have to do with pigs. If you are talking about an animal in the forest, 'Wildschwein' is correct. If you are talking about a female domestic pig, 'Sau' fits.
Am Waldrand sucht ein Wildschwein nach Futter.
At the edge of the forest, a wild boar is looking for food.
Die Sau liegt mit ihren Ferkeln im Stall.
The sow is lying in the barn with her piglets.