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((especially of bad or dangerous things) very widespread: After the failure of the harvest, disease and starvation were rife.) abundantetr[raɪf]1 abundante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be rife abundarrife ['raɪf] adj: abundante, comúnto be rife with: estar plagado deadj.• corriente adj.• frecuente adj.• general adj.raɪfadjective (pred) extendido[raɪf]ADJto be rife — [problem] ser muy común; [rumours, speculation, fears] abundar, proliferar; [disease] hacer estragos; [unemployment, crime] abundar, hacer estragos; [racism, corruption] estar muy extendido
(to be) rife with sth: countries rife with Aids — países plagados de sida, países donde el sida hace estragos
the whole industry is rife with corruption — la corrupción reina or está muy extendida en todo el sector
a region rife with unemployment — una región donde abunda el paro or donde el paro hace estragos
the media is rife with speculation about... — los medios de comunicación no dejan de especular acerca de..., en los medios de comunicación abundan or proliferan las especulaciones acerca de...
* * *[raɪf]adjective (pred) extendido
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rife — [raıf] adj [: Old English; Origin: ryfe] 1.) [not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common ▪ Violent crime is rife in our inner cities. 2.) rife with sth full of something bad or unpleasant ▪ The crowded factories… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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