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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...
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predicative adjective(widespread) weit verbreitetrumours were rife — es gingen Gerüchte um
* * *((especially of bad or dangerous things) very widespread: After the failure of the harvest, disease and starvation were rife.) grassieren* * *[raɪf]1. (widespread) weit verbreitetthe office was \rife with rumours im Büro kursierten jede Menge Gerüchte* * *[raɪf]adj1) (= widespread) disease, corruption weitverbreitetto be rife — grassieren; (rumour) umgehen
are/speculation is rife that... — es geht das Gerücht um/es wird spekuliert, dass...
2)(= full of)
rife with — voll von, vollercountries rife with Aids — Länder mit einer hohen Aidsrate
areas rife with unemployment/violence — Gegenden mit hoher Arbeitslosigkeit/Gewaltkriminalität
* * *rife [raıf] adj1. be rife (vor)herrschen, grassieren;2. (with) voll (von), angefüllt (mit)* * *predicative adjective(widespread) weit verbreitet
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