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1 rife
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 -
2 rife
[raɪf] adjinv, pred( form)1) ( widespread) weit verbreitetthe office was \rife with rumours im Büro kursierten jede Menge Gerüchte -
3 pervade
transitive verb1) (spread throughout) durchdringenbe pervaded with or by — durchdrungen sein von
2) (be rife among) [Ansicht:] weit verbreitet sein in (+ Dat.)* * *per·vade[pəˈveɪd, AM pɚˈ-]vt ( form)* * *[pɜː'veɪd]vterfüllen; (smell also) durchziehen; (light) durchflutenhis writing is pervaded with dialect expressions — seine Bücher sind voller Dialektausdrücke
the universities are pervaded with subversive elements — die Universitäten sind mit subversiven Elementen durchsetzt
* * ** * *transitive verb1) (spread throughout) durchdringenbe pervaded with or by — durchdrungen sein von
2) (be rife among) [Ansicht:] weit verbreitet sein in (+ Dat.)* * *v.durchdringen v. -
4 subversion
[-ʃən, ]( American[) -ʒən]noun der Umsturz* * *sub·ver·sion[səbˈvɜ:ʃən, AM -ˈvɜ:rʒ-]n no plhe was found guilty of \subversion er wurde des Landesverrats für schuldig befunden\subversion of democracy Gefährdung f der Demokratie\subversion of the state Staatsgefährdung f\subversion of the system Unterwanderung f des Systems\subversion of a government Sturz m einer Regierung* * *[səb'vɜːSən]n no plSubversion f; (of rights, freedom etc) Untergrabung f, Unterminierung fthe US was accused of subversion in Chile — die USA wurden subversiver or umstürzlerischer Tätigkeiten in Chile beschuldigt
* * *1. POL Subversion f:a) (Um)Sturz m:the subversion of a government der Sturz einer Regierungb) Staatsgefährdung f2. Untergrabung f, Zerrüttung f, -setzung f
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