rife

weitverbreitet, grassierend

Sehr häufig oder weit verbreitet, besonders bei etwas Schlechtem oder Unerwünschtem.

In einfachem Englisch: Very common or widespread, especially when something is bad or unwanted.

• Rumours were rife.
• Corruption is rife in the industry.
• Disease became rife among the crowded camps.

So benutzt man es: rife in/among something (Speculation was rife among investors.)

Synonyme: widespread, common, prevalent

Gegenteile: rare

Häufige Wendungen: corruption is rife, rife in something, rife among something

voll, durchsetzt

Voll von etwas, das meist schlecht oder unerwünscht ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Containing a lot of something, usually something bad or unwanted.

• The town was rife with rumours.
• The company was rife with corruption.
• Their account of the events is rife with inconsistencies.

So benutzt man es: rife with something (The report was rife with errors.)

Synonyme: full, riddled, teeming

Häufige Wendungen: rife with something, rife with errors, rife with corruption

reichlich, zahlreich

In großer Zahl oder Menge vorhanden.

In einfachem Englisch: Existing in large numbers or amounts.

• Deer were rife in the woods.
• Wild berries are rife along these paths.
• Birds were rife throughout the valley that spring.

So benutzt man es: rife in something (Wild flowers were rife in the valley.)

Synonyme: plentiful, abundant, numerous

Gegenteile: scarce

Häufige Wendungen: rife in something, rife throughout something

reichlich, in Hülle und Fülle

In großer Menge oder Zahl.

In einfachem Englisch: In large amounts or numbers.

• Wild flowers grew rife beside the stream.
• Weeds spread rife across the abandoned garden.
• Bluebells once flourished rife on these shaded slopes.

Synonyme: abundantly, plentifully

Gegenteile: sparsely

Häufige Wendungen: grow rife, spread rife