epidemic

épidémie

Situation où une maladie se propage rapidement et touche de nombreuses personnes dans une région.

En anglais simple : A situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people in an area.

• The epidemic spread across the city.
• Schools closed during the flu epidemic.
• Clean water helped prevent another epidemic of cholera.

Comment l'utiliser : epidemic of something (The city faced an epidemic of cholera.)

Synonymes : outbreak

Expressions courantes : flu epidemic, epidemic of something, prevent an epidemic

épidémique, généralisé

Qui se répand largement et nuit à de nombreuses personnes.

En anglais simple : Spreading widely and affecting many people in a harmful way.

• Corruption has reached epidemic proportions.
• Epidemic panic spread through the crowd.
• The report described epidemic levels of violence.

Synonymes : widespread, rampant

Expressions courantes : epidemic proportions, epidemic hysteria, epidemic violence