rife

répandu, omniprésent

Très courant ou largement présent, surtout pour quelque chose de mauvais ou d’indésirable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : rife in/among something (Speculation was rife among investors.)

Synonymes : widespread, common, prevalent

Contraires : rare

Expressions courantes : corruption is rife, rife in something, rife among something

plein, truffé

Qui contient beaucoup de quelque chose, généralement mauvais ou indésirable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : rife with something (The report was rife with errors.)

Synonymes : full, riddled, teeming

Expressions courantes : rife with something, rife with errors, rife with corruption

abondant, nombreux

Qui existe en grande quantité ou en grand nombre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : rife in something (Wild flowers were rife in the valley.)

Synonymes : plentiful, abundant, numerous

Contraires : scarce

Expressions courantes : rife in something, rife throughout something

abondamment, à profusion

En grande quantité ou en grand nombre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : abundantly, plentifully

Contraires : sparsely

Expressions courantes : grow rife, spread rife