epidemic

epidemia

Situazione in cui una malattia si diffonde rapidamente e colpisce molte persone in una zona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: epidemic of something (The city faced an epidemic of cholera.)

Sinonimi: outbreak

Espressioni comuni: flu epidemic, epidemic of something, prevent an epidemic

epidemico, dilagante

Che si diffonde ampiamente e danneggia molte persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: widespread, rampant

Espressioni comuni: epidemic proportions, epidemic hysteria, epidemic violence