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"rife" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb rifar. View conjugation.

rife

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rife
[raɪf]
adjetivo
también:
  • to be rife -> reinar, imperar
  • the text is rife with errors -> el texto está plagado de errores

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rife [raif]
adjetivo
1Abundante en número o cantidad; muy esparcido, corriente, común.
2Lleno, seguido de with.
  • Rumors of war were rife -> los rumores de guerra eran cosa corriente
  • The small-pox has been very rife this year -> este año ha habido epidemia de viruelas o han sido muy comunes las viruelas

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rife [raɪf]
adjective
to be rife [+problem] ser muy común; [+rumours, speculation, fears] abundar; proliferar; [+disease] hacer estragos; [+unemployment, crime] abundar; hacer estragos; [+racism, corruption] estar muy extendido; smallpox was still rife la viruela aún hacía estragos; (to be) rife with sth: countries rife with Aids países plagados de sida; países donde el sida hace estragos; it is rife with mistakes está plagado de errores
the city is rife with violence
the whole industry is rife with corruption la corrupción reina está muy extendida en todo el sector;or the whole town is rife with rumours en la ciudad proliferan los rumores; a region rife with unemployment una región donde abunda el paro donde el paro hace estragos;or the media is rife with speculation about ... los medios de comunicación no dejan de especular acerca de ...; en los medios de comunicación abundan proliferan las especulaciones acerca de ...;or
Rumours had been rife that there would be a coalition government [Speculation] is rife that the assembly will radically modify the constitution Fears were rife that the firm was about to go bankrupt Graduate [unemployment] is rife ...a neighbourhood where homelessness and crime are rife Bike theft is rife in the city Racism is rife in the prison service, according to a recent report ...the problem of tax evasion which is already rife in France ...areas where problems such as poverty, unemployment, drugs and Aids are rife corruption is rife Bribery and [corruption] in the government service were rife the East End is rife with crime

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rifar
transitive verb
1to raffle
rifarse
pronomial verb
1to fight over, to contest (disputarse)

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rifar [re-far’]
article & verb transitive
1To raffle, to cast dice for a prize.
2To split a sail, in a storm. (Nautical)
verb neuter
3To quarrel, to dispute. (n)
verb reflexive
4Rifarse algo, to quarrel over something.
5To take a risk (arriesgarse). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)

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rifar
verbo:transitivo
to raffle
rifar algo con fines benéficos to raffle sth for charity
verbo:intransitivo
(arcaico) to quarrel; fight
verbo:pronominal
rifarse
1 (familiar) (contender por)
rifarse algo to quarrel over sth; fight for sth; rifarse el amor de algn to vie for sb's love
2 (Centroamérica) (arriesgarse) to take a risk

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Verb Conjugation for "rifar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo rifo rifé rifaba rifaré rife
Tú rifas rifaste rifabas rifarás rifes
Ella/Él/Usted rifa rifó rifaba rifará rife
Nosotros rifamos rifamos rifábamos rifaremos rifemos
Vosotros rifáis rifasteis rifabais rifaréis riféis
Ellos/Ustedes rifan rifaron rifaban rifarán rifen
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