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prev·a·lence

(prĕv′ə-ləns)
n.
1. The condition of being prevalent.
2. Medicine The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.
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Noun 1. prevalence - the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
generality - the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
currency - general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"
2. prevalence - (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
epidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
3. prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
number, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
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prevalence

noun commonness, frequency, regularity, currency, universality, ubiquity, common occurrence, pervasiveness, extensiveness, widespread presence, rampancy, rifeness the prevalence of asthma in Britain and Western Europe
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prevalence

noun
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Translations
إنْتِشار، شُيوع
převaha
udbredelse
elterjedtség
útbreiîsla
geçerlilikyaygınlık

prevalence

[ˈprevələns] N
1. (= dominance) → predominio m
2. (= frequency) → frecuencia f
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prevalence

[ˈprɛvələns] n [illness, condition] → prévalence f
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prevalence

n (= widespread occurrence) → Vorherrschen nt, → weite Verbreitung ; (of crime, disease) → Häufigkeit f; (of fashion, style) → Beliebtheit f
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prevalence

[ˈprɛvələns] n (of crime, customs, attitude) → larga diffusione f; (of conditions) → prevalere m
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prevail

(priˈveil) verb
1. (with over or against) to win or succeed. With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end. oorwin يَنْتَصِر على، يَتَغَلَّب على побеждавам triunfar zvítězit die Oberhand gewinnen sejre υπερισχύω prevalecer, imponerse võitu saama چیره شدن؛ موفق شدن voittaa l'emporter לנצח जीतना prevladati, pobijediti győzedelmeskedik menang sigra prevalere 打ち勝つ 성공하다 įveikti, nugalėti uzvarēt; gūt virsroku menang zegevieren seire, vinne zwyciężyć برى موندل triunfar a învinge одолеть; торжествовать zvíťaziť prevladati prevagnuti segra ชนะ yenmek; baskın çıkmak 勝(過),優勝,獲勝 переважати; превалювати غالب ہونا، کام ياب ہونا chiếm ưu thế 胜(过),优胜,获胜
2. to be most usual or common. This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country. die rondte doen يَسود، يَعِم، يَنْتَشِر преобладавам predominar převládat; trvat vorherrschen være fremherskende κυριαρχώ, επικρατώ prevalecer, predominar valitsema رواج داشتن vallita avoir cours לִשרוֹר आम होना prevladavati uralkodik lazim vera ráðandi essere diffuso 広がっている 만연되다 vyrauti būt pārsvarā; valdīt lazim heersen være rådende/vanlig panować رواج درلودل existir a fi răspândit преобладать prevládať prevladovati preovladati råda, florera, grassera มีอยู่ทั่วไป yaygın olmak 盛行,普遍 існувати; бути поширеним رائج ہونا phổ biến nhất 盛行,普遍
preˈvailing adjective
1. most frequent. The prevailing winds are from the west. heersend سائِد преобладаващ predominante převládající vorherrschend mest hyppige επικρατέστερος, συχνότερος predominante ülekaalus (olev) متداول vallitseva dominant רוּחַ שַׁלֶטֶת अकसर आने वाला nejčešći uralkodó paling sering ríkjandi dominante 主な 지배적인 vyraujantis dominējošs; valdošs lazim heersend rådende przeważający مروج predominante dominant преобладающий prevládajúci prevladujoč preovlađujući rådande, förhärskande ซึ่งมีบ่อย düzenli, her zaman olan 佔優勢的,主要的 пануючий بار بار آنے والا thường xuyên nhất 占优势的,主要的
2. common or widespread at the present time. the prevailing mood of discontent among young people. heersend شائِع، سائِد преобладаващ corrente panující, běžný vorherrschend almindelig; dominerende κυρίαρχος, επικρατών, διαδεδομένος predominante, imperante; usual, corriente valdav رایج yleinen du jour שוֹלֵט प्रचलित pretežan általános umum ráðandi comune 一般的な 만연된 paplitęs, visuotinis izplatītākais; valdošais lazim gangbaar, heersend rådende, gjeldende, gjengs powszechny رايج corrente răspândit превалирующий panujúci, bežný prevladujoč preovlađujući rådande, förhärskande ซึ่งมีอยู่ทั่วไป yaygın 流行的 загальнопоширений مروج، عام rất thông dụng 流行的
prevalent (ˈprevələnt) adjective
common; widespread. Lung diseases used to be prevalent among miners. veelvoorkomend سائِد، شائِع преобладаващ corrente obvyklý, rozšířený häufig almindelig; udbredt διαδεδομένος corriente, frecuente, común; predominante üldine شایع؛ رایج yleinen fréquent נפוץ प्रचलन, प्रचलित koji prevladava, nejčešći elterjedt umum algengur; útbreiddur comune, diffuso はやっている 널리 퍼져있는 paplitęs izplatīts tersebar luas veel voorkomend utbredt, rådende rozpowszechniony شايع، رايج corrente răspândit, frecvent распространённый obvyklý, rozšírený razširjen rasprostranjen utbredd, allmän ที่พบได้บ่อย ๆ yaygın/hâkim olan 流行的 поширений; переважний عام، مروج phổ biến 流行的
prevalence (ˈprevələns) noun
veelvoorkomendheid إنْتِشار، شُيوع преобладаване predominância převaha das Vorherrschen udbredelse; almindelig forekomst διάδοση, γενίκευση predominancia ülekaalus olek شیوع؛ رواج vallitsevuus prédominance נְפִיצוּת प्रचलन, प्रचार, व्यापकता prevladavanje, nadmoć elterjedtség kelaziman útbreiðsla prevalenza 普及 널리 퍼져 있음 paplitimas, vyravimas izplatība; pārsvars tersebar luas het wijd verspreid zijn vanlig forekomst, utbredelse przewaga شيوع، رواج predominância răspândire; pre­do­mi­nare распространённость prevaha razširjenost rasprostranjenost allmän förekomst, utbredning ความแพร่หลาย yaygınlık, geçerlilik 流行 поширення; панування غلبہ sự phổ biến 流行
prevail on/upon
to persuade. Can I prevail on you to stay for supper? oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам convencer přemluvit jemanden dazu bewegen overtale πείθω, καταφέρνω κπ. να κάνει κτ. persuadir, convencer veenma قبولاندن taivuttaa jk persuader de לְשַכנֵע (के लिए) राजी करना, सम्मत करना nagovoriti rábeszél vkit membujuk telja e-n á e-ð convincere, persuadere 説き伏せる 설복시키다 įkalbėti, įtikinti pierunāt; piedabūt dapat memujuk overhalen overtale nakłonić په يو چا باندى يو شى منل convencer a convinge pe убедить prehovoriť (koho) prepričati (koga) nagovoriti förmå ชักจูง ikna etmek 勸說,說服 переконувати, умовляти مائل کرنا thuyết phục 劝说,说服
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prev·a·lence

n. prevalencia, número de casos en una población afectados por la misma enfermedad en un tiempo determinado.
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prevalence

n prevalencia
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