prevalent

BrE /ˈprevələnt/ AmE /ˈprevələnt/

adjective en → es

1 WIDESPREAD [attributive] [predicative] B2

existing or happening in large numbers or to a great degree; widespread

prevalente, generalizado, común

  • a prevalent problem/situation

Collocations prevalent disease · prevalent opinion

  • Smoking is still a prevalent habit in many countries.

    Fumar sigue siendo un hábito prevalente en muchos países.

2 DOMINANT [attributive] [predicative] C1

being the most common or important; dominant

dominante, predominante

  • the prevalent view/attitude

Collocations prevalent belief · prevalent trend

  • The prevalent view is that the economy will improve.

    La visión predominante es que la economía mejorará.