1.b> 1) i> , (. / i>); in (full) spate ) , ( i>); the rivers were in spate / ; ) .i> , i> ( , . i>); the headmaster was in full spate i> / ;
2) , , ;
2.b> i> , ; a spate of words ; the bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks ; there has been a spate of burglaries in the area recently / .