hearsay

hear·say

 (hîr′sā′)

n.

1. Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor.

2. Law Evidence that is not within the personal knowledge of a witness, such as testimony regarding statements made by someone other than the witness, and that therefore may be inadmissible to establish the truth of a particular contention because the accuracy of the evidence cannot be verified through cross-examination.

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hearsay

(ˈhɪəˌseɪ)

n

gossip; rumour

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hear•say

(ˈhɪərˌseɪ)

n.

unverified information acquired from another; rumor.

[1525–35; orig. in phrase by hear say, translation of Middle French par ouïr dire]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hearsay - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth rumor, rumour scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Adj.	1.	hearsay - heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information" indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

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hearsay

noun rumour, talk, gossip, report, buzz, dirt (U.S. slang), word of mouth, tittle-tattle, talk of the town, scuttlebutt (slang, chiefly U.S.), idle talk, mere talk, on dit (French) Much of what was reported to them was hearsay.

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hearsay

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:

gossip, gossipry, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word.

Slang: scuttlebutt.

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Translations

إشاعَه، تَقَوُّلات

doslech

rygte

Hörensagen

ouï-direréputation

hallomás

sögusögn, kvittur

diceriavoce

rykte

čo sa vraví

dedikodusöylenti

传闻风闻

hearsay

[ˈhɪəseɪ]

A. N → rumores mpl
it's just hearsay → son rumores nada más
by hearsay → de oídas

B. CPD hearsay evidence N → testimonio m de oídas

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hearsay

[ˈhɪə^rseɪ] n → on-dit m inv, rumeurs fpl
to know sth by hearsay → être au courant de qch par ouï-direhearsay evidence n → preuve f par ouï-dire

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hearsay

n → Gerüchte pl; to know something from or by hearsay → etw vom Hörensagen wissen or haben; hearsay rule (Jur) Regel über den grundsätzlichen Ausschluss aller Beweise vom Hörensagen

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hearsay

:

hearsay account

n → Bericht m → aus zweiter Hand

hearsay evidence

n → Zeugenaussage, die auf Hörensagen beruht

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hearsay

[ˈhɪəˌseɪ] n → diceria, chiacchiere fpl
by hearsay → per sentito dire

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hear

(hiə) verb – past tense, past participle heard (həːd) –

1. to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear. I don't hear very well; Speak louder – I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in. hoor يَسْمَع чувам ouvir slyšet hören høre ακούωoír kuulma شنيدن kuulla entendre לִשמוֹעַ सुनना cuti (meg)hall mendengar heyra sentire 聞く 듣다 girdėti dzirdēt dengar horenhøresłyszeć اوريدل ، منل ، اورول توجه كول ouvir a auzi слышать počuť slišati čuti höra ได้ยิน duymak, işitmek 聽見 чути اصوات کو سننا nghe 听见

2. to listen to for some purpose. A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints. luister na, aanhoor يُصْغي слушам ouvir projednávat; vyslechnout anhören afhøre; høre ακούωver, escuchar kuulama گوش كردن kuunnella écouter לְהַקשִיב सुनाई देना slušati, poslušati tárgyal; (meg)hallgat mendengarkan hlusta á ascoltare 耳を傾ける (사건 등을) 심리하다 (iš)klausyti uzklausīt; (tiesā) noklausīties mendengar horen, luisteren naarhøre på, lytte tilsłuchać اوريدل ouvir a asculta слушать; выслушивать vypočuť; vypočúvať poslušati saslušati höra på, lyssna till (på) ฟัง dinlemek, kulak vermek 聽取 слухати کسی مقصد سے سننا lắng nghe 审理

3. to receive information, news etc, not only by ear. I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him – who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan. hoor, verneem يَتَلَقّى مَعْلومات чувам ouvir (falar) slyšet, mít zprávy hören høre; erfare μαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαιoír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticias kuulma آگاهي داشتن kuulla entendre, avoir des nouvelles, entendre לִשמוֹעַ ध्यान से सुनना saznati, cuti megtud (vmit) mendengar heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af sentire 聞き知る 전해 듣다 turėti žinių, išgirsti uzzināt; dzirdēt; saņemt ziņas mendengar berita horen, vernemen, ter ore komen høre, få vite, erfare dowiadywać się, mieć wiadomości خبرتیا درلودل ouvir a auzi, a afla (noutăţi) слышать počuť, mať / dostať správy slišati čuti höra, höra talas ได้รับข่าว duymak, öğrenmek, işitmek 獲得訊息、消息 дізнаватися معلومات حاصل کرنا nghe nói 听到，得知

ˈhearing noun

1. the ability to hear. My hearing is not very good. gehoor سَمْع، حاسَّة السَّمْع слух audição sluch das Gehör hørelse ακοήoído kuulmine شنوايي kuulo ouïeשמיעה सुनने की शक्ति sluh hallás pendengaran heyrn udito 聴力 청력 klausa dzirde pendengaran gehoorhørselsłuch اوريدنه audição auz слух sluch sluh sluh hörsel การได้ยิน işitme, işitme duyusu 聽力 слух سننے کی صلاحیت thính giác 听力

2. the distance within which something can be heard. I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now. hoorafstand مَدى السَّمع обсег на слуха ao alcance da voz doslech die Hörweite hørevidde ακτίνα ακοής al alcance del oído kuuldekaugus صدارس kuuloetäisyys à portée de voix טְוָוח שְׁמִיעָה सुनवाई zvucna udaljenost hallótávolság jarak pendengaran heyrnarmál portata d'orecchio 聞える範囲 들리는 거리 girdimumo ribos dzirdamības robežas jarak pendengaran gehoorsafstandhørevidde zasięg słuchu اوريدنه alcance da voz rază auditivă предел слышимости dosluch slišno polje domet sluha hörhåll ระยะทางที่สามารถได้ยินเสียง işitme mesafesi 聽力所及的距離 чутність وہ فاصلہ جتنی دور سے سنا جا سکتا ہو tầm nghe 听力所及的距离

3. an act of listening. We ought to give his views a fair hearing. luister إصْغاء изслушване audiência popřát sluchu das Anhören høring; behandling ακρόασηoportunidad de hablar kuulamine توجه kuuntelu auditionהקשבה श्रवण सीमा saslušanje, slušanje meghallgatás pertimbangan áheyrn udienza 傾聴 청취 išklausymas uzklausīt kādu peluang utk membuat penjelasan het aanhoren van høring, lytting wysłuchanie پام audiência ascultare выслушивание počúvanie poslušanje saslušanje åhörande การได้ยิน dinleme 傾聽 слухання سننے کا عمل sự nghe 倾听

4. a court case. The hearing is tomorrow. verhoor سَماع الشُّهود изслушване audiência stání, přelíčení die Anhörung, das Verhör retsmøde ακροαματική διαδικασία, εκδίκαση audiencia, vista kohtuistung محاكمه oikeuskäsittely audition, audienceשימוע सुनवाई sudska rasprava; saslušanje pred istražnom komisijom (bírósági) tárgyalás pemeriksaan réttarhald udienza 審理 청문회 bylos nagrinėjimas, teismo posėdis (tiesā) lietas noklausīšanās pembicaraan verhoorrettsmøte, domsforhandling, prosedyrerozprawa محکمی audiência au­diere слушание výsluch zaslišanje saslušanje hörande, förhör, prövning การพิจารณาคดี duruşma, durum 聽證會 слухання справи عدالتی مقدمہ phiên xét xử 审讯

ˈhearing-aid noun

a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier. gehoortoestel سَمّاعَة الأصَم слухов апарат aparelho de audição naslouchátko die Hörhilfe høreapparat ακουστικό βαρηκοΐαςaudífono kuuldeaparaat سمعك kuulolaite appareil acoustique מַכשִׁיר שְׁמִיעָה श्रवण यंत्र aparat za nagluhe hallásjavító készülék alat bantu rungu heyrnartæki apparecchio acustico 補聴器 보청기 klausos aparatas dzirdes aparāts alat pendengaran gehoorapparaathøreapparataparat słuchowy یوه دوله اکترونیکی آله ده aparelho de audição слуховой аппарат slúchadlo slušna priprava slušni aparat hörapparat เครื่องช่วยฟัง işitme cihazı, kulaklık 助聽器 слуховий апарат کم سننے والوں کی مدد کے لۓ مشین máy trợ thính 助听器

ˈhearsay (-sei) noun

that which one has been told about by others but for which one has otherwise no evidence. I never trust anything that I learn by hearsay. hoorsê, gerugte إشاعَه، تَقَوُّلات слух boato doslech das Hörensagen rygte φήμηrumor kuulujutt شايعه kuulopuhe ouï-direשמועה अफवाह glasine, naklapanja hallomás desas-desus sögusögn, kvittur sentito dire うわさ 소문, 풍문 nuogirdos baumas khabar angin van horenzeggen folkesnakk, ryktepogłoska بول ، ډنډوره ، اوازه ، انګازه ، خبر boato vorbe; (din) auzite слухи čo sa vraví, klebeta, chýr nepotrjena govorica rekla-kazala hörsägen คำบอกเล่า söylenti, dedikodu 道聽塗說 чутка افواہ tin đồn 传闻，风闻

hear! hear!

a shout to show that one agrees with what a speaker has said (eg in Parliament or at a meeting). hoor! hoor! إسْمَع! إسْمَع! تَعبير عن الموافَقَه да, да apoiado! výborně! Bravo!Stimmt! hørt! Hørt! εύγε! (επιφ.) así es õige! õige! نشانه موافقت kannatetaan bravo! נָכוֹן! הֵידָד! सुनो, सुनो tako je! halljuk! halljuk! saya mendengar! heyr! heyr! bravo!, bene! 賛成 찬성! teisingai! teisingai! pareizi! pareizi! setuju! setuju! Hoor je dat? hør! hør! Słusznie!, Racja! د برياليتوب نښانه apoiado! bravo! правильно! výborne! tako je! ste slišali! tako je hör! hör! การร้องตะโกนเพื่อแสดงความเห็นพ้องกับผู้พูด Bravo!; Yaşa!; Tamam! 說得好！(如在國會或會議中) так! так! اپنا اتفاق ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ hoan hô 说得对！

I/he etc will/would not hear of

I, he etc will or would not allow. They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her. wil nie hoor van, draai 'n dowe oor لن أسْمَع! لن أوافِق! не позволявам não admito, etc., que nechtít ani slyšet o etwas nicht dulden høre tale om δεν επιτρέπω, δε θέλω ούτε να ακούσω no querer ni oír hablar de, negarse a, ni hablar ei taha kuuldagi اجازه دادن ei halua kuulla puhuttavankaan jostakin ne pas vouloir entendre parler de לֹא אַסכִּים לְכָך इजाजत नहीं देना ni da cujem o tome; ne dozvoliti hallani sem akar vmiről memperbolehkan vilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál (non voler sentir parlare di) 聞き入れない 허락하지 않다 nenoriu/nenori ir klausyti apie negribēt pat dzirdēt membenarkan ik zal wel eens zien ikke ville høre tale om nie chcę (chce) słyszeć o اجازه ورکول não admito, etc., que a nu vrea să audă de/despre ни за что не позволять nechcieť ani počuť ne hoteti nič slišati o ne hteti ni čuti jag borde ha förstått เขา ฯลฯ จะไม่อนุญาต izin vermemek 允許，不允許 (він) про це і чути не хоче کسی چیز کی اجازت نہیں دینا cho/không cho phép cái gì 允许/不允许，同意/不同意

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