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rumour
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ru·mour  (rmr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of rumor.

rumour US, rumor [ˈruːmə]
n
1.
a.  information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, passed around verbally
b.  (in combination) a rumour-monger
2. gossip or hearsay
3. Archaic din or clamour
4. Obsolete fame or reputation
vb
1. (tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour it is rumoured that the Queen is coming
2. Literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise
[via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rumourrumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Verb1.rumour - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"
dish the dirt, gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

rumour
noun story, news, report, talk, word, whisper, buzz, gossip, dirt (U.S. slang), hearsay, canard, tidings, scuttlebutt (U.S. slang), bush telegraph, bruit (archaic) There's a strange rumour going around.
be rumoured be said, be told, be reported, be published, be circulated, be whispered, be passed around, be put about, be noised abroad It was rumoured that he'd been interned in an asylum.
Translations
rumour rumor (US) [ˈruːməʳ]
A. Nrumor m
rumour has it thatse rumorea que ..., corre la voz de que ...
B. VT it is rumoured thatse rumorea que ..., corre la voz de que ...
he is rumoured to be richse rumorea que es rico

rumour [ˈruːmər] (British) rumor (US)
nrumeur f
It's just a rumour → Ce n'est qu'une rumeur.
vt
it is rumoured that ... → le bruit court que ...
it was rumoured that ... → le bruit courait que
They are rumoured to be splitting up → Le bruit court qu'ils se séparent.
rumour mill (British) rumor mill (US) n (= source of rumours) → machine f à rumeurs
rumour-monger [ˈruːmərmʌŋgər] (British) rumor-monger (US) ncolporteur m de rumeurs

rumour, (US) rumor
nGerücht nt; rumour has it that …es geht das Gerücht, dass …; as rumour has itwie es Gerüchten zufolge heißt; there are rumours of wares gehen Kriegsgerüchte um; have you heard the rumours?hast dus schon gehört?
vt it is rumoured that …es geht das Gerücht, dass …; (through gossip) → man munkelt, dass …; he is rumoured to be in LondonGerüchten zufolge ist er in London; he is rumoured to be richer soll angeblich reich sein; his rumoured relationship with a modeldie ihm nachgesagte Beziehung zu einem Model

rumour, (US) rumor:
rumour mill
n (inf, pej)Gerüchteküche f (inf, pej)
rumour-monger
nGerüchtemacher(in) m(f), → Klatschbase f (pej)
rumour-mongering
n no plKlatscherei f (pej), → Verbreitung f no plvon Gerüchten

rumour rumor (Am) [ˈruːməʳ]
1. nvoce f
rumour has it that ... → corre voce che... + sub
2. vt it is rumoured that ...si dice in giro che... + sub

rumour rumor (Am) [ˈruːməʳ]
1. nvoce f
rumour has it that ... → corre voce che... + sub
2. vt it is rumoured that ...si dice in giro che... + sub

rumour
n rumour [ˈruːmə]
1 a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true I heard a rumour that you had got a new job. gerug شائِعَه слух zvěsti rygte das Gerücht φήμη, διάδοση rumor kuulujutt شایعه huhu rumeur שְׁמועָה अफवाह, किंवदन्ती glasina, govorkanje hír; rémhír desas-desus orðrómur voce, chiacchiera, pettegolezzo うわさ 뜬소문 gandas baumas khabar angin gerucht rykte pogłoska rumor zvon слух správa, zvesť govorica glasina rykte ข่าวลือ söylenti, dedikodu 謠言, 傳聞 чутка کہی سنی بات tin đồn ,
2 general talk or gossip Don't listen to rumour. geskinder إشاعَه слух drby rygte das Gerücht διαδόσεις, κουτσομπολιά rumor kuulujutt شایعه huhupuhe rumeur שְׁמועָה जनश्रुति, ऊड़ती खबर glasine szóbeszéd gunjingan kjaftasaga, slúður pettegolezzo うわさ 잡담 paskalos baumas gosip, desas-desus geruchten folkesnakk, rykter pogłoski boato zvonuri сплетня klebety govorica glasina rykte, skvaller ข่าวลือ söylenti, dedikodu 閑話 чутка افواہ chuyện tầm phào

rumour إشاعة fáma rygte Gerücht φήμη rumor huhu rumeur glasina diceria うわさ 소문 gerucht rykte pogłoska rumor слух rykte ข่าวลือ söylenti tin đồn 谣言


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