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

rumour or US rumor
Noun
1. information, often a mixture of truth and untruth, told by one person to another
2. gossip or common talk
Verb
be rumoured to be circulated as a rumour: he is rumoured to have at least 53 yachts [Latin rumor]
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) goss (informal) hearsay, canard, tidings, scuttlebutt U.S. (slang) bush telegraph, bruit (archaic) >> be rumoured be said, be told, be reported, be published, be circulated, be whispered, be passed around, be put about, be noised abroad
Translations
rumour, rumor (US) [ˈruːməʳ] nrumor m
vt it is rumoured that ... → se rumorea que ..;
rumour has it that ... → corre la voz de que ...

rumour (US), rumor [ˈruːməʳ] nrumeur f, bruit m (qui court)
vt it is rumoured that → le bruit court que

rumour (US) rumor [ˈruːməʳ] nGerücht nt
vt it is rumoured that ... → man sagt, dass ...

rumour (US), rumor [ˈruːməʳ] nvoce f
vt it is rumoured that → corre voce che

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 풍문, 소문 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 huhu rumeur שְׁמועָה जनश्रुति, ऊड़ती खबर glasine szóbeszéd gunjingan kjaftasaga, slúður pettegolezzo うわさ 유언 비어, 뒷공론 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


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