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ru·mour
(ro͞o′mər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of rumor.
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rumour
(ˈruːmə) orrumor
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
5. (tr; usually passive) to pass around or circulate in the form of a rumour: it is rumoured that the Queen is coming.
6. literary to make or cause to make a murmuring noise
[C14: via Old French from Latin rūmor common talk; related to Old Norse rymja to roar, Sanskrit rāut he cries]
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rumour
Past participle: rumoured
Gerund: rumouring
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| Noun | 1. |  rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouthscuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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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.
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Translations
إشَاعَةإشاعَهشائِعَه
drbyfámazvěsti
rygte
huhukuulopuhe
glasina
rémhírszóbeszéd
kjaftasaga, slúîurorîrómur
うわさ噂
소문
fama
baumas
zvesť
rykte
ข่าวลือ
tin đồn
rumour
rumor (US) [ˈruːməʳ]B. VT it is rumoured that → se rumorea que ..., corre la voz de que ...
he is rumoured to be rich → se rumorea que es rico
he is rumoured to be rich → se rumorea que es rico
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rumour
[ˈruːmər] (British) rumor (US) 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 rumeursrumour-monger [ˈruːmərmʌŋgər] (British) rumor-monger (US) n → colporteur m de rumeurs
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 rumeursrumour-monger [ˈruːmərmʌŋgər] (British) rumor-monger (US) n → colporteur m de rumeurs
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rumour
, (US) rumorn → Gerücht nt; rumour has it that … → es geht das Gerücht, dass …; as rumour has it → wie es Gerüchten zufolge heißt; there are rumours of war → es 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 London → Gerüchten zufolge ist er in London; he is rumoured to be rich → er soll angeblich reich sein; his rumoured relationship with a model → die ihm nachgesagte Beziehung zu einem Model
rumour
, (US) rumor:rumour mill
n (inf, pej) → Gerüchteküche f (inf, pej)
rumour-monger
n → Gerüchtemacher(in) m(f), → Klatschbase f (pej)
rumour-mongering
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rumour
rumor (Am) [ˈruːməʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rumour
(American) rumor (ˈruːmə) noun1. 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.
2. general talk or gossip. Don't listen to rumour.
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rumour
→ إشَاعَة 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009