rumour

rumour: rumour, {{}}American{{}} rumor [{{t}}'ru:mə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (information) rumeur f, bruit m (qui court);

∎ there's a rumour going round that…, rumour has it that… le bruit court que…;

∎ the rumour that she's left the country is untrue la rumeur selon laquelle elle aurait quitté le pays n'est pas fondée;

∎ so rumour has it c'est ce qu'on dit;

∎ to hear a rumour that… entendre dire que…;

∎ there are rumours of a takeover on parle de ou d'un rachat;

∎ have you heard any rumours about what's going to happen? est-ce que vous avez entendu parler de ce qui va se passer?;

∎ it's only a rumour ce n'est qu'une rumeur ou qu'un bruit qui court ou qu'un on-dit

(b) {{}}archaic{{}}

∎ or {{}}literary{{}} (sound) the rumour of the sea/wind la rumeur des flots/du vent

2 transitive verb

∎ it is rumoured that… le bruit court que…;

∎ she is rumoured to be extremely rich on la dit extrêmement riche;

∎ he is rumoured to have killed a man on dit ou le bruit court qu'il a tué un homme;

∎ he was rumoured to be in hiding le bruit courait qu'il se cachait;

∎ so it was rumoured c'est ce qu'on a dit

►► {{}}figurative{{}} the rumour mill la rumeur publique;

∎ the rumour mill has been working overtime la rumeur a pris beaucoup d'ampleur

ⓘ Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated Cette phrase ("les rumeurs concernant ma mort sont très exagérées") aurait été prononcée par Mark Twain après qu'un journal avait annoncé son décès par erreur. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette phrase lorsque l'on veut démentir une rumeur ou une idée reçue. On pourra dire par exemple rumours of the death of vinyl records have been greatly exaggerated ("les rumeurs concernant la fin des disques vinyle sont très exagérées").

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rumour — ru‧mour [ˈruːmə ǁ ər] , rumor noun [countable, uncountable] information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true: • A spokesman denied rumours that the company was considering abandoning the U.S. market. * * *… … Financial and business terms
rumour — (US rumor) ► NOUN ▪ a currently circulating story or report of unverified or doubtful truth. ► VERB (be rumoured) ▪ be circulated as a rumour. ORIGIN Latin rumor noise … English terms dictionary
rumour — is spelt our in BrE and rumor in AmE … Modern English usage
rumour — n. 1) to circulate, spread a rumour 2) to confirm a rumour 3) to deny; dispel, spike a rumour 4) an idle, unfounded, wild rumour 5) an unconfirmed; vague rumour 6) rumours circulate, fly, spread 7) a rumour that + clause (we heard a rumour that… … Combinatory dictionary
rumour — (BrE) (AmE rumor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ malicious, nasty, scurrilous, ugly, vicious ▪ baseless, false, unconfirmed, u … Collocations dictionary
rumour — ru|mour BrE rumor AmE [ˈru:mə US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rumour, from Latin rumor] 1.) information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true rumour about/of ▪ I ve heard… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rumour */*/ — UK [ˈruːmə(r)] / US [ˈrumər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rumour : singular rumour plural rumours unofficial information that may or may not be true rumour about: He d heard rumours about some big financial deal. rumour of: Now there… … English dictionary
rumour — BrE rumor AmE noun (U) information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true, especially about someone s personal life or about an official decision (+ about/of): I ve heard all sorts of rumors about him and his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rumour — [[t]ru͟ːmə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ rumours N VAR: oft N that, N of/about n A rumour is a story or piece of information that may or may not be true, but that people are talking about. Simon denied rumours that he was planning to visit Bulgaria later this… … English dictionary
rumour — [ˈruːmə] noun [C/U] something that people are saying that may or may not be true A student had been spreading rumours about the teachers.[/ex] Rumour has it that (= there is a rumour that) he s seriously ill.[/ex] Now there are rumours of wedding … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rumour — n. & v. (US rumor) n. 1 general talk or hearsay of doubtful accuracy. 2 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) a current but unverified statement or assertion (heard a rumour that you are leaving). v.tr. (usu. in passive) report by way of rumour… … Useful english dictionary

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