rumor
nomverbecourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɹuːmə//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɹʉwmə//
- États-Unis//ˈɹumɚ//
- Australie//ˈɹʉːmə//
A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
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A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
vile rumor
a rumor going round
vicious rumors
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Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
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archaïqueReport, news, information in general.
It stands a city aloof. There hath been no rumour of it—I alone have dreamed of it, and I may not be sure that my dreams are true.
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obsolèteFame, reputation.
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obsolèteClamor, din, outcry.
Étymologie
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).
verbe
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To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
Formes
- pluriel
- rumors
- passé
- rumored
- participe passé
- rumored
- participe présent
- rumoring
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- rumors
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