rumour

rumour
1.
(Brit.; Amer.: rumor) noun (unverified story) Gerücht, das

there is a rumour that or rumour has it that ... — es geht das Gerücht, dass ...

2. transitive verb

somebody is rumoured to have done something, it is rumoured that somebody has done something — man munkelt (ugs.) od. es geht das Gerücht, dass jemand etwas getan hat

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['ru:mə]
noun
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.) das Gerücht
2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) das Gerücht
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ru·mour
[ˈru:məʳ]
AM ru·mor
[AM ˈru:mɚ]
I. n Gerücht nt
\rumour has it [that] ... es geht das Gerücht um, dass ...
to circulate [or spread] a \rumour that ... das Gerücht verbreiten, dass ...
to confirm/deny a \rumour ein Gerücht bestätigen/dementieren
II. vt passive
sb is \rumoured to be sth jd soll Gerüchten zufolge [o angeblich] etw sein
the president is \rumoured to be seriously ill der Präsident soll angeblich ernsthaft krank sein
it is \rumoured that ... es wird gemunkelt, dass ...
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(US) ['ruːmə(r)]
1. n
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?

2. 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

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rumor, besonders Br rumour [ˈruːmə(r)]
A s
1. a) Gerücht n
b) Gerede n:
rumor has it (oder there’s a rumor circulating) that … es geht das Gerücht oder gerüchteweise verlautet, dass …
2. obs Lärm m
B v/t (als Gerücht) verbreiten (meist passiv):
it is rumored that … man sagt oder munkelt oder es geht das Gerücht, dass …;
the company is rumored to be in financial difficulties man munkelt, dass die Firma in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten steckt; die Firma steckt gerüchteweise in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten;
hear it rumored that … gerüchteweise hören, dass …
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1.
(Brit.; Amer.: rumor) noun (unverified story) Gerücht, das

there is a rumour that or rumour has it that ... — es geht das Gerücht, dass ...

2. transitive verb

somebody is rumoured to have done something, it is rumoured that somebody has done something — man munkelt (ugs.) od. es geht das Gerücht, dass jemand etwas getan hat

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(UK) n.
Gerücht -e n.
Sage -n f. (UK) v.
herumgesprechen v.

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