rumour

rumor

Historia o afirmación que circula entre la gente sin pruebas de que sea cierta.

En inglés sencillo: A story or claim passed between people without proof that it is true.

• I heard a rumour about the new manager.
• Rumours spread quickly through the town.
• Is there any truth in that rumour?

Cómo se usa: a rumour about someone/something (There is a rumour about the school closing.); a rumour that… (We heard a rumour that she was leaving.)

Sinónimos: story, gossip

Expresiones frecuentes: spread a rumour, hear a rumour, a false rumour

rumorear

Decir o difundir una afirmación sin saber si es cierta.

En inglés sencillo: To say or spread a claim without knowing whether it is true.

• It is rumoured that the shop will close.
• She was rumoured to be moving abroad.
• People have rumoured a merger for months.

Cómo se usa: it is rumoured that… (It is rumoured that the mayor will resign.); be rumoured to do something (The company is rumoured to be opening another office.)

Sinónimos: report, gossip

Expresiones frecuentes: rumour a merger, rumour something abroad