rumor

rumeur, on-dit

Histoire sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose que les gens racontent sans savoir si elle est vraie.

En anglais simple : A story people tell about someone or something without knowing whether it is true.

• I heard a strange rumor.
• She denied the rumors about her marriage.
• Is the rumor that you are leaving true?

Comment l'utiliser : a rumor that… (I heard a rumor that the shop was closing.); a rumor about someone/something (There is a rumor about a new school.)

Synonymes : unconfirmed story

Expressions courantes : spread a rumor, rumor about someone, rumor has it, hear a rumor

rumeurs, ouï-dire

Informations qui circulent entre les gens sans que leur vérité ait été vérifiée.

En anglais simple : Information passed between people that has not been shown to be true.

• That is just rumor.
• The report mixes fact with rumor.
• Their decision was based on rumor rather than evidence.

Synonymes : hearsay, gossip

Expressions courantes : just rumor, mere rumor, based on rumor

faire courir le bruit

Dire ou faire circuler quelque chose sur quelqu’un sans savoir si c’est vrai.

En anglais simple : To say or spread something about someone without knowing whether it is true.

• He is rumored to be rich.
• It was rumored that the hotel would close.
• They are rumored to have bought a house together.

Comment l'utiliser : be rumored to do something (The company is rumored to be planning a sale.); it is rumored that… (It is rumored that she will return next year.)

Synonymes : gossip

Expressions courantes : rumor about someone, rumor that something