rumour

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Storia o affermazione che passa da una persona all’altra senza prove che sia vera.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: story, gossip

Espressioni comuni: spread a rumour, hear a rumour, a false rumour

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Dire o diffondere un’affermazione senza sapere se è vera.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: report, gossip

Espressioni comuni: rumour a merger, rumour something abroad