rumour

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Doğru olduğuna dair kanıt olmadan insanlar arasında yayılan haber veya iddia.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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?

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

Eş anlamlılar: story, gossip

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: spread a rumour, hear a rumour, a false rumour

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Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: 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.)

Eş anlamlılar: report, gossip

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: rumour a merger, rumour something abroad