rumor

rumor

Historia sobre alguien o algo que circula sin que se sepa si es cierta.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: unconfirmed story

Expresiones frecuentes: spread a rumor, rumor about someone, rumor has it, hear a rumor

rumores, habladurías

Información que pasa de una persona a otra sin que se haya comprobado su veracidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: hearsay, gossip

Expresiones frecuentes: just rumor, mere rumor, based on rumor

rumorear

Decir o difundir algo sobre alguien sin saber si es cierto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: gossip

Expresiones frecuentes: rumor about someone, rumor that something