rumour

rumeur, bruit

Histoire ou affirmation qui circule entre les gens sans preuve qu’elle est vraie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a rumour about someone/something (There is a rumour about the school closing.); a rumour that… (We heard a rumour that she was leaving.)

Synonymes : story, gossip

Expressions courantes : spread a rumour, hear a rumour, a false rumour

faire courir le bruit, colporter

Dire ou répandre une affirmation sans savoir si elle est vraie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : report, gossip

Expressions courantes : rumour a merger, rumour something abroad