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1 noun(a) (information) rumeur f, bruit m (qui court);∎ there's a rumour going round that…, rumour has it that… le bruit court que…;∎ the rumour that she's left the country is untrue la rumeur selon laquelle elle aurait quitté le pays n'est pas fondée;∎ so rumour has it c'est ce qu'on dit;∎ to hear a rumour that… entendre dire que…;∎ there are rumours of a takeover on parle de ou d'un rachat;∎ have you heard any rumours about what's going to happen? est-ce que vous avez entendu parler de ce qui va se passer?;∎ it's only a rumour ce n'est qu'une rumeur ou qu'un bruit qui court ou qu'un on-dit∎ it is rumoured that… le bruit court que…;∎ she is rumoured to be extremely rich on la dit extrêmement riche;∎ he is rumoured to have killed a man on dit ou le bruit court qu'il a tué un homme;∎ he was rumoured to be in hiding le bruit courait qu'il se cachait;∎ so it was rumoured c'est ce qu'on a dit►► figurative the rumour mill la rumeur publique;∎ the rumour mill has been working overtime la rumeur a pris beaucoup d'ampleurⓘ Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated Cette phrase ("les rumeurs concernant ma mort sont très exagérées") aurait été prononcée par Mark Twain après qu'un journal avait annoncé son décès par erreur. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette phrase lorsque l'on veut démentir une rumeur ou une idée reçue. On pourra dire par exemple rumours of the death of vinyl records have been greatly exaggerated ("les rumeurs concernant la fin des disques vinyle sont très exagérées").
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