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rumoured GB, rumored US adj it is rumoured that il paraît que, on dit que ; she is rumoured to be a millionaire il paraît or on dit qu'elle est millionnaire ; the buyer, rumoured to be the Swedish group l'acheteur qui, selon les rumeurs, serait le groupe suédois. -
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∎ the rumoured takeover of the company/cancellation of the project la rumeur selon laquelle l'entreprise serait rachetée/le projet serait annulé;∎ the table was sold for a rumoured £2m selon la rumeur, la table aurait été vendue 2 millions de livres -
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GB, rumored US ['ruːməd] adjectiveit is rumoured that — il paraît que, on dit que
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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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1. noun• rumour has it that... le bruit court que...• it is rumoured that... le bruit court que...* * *to start a rumour — faire courir une rumeur or un bruit
rumours are circulating that, rumour has it that — le bruit court que
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repute [rɪ'pju:t]1 nounréputation f, renom m;∎ to be of good repute avoir (une) bonne réputation;∎ a firm of some repute une entreprise d'un certain renom;∎ a wine of great repute un vin hautement réputé ou de grand renom;∎ I only know her by repute je ne la connais que de réputation;∎ she is held in high repute by all her colleagues elle jouit d'une excellente réputation auprès de ses collègues∎ (rumoured) she is reputed to be wealthy elle passe pour riche;∎ he is reputed to be a genius il passe pour un génie
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rumoured — ru‧moured [ˈruːməd ǁ ərd] , rumored adjective if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it is true: • Several companies were rumoured to be among the bidders for the airline. • a rumored reorganization… … Financial and business terms
rumoured — UK [ˈruːmə(r)d] US [ˈruməd] adjective reported but not definitely true It is rumoured that there will be changes in the team before next week’s match. The group is rumoured to be splitting up. Thesaurus: not definite or based on factsynonym … Useful english dictionary
rumoured — ru|moured BrE rumored AmE [ˈru:məd US ərd] v be rumoured if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true →↑alleged it is rumoured that ▪ It was rumoured that Johnson had been poisoned. be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rumoured — BrE rumored AmE adjective if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true: it is rumoured that: It was rumoured that Johnson had been poisoned. | be rumoured to be sth: She was rumored to be a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rumoured — [[t]ru͟ːmə(r)d[/t]] V PASSIVE If something is rumoured to be the case, people are suggesting that it is the case, but they do not know for certain. [be V ed to inf] Her parents are rumoured to be on the verge of splitting up... [it be V ed that]… … English dictionary
rumoured — UK [ˈruːmə(r)d] / US [ˈruməd] adjective reported but not definitely true It is rumoured that there will be changes in the team before next week s match. The group is rumoured to be splitting up … English dictionary
rumoured — [ˈruːməd] adj if something is rumoured, people are saying it, but it is not definitely true … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
be rumoured — be circulated as a rumour. → rumour … English new terms dictionary
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