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I've heard it rumoured

1 gerüchtweise

Adv.: gerüchtweise verlautet, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; ich habe es nur gerüchtweise gehört I only know it from hearsay, I heard it on the grapevine

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ge|rụ̈cht|wei|se
adv

See:

= gerüchteweise

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Adverb

ich habe gerüchtweise vernommen od. gehört, dass... — I've heard it rumoured that...

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gerüchtweise adv:

gerüchtweise verlautet, dass … rumo(u)r has it that …;

ich habe es nur gerüchtweise gehört I only know it from hearsay, I heard it on the grapevine

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Adverb

ich habe gerüchtweise vernommen od. gehört, dass... — I've heard it rumoured that...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gerüchtweise
2 munkeln

umg.

I v/i talk, gossip

II v/t say, whisper; man munkelt oder es wird gemunkelt, dass... people are saying (that)..., there’s a rumo(u)r (going round) that...

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to rumor; to rumour

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mụn|keln ['mʊŋkln]
vti

man munkelt or es wird gemunkelt, dass... — it's rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US) that..., there's a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) that...

ich habe munkeln hören, dass... — I've heard it rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US) that...

man munkelt allerlei, allerlei wird gemunkelt — you hear all kinds of rumours (Brit) or rumors (US)

im Dunkeln ist gut munkeln — darkness is the friend of thieves/lovers

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mun·keln

[ˈmʊŋkl̩n]

vt

▪ etw \munkeln to rumour [or AM -or] sth

allerlei/einiges/Verschiedenes wird gemunkelt there are all kinds of/a few/a number of different rumours [circulating [or fam flying about]]

gemunkelt wurde das ja schon lange that has been rumoured [or the rumour] for some time [now]

man munkelt [o es wird gemunkelt], dass it's rumoured [or AM -ored] [or there's a rumour] that; s.a. dunkel

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.)

man munkelt, dass... — there is a rumour that...

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munkeln umg

A. v/i talk, gossip

B. v/t say, whisper;

man munkelt oder

es wird gemunkelt, dass … people are saying (that) …, there’s a rumo(u)r (going round) that …

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.)

man munkelt, dass... — there is a rumour that...

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v.

to rumor v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > munkeln
3 gerüchteweise

ge|rụ̈ch|te|wei|se
adv

etw gerüchteweise hören — to hear sth rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US)

gerüchteweise ist bekannt geworden, dass... — rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) has it that...

ich habe gerüchteweise erfahren, dass... — I've heard a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) that...

das ist mir gerüchteweise zu Ohren gekommen — I've heard it rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gerüchteweise
4 rumour

1.
(Brit.; Amer.: rumor) noun (unverified story) Gerücht, das

there is a rumour that or rumour has it that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...
2. transitive verb
somebody is rumoured to have done something, it is rumoured that somebody has done something — man munkelt (ugs.) od. es geht das Gerücht, dass jemand etwas getan hat

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['ru:mə]
noun

1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) das Gerücht

2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) das Gerücht

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ru·mour

[ˈru:məʳ]

AM ru·mor

[AM ˈru:mɚ]

I. n Gerücht nt

\rumour has it [that]... es geht das Gerücht um, dass...

to circulate [or spread] a \rumour that... das Gerücht verbreiten, dass...

to confirm/deny a \rumour ein Gerücht bestätigen/dementieren

II. vt passive

▪ sb is \rumoured to be sth jd soll Gerüchten zufolge [o angeblich] etw sein

the president is \rumoured to be seriously ill der Präsident soll angeblich ernsthaft krank sein

it is \rumoured that... es wird gemunkelt, dass...

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(US) ['ruːmə(r)]
1. n
Gerücht nt
rumour has it that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

as rumour has it — wie es Gerüchten zufolge heißt

there are rumours of war — es gehen Kriegsgerüchte um

have you heard the rumours? — hast dus schon gehört?

2. vt

it is rumoured that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...; (through gossip) man munkelt, dass...

he is rumoured to be in London — Gerüchten zufolge ist er in London

he is rumoured to be rich — er soll angeblich reich sein

his rumoured relationship with a model — die ihm nachgesagte Beziehung zu einem Model

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rumor, besonders Br rumour [ˈruːmə(r)]

A s

1. a) Gerücht n

b) Gerede n:

rumor has it ( oder there’s a rumor circulating) that … es geht das Gerücht oder gerüchteweise verlautet, dass …

2. obs Lärm m

B v/t (als Gerücht) verbreiten (meist passiv):

it is rumored that … man sagt oder munkelt oder es geht das Gerücht, dass …;

the company is rumored to be in financial difficulties man munkelt, dass die Firma in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten steckt; die Firma steckt gerüchteweise in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten;

hear it rumored that … gerüchteweise hören, dass …

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1.
(Brit.; Amer.: rumor) noun (unverified story) Gerücht, das

there is a rumour that or rumour has it that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...
2. transitive verb
somebody is rumoured to have done something, it is rumoured that somebody has done something — man munkelt (ugs.) od. es geht das Gerücht, dass jemand etwas getan hat

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(UK) n.

Gerücht -e n.

Sage -n f. (UK) v.

herumgesprechen v.

English-german dictionary > rumour
5 soñar

m.

sonar (Nautical).

El sonar detectó un submarino The sonar detected a submarine.

v.

1 to sound, to make a sound, to sound off.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

El timbre suena sin parar The doorbell rings endlessly.

2 to sound.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

3 to ring.

4 to peal, to clang.

5 to break down completely, to break down.

La máquina sonó The machine broke down completely.

6 to ring a bell on.

Ese asunto me suena That thing rings a bell on me.

7 to clobber, to bludgeon, to thump, to bemaul.

Lo sonó He clobbered him.

8 to beat, to defeat, to vanquish, to thrash.

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sonar

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO sonar

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sonar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (hacer ruido) to sound

2 (timbre, teléfono, etc) to ring

3 (alarma, reloj) to go off

4 (instrumento) to play

5 (letra) to be pronounced

■ esa letra no suena that letter is not pronounced

6 (mencionarse) to be mentioned

7 (tener apariencia) to look (a, like), sound (a, like), seem (a, like)

■ el proyecto sonaba a estafa the project sounded like a con

► verbo transitivo

1 (conocer vagamente) to sound familiar, ring a bell

■ no me suena esa calle that street doesn't ring a bell

2 (nariz) to blow

3 (timbre etc) to ring; (bocina) to blow, sound; (instrumento) to play

► verbo pronominal sonarse

1 (nariz) to blow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tal y como suena literally, just as I'm telling you

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verb

1) to sound

2) ring

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1. VI

1) (=producir sonido)

a) [campana, teléfono, timbre] to ring; [aparato electrónico] to beep, bleep

este timbre no suena — this bell doesn't work o ring

está sonando el busca — the pager is beeping o bleeping

el reloj de la iglesia no sonó — the church clock did not chime

acaban de sonar las diez — it has just struck ten

hacer sonar — [+ alarma, sirena] to sound; [+ campanilla, timbre] to ring; [+ trompeta, flauta] to play

hace sonar su vieja gaita en las grandes ocasiones — he plays his old bagpipes on special occasions

haz sonar el claxon — blow o beep the horn

b) [alarma, sirena] to go off

a las seis sonó el despertador — the alarm clock went off at six

c) [máquina, aparato] to make a noise; [música] to play

¡cómo suena este frigorífico! — what a noise this fridge makes!

sonaron tres disparos — three shots were heard

empezó a sonar el himno nacional — the national anthem started to play

le sonaban las tripas — his stomach was rumbling

- ni sonar ni tronar
flauta, río
2) (Ling) [fonema, letra] to be pronounced; [frase, palabra] to sound

la h de "hombre" no suena — the h in "hombre" is not pronounced o is silent

escríbelo tal como suena — write it as it sounds

3) (=parecer por el sonido) to sound

sonaba extraño viniendo de él — it sounded strange coming from him

cantan en inglés y suenan muy bien — they sing in English and they sound very good

ese título suena bien — that sounds like a good title

• sonar a — to sound like

suena a metálico — it sounds like metal

eso me suena a excusa — that sounds like an excuse to me

sus palabras sonaban a falso — his words rang o sounded false

sonar a hueco — to sound hollow

- así como suena

le dijo que se fuera, así como suena — he told him to go, just like that

se llama Anastasio, así como suena — he's called Anastasio, believe it or not

- me suena a chino

4) (=ser conocido) to sound familiar, ring a bell *

¿no te suena el nombre? — isn't the name familiar?, doesn't the name sound familiar o ring a bell?

a mí su cara no me suena de nada — his face isn't at all familiar to me o doesn't look at all familiar to me

5) (=mencionarse)

su nombre suena constantemente en relación con este asunto — her name is always coming up o being mentioned in connection with this affair

no quiere que suene su nombre — he doesn't want his name mentioned

6) And, Cono Sur * (=fracasar) to come to grief *

sonamos en la prueba de francés — we came to grief in the French test *

ahora sí que sonamos — now we're really in trouble

7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to kick the bucket *, peg out *

8) Cono Sur * (=estropearse) to pack up *

9)

hacer sonar — Cono Sur * [gen] to wreck; [+ dinero] to blow *

10)

hacer sonar a algn — Cono Sur * (=derrotar) to thrash sb *; (=castigar) to do sb **; (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU) *

lo van a hacer sonar si lo pillan — he'll get done for it if they catch him **

2. VT

1) (=hacer sonar) [+ campanilla] to ring; [+ trompeta] to play; [+ alarma, sirena] to sound

2)

sonar la nariz a algn — to blow sb's nose

3) Méx, Ven * (=pegar) to clobber *

4) Méx, Ven * (=ganar) to thrash *

3.

See:

sonarse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

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= dream.

Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.

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* soñar despierto = daydream.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

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sonar¹

¹ = beep, sound, go off, chime.

Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

* alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.

* campana + sonar = bell + ring.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* despertador + sonar = alarm + go off, alarm clock + go off.

* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.

* hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.

* hacer sonar un cascabel = jingle.

* hacer sonar un clic = click.

* que suena = ringing.

* sonar a = smack of.

* sonar conocido = ring + a bell.

* sonar el teléfono = telephone + ring.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* sonarse = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonar un cascabel = jingle.

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sonar¹ [ A10 ]

vi

A

1 «teléfono/timbre» to ring

la alarma estuvo sonando toda la noche the alarm was ringing all night

el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock

sonó un disparo there was a shot, a shot rang out, I/you/he heard a shot

cuando suena la sirena when the siren goes, when you hear the siren

sonaron las doce en el reloj del Ayuntamiento the Town Hall clock struck twelve

¡cómo me suenan las tripas! ( fam); my tummy's rumbling ( colloq)

2

«letra»: la `e' final no suena you don't pronounce the final `e', the final `e' is not pronounced o is silent

B (+ compl)

1 «motor/instrumento» to sound; «persona» to sound

suena raro it sounds funny

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried

suena a hueco/a metal it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

2 «palabra/expresión» to sound

se escribe como suena it's spelled as it sounds

me suena fatal it sounds awful to me

¿te suena bien esto? does this sound all right to you?

(así) como suena just like that, as simple as that

me dijo que me largara, así como suena she told me to get out, just like that o as simple as that

C

1 (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

me suena tu cara I know your face from somewhere, your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre/esa canción? where do I know that name from/that song from?

me suena haberlo oído antes it rings a bell o it sounds familiar

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?, have you heard this proverb before?, do you know this proverb?

2 (parecer) sonar A algo to sound like sth

me suena a una de sus invenciones it sounds to me like one of his stories

D

(mencionarse): su nombre suena mucho en el mundo de la moda his name is on everybody's lips o everybody's talking about him, in the fashion world

sé discreto, que mi nombre no suena para nada be discreet, I want my name kept out of this o I don't want my name mentioned

E

1

( AmL fam) (fracasar): soné en el examen I blew the exam ( colloq), I blew it in the exam ( colloq)

sonamos, se largó a llover now we've had it o now we're in trouble, it's started to rain ( colloq)

estamos sonados, perdimos el tren we've had it now o we've blown it now, we've missed the train ( colloq)

2 (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up ( colloq)

3 (CS fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl)

■ sonar

vt

A

1 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipe

suénale la nariz wipe her nose for her, will you?

2 ‹trompeta› to play

B (CS fam) ‹alumno› to fail, flunk ( AmE)

C ( Méx fam)

1 (pegar) ‹persona› to thump ( colloq), to clobber ( colloq)

2 (en una competición) ‹persona/equipo› to beat, thrash ( colloq)

■ sonarse

v pron

tb sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

sonar²

masculine

sonar

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Multiple Entries:
sonar
soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
◊ el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock;

soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
a) [motor/instrumento] to sound;

[ persona] to sound;
◊ suena raro it sounds funny;

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
b) [palabra/expresión] to sound

3
a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer) soñar A algo to sound like sth

4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):
◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);

sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
a) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹ nariz› to wipe

b) ‹ trompeta› to play

2 (Méx fam)
a) ( pegar) ‹ persona› to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)

sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
◊ soñarse la nariz to blow one's nose

soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream house

verbo intransitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream;

soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;
◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreams

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ soñar despierto to daydream;

soñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland
' soñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- repicar
- sonar
- tocar
- a
- explorar
- soñado
- suena
English:
and
- blare
- blow
- chime
- clang
- clank
- clash
- daydream
- dream
- fantasize
- go off
- jangle
- moon over sb
- must
- rattle
- reverie
- ring
- set off
- sonar
- sound
- buzz
- go
- set

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sonar¹

♦ vi

1. [producir sonido] [timbre, teléfono, campana, despertador, alarma] to ring;

sonó una explosión there was an explosion;

sonó un disparo a shot rang out;

sonaba a lo lejos una sirena you could hear (the sound of) a siren in the distance;

hicieron sonar la alarma they set off the alarm;

sonaron las diez (en el reloj) the clock struck ten;

suena (a) hueco it sounds hollow;

suena a los Beatles it sounds like the Beatles;

suena falso/a chiste it sounds false/like a joke;
Fig
no me gusta nada como suena esto I don't like the sound of this at all;

(así o [m5] tal) como suena [literalmente] literally, in so many words;

me llamó mentirosa, así como suena she literally called me a liar;

su nombre se escribe como suena you spell her name like it sounds;

Comp
Fam
sonar la flauta: sonó la flauta y aprobé el examen it was a fluke that I passed the exam;

si suena la flauta… with a bit of luck…

2. [ser conocido, familiar]
me suena it rings a bell;

esa cara me suena I know that face, I've seen that face somewhere before;

¿te suena de algo este número de teléfono? does this telephone number mean anything to you o ring a bell?;

no me suena su nombre I don't remember hearing her name before;

un nombre que suena mucho en círculos políticos a name that is often mentioned in political circles

3. [pronunciarse] to be pronounced;

la letra “h” no suena the “h” is silent

4. [mencionarse, citarse] to be mentioned;

su nombre suena como futuro ministro his name is being mentioned as a future minister

5. [rumorearse] to be rumoured;

suena por ahí que lo van a echar it is rumoured that he is going to be sacked

6. CSur Fam [fracasar] to come a cropper, US to mess up;

si no te preparás para ese examen vas a sonar if you don't revise for the exam you're going to come a cropper;

no supieron llevar la empresa correctamente y sonaron they mismanaged the company and came to grief

7. RP Fam [morir] to kick the bucket

♦ vt

sonar la nariz a alguien to wipe sb's nose

♦ See also the pronominal verb sonarse

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sonar

I v/i

1 ring out

2 de música play;

así, tal como suena fig as simple as that, just like that

3

:

sonar a sound like

4

:

me suena esa voz I know that voice, that voice sounds familiar

II v/t la nariz wipe

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sonar {19} vi

1) : to sound

suena bien: it sounds good

2) : to ring (bells)

3) : to look or sound familiar

me suena ese nombre: that name rings a bell

4)

sonar a : to sound like

sonar vt

1) : to ring

2) : to blow (a trumpet, a nose)

♦ See also the reflexive verb sonarse

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sonar vb

1. (teléfono, timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

sonaba el teléfono the telephone was ringing

2. (despertador, alarma) to go off

¿ha sonado el despertador? has the alarm clock gone off?

3. (letra) to be pronounced

en español la "h" no suena in Spanish the "h" is not pronounced

Lo más normal sería decir the "h" is silent

4. (resultar conocido) to be familiar / to ring a bell [pt. rang; pp. rung]

su nombre me suena his name sounds familiar / his name rings a bell

su cara me suena her face is familiar

5. (tener un aspecto) to sound

eso suena a falso that sounds false

el argumento suena interesante the plot sounds interesting

así como suena / tal como suena just like that

Spanish-English dictionary > soñar
6 bruit

bruit [bʀyi]

masculine noun

   a. sound ; (désagréable) noise

• j'ai entendu un bruit I heard a noise

• un bruit de moteur/voix the sound of an engine/of voices

• un bruit de pas the sound of footsteps

• les bruits de la rue street noises

• bruit de fond background noise

• bruit sourd thud

• bruit strident screech

   b. (opposé à silence) le bruit noise

• j'ai entendu du bruit I heard a noise

• il y a trop de bruit there's too much noise

• je ne peux pas travailler dans le bruit I can't work if it's noisy

• sans bruit without a sound

• faire du bruit [objet, machine] to make a noise ; [personne] to be noisy

   c. ( = agitation) beaucoup de bruit pour rien a lot of fuss about nothing

• faire grand bruit [affaire, déclaration] to cause a stir

   d. ( = nouvelle) rumour

• bruits de couloir rumours

• c'est un bruit qui court it's a rumour that's going around

• répandre de faux bruits (sur) to spread false rumours (about)

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bʀɥi
nom masculin

1) ( son) noise

on n'entend pas un bruit — you can't hear a sound

bruit étouffé — thud

un bruit de marteau — hammering

un bruit de casseroles/d'assiettes — the clatter of saucepans/of plates

un bruit de ferraille — a clang

j'entends un bruit de pas/voix — I can hear footsteps/voices

on dirait un bruit de moteur — it sounds like an engine

2) ( tapage) noise

faire du bruit — to make a noise, to be noisy

il y a du bruit — it's noisy

faire un bruit infernal or d'enfer — [machine] to make a terrible din; [voisins] to make an awful racket

sans bruit — silently

3) fig ( commotion)

son film a fait beaucoup de bruit — his/her film attracted a lot of attention

beaucoup de bruit pour rien — a lot of fuss about nothing

une affaire qui a fait du bruit — an affair that caused an uproar

4) ( rumeur) rumour [BrE]

le bruit court que — rumour [BrE] has it that

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Phrasal Verbs:

- bruit de couloir

- bruit de fond

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bʀɥi nm
1) (= son) noise, sound

J'ai entendu un bruit. — I heard a noise.

des bruits de pas — the sound of footsteps

des bruits de bottes fig — the sound of marching feet

2) (opposé à silence)

le bruit — noise

pas de bruit — no noise

trop de bruit — too much noise

sans bruit — without a sound, noiselessly

faire du bruit — to make a noise, figto cause a stir

faire grand bruit fig — to cause a big stir

3) (= rumeur) rumour Grande-Bretagne rumor USA

le bruit court que... — there's a rumour that..., it's rumoured that...

Des bruits circulent à son sujet. — There are rumours going round about him.

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bruit nm

1 ( son) noise; entendre un bruit to hear a noise; on n'entend pas un bruit you can't hear a sound; bruit léger faint noise; bruit soudain sudden noise; bruit étouffé thud; le bruit de la circulation/d'un train ( au loin) the sound of traffic/of a train; ( proche) the noise of traffic/of a train; un bruit de marteau hammering; un bruit de casseroles/d'assiettes the clatter of saucepans/of plates; un bruit de ferraille a clang; j'entends un bruit de pas/voix I can hear footsteps/voices; entendre le bruit des charrettes sur les pavés to hear carts rattling over the cobbles; on dirait un bruit de moteur it sounds like an engine; il y a un bruit dans le moteur the engine is making a funny noise; dans un bruit de tonnerre with a noise like thunder;

2 ( tapage) noise; la pollution par le bruit noise pollution; faire du bruit to make a noise, to be noisy; tu fais trop de bruit you're too noisy, you're making too much noise; ne fais pas de bruit, il dort don't make any noise, he's asleep; il y a du bruit it's noisy; travailler dans le bruit to work in a noisy environment; faire un bruit infernal or d'enfer [machine] to make a terrible din; [voisins] to make an awful racket; sans bruit [marcher] silently; [pleurer] in silence; [fonctionner] without making any noise;

3 fig ( commotion) son film a fait beaucoup de bruit his/her film attracted a lot of attention; on a fait grand bruit de ce livre this book caused quite a stir; faire beaucoup de bruit pour rien to make a lot of fuss about nothing; une affaire qui a fait du bruit an affair that caused an uproar;

4 ( rumeur) rumour^GB; le bruit court que rumour^GB has it that, there's a rumour^GB that; ⇒ faux;

5 Méd murmur; bruits cardiaques heart murmur (sg);

6 Télécom noise;

7 liter ( agitation) loin du bruit du monde far from the madding crowd.

Composés

bruit de couloir rumour^GB; bruit de fond background noise.

[brɥi] nom masculin

1. [son] sound, noise

des bruits de pas the sound of footsteps

des bruits de voix the hum of conversation

les bruits de la maison/rue the (everyday) sounds of the house/street

un bruit sec a snap

un bruit sourd a thud

faire un bruit to make a sound ou noise

il y a un petit bruit there's a slight noise

bruit blanc ACOUSTIQUE white noise

bruit de fond background noise

en bruit de fond in the background

2. [vacarme]

j'ai horreur d'expliquer quelque chose dans le bruit I hate explaining something against a background of noise

un bruit d'enfer a huge racket

faire du bruit to be noisy

ne fais pas de bruit be quiet

faire beaucoup de bruit (sens propre) to be very loud ou noisy

il fait beaucoup de bruit mais il n'agit pas (figuré) he makes a lot of noise but he does nothing

beaucoup de bruit pour rien much ado about nothing

3. [retentissement] sensation, commotion, furore

on a fait beaucoup de bruit autour de cet enlèvement the kidnapping caused a furore

4. [rumeur] rumour, piece of gossip

le bruit court que... rumour has it ou it is rumoured that...

se faire l'écho d'un bruit to bruit something abroad (soutenu)

des bruits de bottes rumours of impending war, the sound of jackboots

c'est un bruit de couloir it's a rumour

faux bruit false rumour

faire circuler des faux bruits to spread false rumours

5. MÉDECINE sound, bruit

bruit cardiaque ou du cœur heart ou cardiac sound

bruit de souffle (heart) murmur

bruit respiratoire rattle

6. RADIO & TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS noise

sans bruit locution adverbiale

noiselessly, without a sound

il s'avance sans bruit he moves forward without a sound

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bruit
7 rumour

rumour, American rumor ['ru:mə(r)]

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

(b) archaic

∎ or literary (sound) the rumour of the sea/wind la rumeur des flots/du vent

2 transitive verb

∎ 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").

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rumour
8 rumour

'ru:mə
noun

1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rykte

2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) folkesnakk, rykter

rykte

I
subst. \/ˈruːmə\/ eller rumor

rykte

• that's a false rumour

det er et falskt rykte

an idle rumour et (grunn)løst rykte

put a rumour about eller start a rumour sette ut et rykte

rumour has it that eller there is a rumour that ryktene har det til at, ryktene sier at, det ryktes at, det går et rykte om at

a rumour is floating det går rykter

• a rumour is floating around the town about him

det går rykter i byen om ham

scotch a rumour avlive et rykte
II
verb \/ˈruːmə\/

gå rykte om, ryktes

• he is rumoured to have escaped

det ryktes at han har rømt

• the rumoured marriage between Jack and Jill

giftermålet til Jack og Jill, som det går rykter om

it is rumoured that ryktene har det til at, ryktene sier at, det ryktes at, det går et rykte om at

the rumoured something noe det gikk rykte om

English-Norwegian dictionary > rumour
9 rumor

ru·mour

[ˈru:məʳ]

AM ru·mor

[AM ˈru:mɚ]

I. n Gerücht nt

\rumor has it [that]... es geht das Gerücht um, dass...

to circulate [or spread] a \rumor that... das Gerücht verbreiten, dass...

to confirm/deny a \rumor ein Gerücht bestätigen/dementieren

II. vt passive

▪ sb is \rumored to be sth jd soll Gerüchten zufolge [o angeblich] etw sein

the president is \rumored to be seriously ill der Präsident soll angeblich ernsthaft krank sein

it is \rumored that... es wird gemunkelt, dass...

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(US) ['ruːmə(r)]
1. n
Gerücht nt
rumour has it that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

as rumour has it — wie es Gerüchten zufolge heißt

there are rumours of war — es gehen Kriegsgerüchte um

have you heard the rumours? — hast dus schon gehört?

2. vt

it is rumoured that... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...; (through gossip) man munkelt, dass...

he is rumoured to be in London — Gerüchten zufolge ist er in London

he is rumoured to be rich — er soll angeblich reich sein

his rumoured relationship with a model — die ihm nachgesagte Beziehung zu einem Model

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rumor, besonders Br rumour [ˈruːmə(r)]

A s

1. a) Gerücht n

b) Gerede n:

rumor has it ( oder there’s a rumor circulating) that … es geht das Gerücht oder gerüchteweise verlautet, dass …

2. obs Lärm m

B v/t (als Gerücht) verbreiten (meist passiv):

it is rumored that … man sagt oder munkelt oder es geht das Gerücht, dass …;

the company is rumored to be in financial difficulties man munkelt, dass die Firma in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten steckt; die Firma steckt gerüchteweise in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten;

hear it rumored that … gerüchteweise hören, dass …

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(US) n.

Gerücht -e n.

Sage -n f. (US) v.

herumgesprechen v. v.

munkeln v.

English-german dictionary > rumor
10 rumour

'ru:mə
noun

1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rumor

2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) rumor

rumour n rumor

Se escribe rumour en inglés británico, en inglés americano se escribe rumor

rumour

tr['rʊːmə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 rumor nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 rumorear

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it is rumoured that... corre el rumor de que...

(US) ['ruːmǝ(r)]
1.

N rumor m

rumour has it that... — se rumorea que..., corre la voz de que...

2.

VT

it is rumoured that... — se rumorea que..., corre la voz de que...

he is rumoured to be rich — se rumorea que es rico

3.

CPD

rumour mill (Brit), rumor mill (US) N — (=source of rumours) rumorología f

English-spanish dictionary > rumour
11 dire

dire [diʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

3. plural masculine noun

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► to say se construit, comme dire, avec un complément d'objet direct et un complément d'objet indirect: to say sth to sb, alors que to tell se construit avec deux compléments d'objet directs: to tell sb sth ; to tell ne peut pas s'employer sans objet.

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   a. to say ; [+ mensonges, nouvelle, nom] to tell ; [+ sentiment] to express

• dire qch à qn to say sth to sb to tell sb sth

• dire bonjour à qn to say hello to sb to tell sb hello (US)

• dire quelques mots à qn to say a few words to sb

• qu'est-ce que vous avez dit ? what did you say?

• comment dit-on ça en anglais ? how do you say that in English?

• il dit qu'il nous a écrit he says that he wrote to us

• vous nous dites dans votre lettre que... you say in your letter that...

• j'ai quelque chose à vous dire there's something I want to tell you

• je ne te le dirai pas deux fois I won't tell you again

• je vous l'avais bien dit ! I told you so!

• dites-lui de venir ce soir tell him to come tonight

• fais ce qu'on te dit ! do as you are told!

• on dit que... people say that...

• il faut bien dire que... ( = admettre) I must say that...

• il sait ce qu'il dit he knows what he's talking about

• Jean-François ne sait pas ce qu'il dit ( = il déraisonne) Jean-François doesn't know what he's saying

• ce n'est pas une chose à dire you can't say that kind of thing

• venez bientôt, disons demain come soon, let's say tomorrow

• je ne vous le fais pas dire ! you said it!

• laisser dire to let people talk

• laisse dire ! let them talk!

• dire la messe to say mass

• dire des bêtises to talk nonsense

• qu'est-ce qui me dit que c'est vrai ? how do I know it's the truth?

• faire dire qch à qn to send word of sth to sb

• je me suis laissé dire que... I heard that...

• ça suffit, j'ai dit ! I said that's enough!

► ceci dit having said this

► cela dit having said this

► cela va sans dire it goes without saying

► comme on dit as they say

   b. ( = penser) to think

• qu'est-ce que tu dis de ça ? what do you think about that?

• que diriez-vous d'une promenade ? how about a walk?

• on dirait qu'il le fait exprès ! you'd almost think he does it on purpose!

• on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir it looks like rain

• on dirait du poulet it tastes like chicken

   c. ( = objecter) je n'ai rien à dire sur son travail I can't complain about his work

• rien à dire ! you can't argue with that!

• il n'y a pas à dire (inf) there's no doubt about it

• c'est pas pour dire, mais il n'est pas très sympathique I don't want to go on about him, but he's not very nice

   d. ( = évoquer) ce nom me dit quelque chose the name rings a bell

• Lucien Josse ? ça ne me dit rien du tout Lucien Josse? I've never heard of him

   e. ( = plaire) ça vous dit de sortir ? do you feel like going out?

• ça ne me dit rien I don't feel like it

   f. (locutions) dis Papa, quand est-ce qu'on part ? when are we going, daddy?

• dites donc ! ( = à propos) by the way ; ( = holà) hey!

• ça lui a rapporté 100 000 € -- ben dis donc ! (inf) that earned him 100,000 euros -- goodness me!

• c'est moi qui vous le dis take my word for it

• c'est vous qui le dites that's what you say

• c'est beaucoup dire that's saying a lot

• c'est peu dire that's an understatement

• que tu dis ! (inf) that's your story!

• à qui le dites-vous ! you're telling me! (inf)

• qui dit mieux ? any advance?

► vouloir dire ( = signifier) to mean

• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does that mean?

• cette phrase ne veut rien dire this sentence doesn't mean anything

• que veux-tu dire par là ? what do you mean?

• ça veut tout dire ! that says it all!► comment dirais-je ? how shall I put it?

► soit dit en passant by the way

► entre nous soit dit between you and me

► pour tout dire actually

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► se dire

   a. ( = penser) to think to o.s.

• je me suis dit que c'était dommage I thought to myself it was a pity

• je me dis que j'aurais dû l'acheter I feel now that I should have bought it

• il faut bien se dire que... one has to realize that...

   b. ( = se prétendre) to claim to be

• il se dit malade he claims to be ill

   c. (mutuellement) elles se sont dit au revoir they said goodbye

   d. ( = être exprimé) ça ne se dit pas (inusité) you don't say that ; (impoli) it's not polite

• comment ça se dit en français ? how do you say that in French?

3. <

dires

• selon ses dires according to him

• aux dires de according to

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I
1. diʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to tell [histoire, blague]

‘entrez’ dit-elle — ‘come in,’ she said

sans mot dire — without saying a word

ce n'est pas une chose à dire — you don't say that sort of thing

dire des bêtises — to talk nonsense

dire quelque chose à voix basse — to whisper something

dire quelque chose entre ses dents — to mutter something

ne plus savoir que dire — to be at a loss for words

j'ai mon mot à dire là-dessus — I've got something to say about that

dire ce qu'on a à dire — to say one's piece

2) ( faire savoir) to tell

dire des mensonges — to tell lies

dire quelque chose à quelqu'un — to tell somebody something

je vous l'avais bien dit! — I told you so!

c'est ce qu'on m'a dit — so I've been told

faire dire à quelqu'un que — to let somebody know that

je me suis laissé dire que... — I heard that...

tenez-vous le pour dit! — I don't want to have to tell you again!

c'est moi qui vous le dis — (colloq) I'm telling you

permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! — (colloq) you'll regret this, I can tell you!

je ne te dis que ça — (colloq) I'll say no more

c'est pas pour dire, mais — (colloq) I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq)

à qui le dites-vous! — (colloq) don't I know it!

je ne vous le fais pas dire! — (colloq) you don't need to tell me!

ne pas se le faire dire deux fois — (colloq) not to need to be told twice

dis, tu me crois? — (colloq) tell me, do you believe me?

dis donc, où tu te crois? — (colloq) hey! where do you think you are?

à vous de dire — Jeux your bid

3) ( affirmer) to say ( que that)

elle dit pouvoir le faire — she says she can do it

ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit — don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about

on dit que... — it is said that...

on le dit marié — he is said to be married

j'irai jusqu'à dire que — I'd go as far as to say that

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire — that's the least one can say

si l'on peut dire — if one might say so

si je puis dire — if I may put it like that

on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! — she's really got a nerve! (colloq)

on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! — he certainly didn't overtax himself

autant dire que — you might as well say that, in other words

si j'ose dire — if I may say so

ce n'est pas à moi de le dire — it's not for me to say

cela va sans dire — it goes without saying

il faut dire que — one should say that

c'est (tout) dire! — need I say more?

cela dit — having said that

c'est vous qui le dites! — that's what you say!

disons, demain — let's say tomorrow

c'est difficile à dire — it's hard to tell

je sais ce que je dis — I know what I'm talking about

à vrai dire — actually

entre nous soit dit — between you and me

soit dit en passant — incidentally

c'est dire si j'ai raison — it just goes to show I'm right

c'est beaucoup dire — that's going a bit far

c'est peu dire — that's an understatement

c'est vite dit — that's easy for you to say

ce n'est pas dit — I'm not that sure

c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire — it's easier said than done

il est dit que je ne partirai jamais — I'm destined never to leave

tu l'as dit! — (colloq)

comme tu dis! — (colloq) you said it! (colloq)

4) ( formuler)

voilà qui est bien dit! — well said!

comment dire? — how shall I put it?

tu ne crois pas si bien dire — you don't know how true that is

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

autrement dit — in other words

lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux — slow, not to say boring

comme dirait l'autre — (colloq) as they say

disons que je suis préoccupé — let's say I'm worried

un lien disons social — a link which we could call social

5) ( indiquer) [loi] to state ( que that); [appareil de mesure] to show ( que that)

vouloir dire — to mean

quelque chose me dit que — something tells me that

qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit? — (colloq) what's the meaning of all this noise?

6) ( demander)

dire à quelqu'un de faire — to tell somebody to do

fais ce qu'on te dit! — do as you're told!

7) ( objecter)

qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? — what have you got to say to that?

je n'ai rien à dire — no comment

il n'y a pas à dire (colloq), elle est belle — you have to admit, she's beautiful

il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre — I have no complaint, everything's fine

tu n'as rien à dire! — ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!

8) ( penser) to think

qu'en dites-vous? — what do you think?

que diriez-vous d'une promenade? — how about a walk?

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir — it looks as if it's going to rain

on dirait un fou — you'd think he was mad

on dirait du Bach — it sounds like Bach

dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! — it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!

9) ( inspirer)

ça ne me dit rien de faire — I don't feel like doing

notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) — I don't think much of our new gardener

2.

se dire verbe pronominal

1) ( penser) to tell oneself ( que that)

il faut (bien) se dire que... — one must realize that...

il faut te dire que... — you must understand that...

2) ( échanger) to exchange [insultes, mots doux]

se dire adieu — to say goodbye to each other

3) ( se prétendre) to claim to be

4) ( se déclarer)

il s'est dit favorable à — he says he's in favour [BrE] of

5) ( être exprimé)

ça ne se dit pas — you can't say that

3.

se dire verbe impersonnel

il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant — nothing of interest was said

II
1. diʀ
nom masculin

au dire de — according to

au dire de tous — by all accounts

2.

dires nom masculin pluriel statements

selon les dires de — according to

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diʀ
1. nm

au dire de — according to

selon leurs dires — according to them

2. vt

1) (= exprimer) to say, [secret, mensonge] to tell

Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit? — What did he say?

dire l'heure — to tell the time

dire la vérité — to tell the truth

Elle m'a dit la vérité. — She told me the truth.

dire pardon — to say sorry

dire merci — to say thank you

dire qch à qn — to tell sb sth, to say sth to sb

Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a dit? — What did he tell you?, What did he say to you?

Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. — Tell me what you think.

dire à qn qu'il fasse; dire à qn de faire — to tell sb to do

Il nous a dit de regarder cette émission. — He told us to watch this programme.

dire que — to say, to say that

Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas. — He said he wouldn't come.

2) (= prétendre)

On le dit malade. — They say he's ill., He's said to be ill.

3) (= plaire)

dire à qn [idée, proposition] Si cela lui dit. — If he feels like it.

Cela ne me dit rien. — That doesn't appeal to me.

4) (= penser)

que dites-vous de...? — what do you think of...?

Qu'en dites-vous? — What do you think?

5) (autres locutions)

comme on dit — as they say

on dit que — they say, they say that

On dit que la nourriture y est excellente. — They say that the food there is excellent.

on dirait que (il semble que) — it looks like, it looks as if

On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir. — It looks like it's going to rain., It looks as if it's going to rain.

on dirait du vin — it tastes like wine

à vrai dire — to tell the truth

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

cela va sans dire — that goes without saying

dis donc!; dites donc! (pour attirer l'attention) — hey!, (= au fait) by the way

Il a drôlement changé, dis donc! — Hey, he's really changed!

et dire que... — and to think that...

ceci dit; cela dit — that being said

Cela dit, je n'aimerais pas être à sa place. — That being said, I wouldn't like to be in his place.

c'est dit — so that's settled

voilà qui est dit — so that's settled

il n'y a pas à dire — there's no getting away from it

c'est dire si... — that just shows that...

c'est beaucoup dire — that's saying a lot

c'est peu dire — that's not saying much

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dire verb table: médire

A nm au dire de according to; au dire des experts according to the experts; au dire de tous by all accounts.

B dires nmpl statements; leurs dires ne concordent pas their statements do not agree; selon les dires de ta sœur according to your sister.

C vtr

1 ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to recite [poème]; to read [leçon]; to tell [histoire, blague]; dire non to say no; dites quelque chose de drôle say something funny; ‘entrez’ dit-elle ‘come in,’ she said; j'ai quelque chose à dire là-dessus I've got something to say about that; sans mot dire without saying a word; ce n'est pas une chose à dire you don't say that sort of thing; dire des bêtises or inepties to talk nonsense; dire qch à voix basse to whisper sth; dire qch entre ses dents to mutter sth; ne plus savoir que dire to be at a loss for words; avoir son mot à dire to have one's say; dire ce qu'on a à dire to say one's piece;

2 ( faire savoir) to tell; dire des mensonges/la vérité/l'avenir to tell lies/the truth/the future; dire qch à qn to tell sb sth; dites-moi votre nom tell me your name; je le leur dirai I'll tell them; dis-le à ton frère tell your brother; je vous l'avais bien dit! I told you so!; dites-moi, vous aimez l'opéra? tell me, do you like opera?; c'est ce qu'on m'a dit so I've been told; dis-leur que tu es occupé tell them you're busy; je dois vous dire que… I have to tell you that…; faire dire à qn que to let sb know that…; faites dire à ma femme que je serai en retard let my wife know that I will be late; dire ses projets to describe one's plans; dire son opinion/sa satisfaction to express one's opinion/one's satisfaction; je me suis laissé dire que… I heard that…; tenez-vous le pour dit! I don't want to have to tell you again!; c'est moi qui vous le dis○ I'm telling you; permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter○! you'll regret this, I can tell you!; je ne te dis que ça○ I'll say no more; c'est pas pour dire, mais○ I don't want to make a big deal of it, but○…; à qui le dites-vous○! don't I know it!; vous m'en direz tant○! you don't say!; je ne vous le fais pas dire○! you don't need to tell me!; ne pas se le faire dire deux fois○ not to need to be told twice; dis, tu me crois○? tell me, do you believe me?; dis donc, où tu te crois○? hey! where do you think you are?; dites-donc, il n'est pas valable, votre ticket! here-did you know your ticket's not valid?; à vous de dire Jeux your bid; ⇒ vérité;

3 ( affirmer) to say (que that); elle dit pouvoir le faire she says she can do it; dire ce qu'on pense to say what one thinks; dire tout haut ce que d'autres pensent tout bas to say out loud what other people are thinking; ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about ou he's talking through his hat; on dit que… it is said that…; on le dit marié/veuf he is said to be married/a widower; j'irai jusqu'à dire que I'd go as far as to say that; c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire that's the least one can say; le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que… the least one can say is that…; si l'on peut dire if one might say so; si je puis dire if I may put it like that; on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! she's really got a nerve○!; on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! he certainly didn't overtax himself; autant dire que you might as well say that, in other words; et que dire de…? to say nothing of…; j'ose dire que… I'm not afraid to say that…; si j'ose dire if I may say so; ce n'est pas à moi de le dire it's not for me to say; cela va sans dire it goes without saying; ce n'est pas peu dire that's saying a lot; il faut dire que one should say that; c'est (tout) dire! need I say more?; cela dit having said that; c'est vous qui le dites! that's what you say!; tu peux le dire○! you can say that again○!; disons, demain let's say tomorrow; c'est difficile à dire it's hard to tell; je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm talking about; à ce qu'il dit according to him; vous dites? pardon?; à vrai dire actually; entre nous soit dit between you and me; soit dit en passant incidentally; pour tout dire all in all; c'est dire si j'ai raison it just goes to show I'm right; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est peu dire that's an understatement; c'est vite dit that's easy for you to say; ce n'est pas dit I'm not that sure; tout n'est pas dit that's not the end of the story; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire it's easier said than done; il est dit que je ne partirai jamais I'm destined never to leave; tu l'as dit○!, comme tu dis○! you said it○!; que tu dis○! says you○!; ⇒ envoyer, fontaine;

4 ( formuler) dire qch poliment/effrontément to say sth politely/cheekily; voilà qui est bien dit! well said!; il l'a mal dit, mais j'ai compris he put it badly but I understood; comment dire?, comment dirais-je? how shall I put it?; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how true that is; pour ainsi dire, comme qui dirait○ so to speak; autrement dit in other words; lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux slow, not to say boring; comme dirait l'autre○ as they say; disons que je suis préoccupé let's say I'm worried; un livre, disons un ‘texte’, comme dirait Adam a book, or let's say a ‘text’, as Adam would have it; un lien disons social a link which we could call social;

5 ( indiquer) [loi] to state (que that); [appareil de mesure] to show (que that); [sourire] to express (que that); ma calculatrice dit l'heure my calculator shows the time; que dit ta montre? what time is it by your watch?; vouloir dire to mean; qu'est-ce que tu crois qu'il a voulu dire? what do you think he meant?; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit○? what's the meaning of all this noise?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire de téléphoner à une heure pareille○? what do you mean by calling me at this time?; qu'est-ce à dire†? what is the meaning of this?; est-ce à dire que…? does this mean that…?; ⇒ doigt;

6 ( demander) dire à qn de faire to tell sb to do; dites-leur de venir tell them to come; je vous avais dit d'être prudent I told you to be careful; qui vous a dit de partir? who told you to go?; fais ce qu'on te dit! do as you're told!; faites dire au médecin de venir have somebody call the doctor;

7 ( objecter) qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? what have you got to say to that?; j'ai beaucoup à dire sur ton travail I've quite a lot to say about your work; je n'ai rien à dire no comment; il n'y a pas à dire○, elle est belle you have to admit, she's beautiful; il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre nothing to report, everything's fine; tu n'as rien à dire! ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!;

8 ( penser) to think; qu'en dites-vous? what do you think?; que dis-tu de mon nouveau sac? what do you think of my new bag?; que diriez- vous d'une promenade/d'aller au marché? how about a walk/going to the market?; on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger it looks as if it's going to rain/to snow, it looks like rain/snow; on dirait que le vent se lève the wind seems to be picking up; on dirait qu'elle me déteste you'd think she hated me; on dirait un fou you'd think he was mad; on aurait dit qu'elle était déçue you'd have thought she was disappointed; on dirait de l'estragon ( à la vue) it looks like tarragon; ( au goût) it tastes like tarragon; on dirait du Bach it sounds like Bach; dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!; dire que demain à la même heure je serai chez moi it's odd to think that this time tomorrow I'll be home;

9 ( inspirer) ça ne me/leur dit rien de faire I /they don't feel like doing; notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) I don't think much of our new gardener;

10 Ling il faut dire ‘excusez-moi’ et non ‘je m'excuse’ one should say ‘excusez-moi’, not ‘je m'excuse’; tu dirais ‘une professeur’, toi? would you say ‘une professeur’?; comment dis-tu ça en italien? how do you say that in Italian?

D se dire vpr

1 ( penser) to tell oneself (que that); je me suis dit qu'il était trop tard I told myself that it was too late; il faut (bien) se dire que… one must realize that…; il faut te dire que… you must understand that…;

2 ( échanger des paroles) se dire des insultes/des mots doux to exchange insults/sweet nothings; se dire adieu to say goodbye to each other;

3 ( se prétendre) to claim to be, to say one is; il se dit intelligent/innocent/ingénieur he claims to be intelligent/innocent/an engineer; elle se dit incapable de marcher she claims to be unable to walk;

4 ( se déclarer) il s'est dit prêt à participer à la conférence he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference; ils se sont dits favorables à cette mesure they said that they were in favour^GB of this measure; elle s'est dite persuadée que… she said that she was convinced that…;

5 Ling comment se dit ‘voiture’ en espagnol? how do you say ‘car’ in Spanish?; ‘surprise-party’ ne se dit plus people don't say ‘surprise-party’ any more; ça ne se dit pas you can't say that;

6 ( être dit) il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion nothing of interest was said during the meeting.

Idiomes

bien faire et laisser dire Prov do right and fear no man Prov; dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es you're known by the company you keep; dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu es you are what you eat.

I

[dir] nom masculin

DROIT [mémoire] statement

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dires nom masculin pluriel

statement

confirmer les dires de quelqu'un to confirm what somebody says

d'après ou selon les dires de son père according to his father ou to what his father said

au dire de locution prépositionnelle

au dire de son professeur according to his teacher ou to what his teacher says

II

[dir] verbe transitif

A.[ARTICULER, PRONONCER]

1. [énoncer] to say

quel nom dis-tu? Castagnel? what name did you say ou what's the name again? Castagnel?

il n'arrive pas à dire ce mot he cannot pronounce that word

vous avez dit "démocratie"? "democracy", did you say?

je te dis merde!

a. (très familier) [pour porter bonheur] break a leg!

b. [pour insulter] get lost!

je ne dirais pas qu'il est distant, je dirais plutôt effarouché I wouldn't say he's haughty, rather that he's been frightened off

une honte, que dis-je, une infamie!, une honte, pour ne pas dire une infamie! a shame, not to say an infamy!

qui dit... dit...: en ce temps-là, qui disait vol disait galère in those days, theft meant the gallows

si (l')on peut dire in a way, so to speak

disons-le, disons le mot let's not mince words

dire non to say no, to refuse

dire non au nucléaire to say no to nuclear energy

tu veux un gin? — je ne dis pas non would you like a gin? — I wouldn't say no

dire oui

a. [généralement] to say yes

b. [à une proposition] to accept

c. [au mariage] to say I do

dire bonjour de la main to wave (hello)

dire oui de la tête to nod

dire non de la tête to shake one's head

obéissant? il faut le dire vite (familier) obedient? I'm not so sure about that

déménager, c'est vite dit! (familier) move? that's easier said than done

menteur! — c'est celui qui (le) dit qui y est ou qui l'est! (familier) liar! — you're the liar!

2. [réciter - prière, table de multiplication] to say ; [ - texte] to say, to recite, to read ; [ - rôle] to speak

dire la/une messe to say mass/a mass

dire des vers to recite verse, to give a recitation

(en usage absolu)

nul n'a oublié à quel point elle disait juste nobody can forget how accurate her rendering was

B.[EXPRIMER]

1. [oralement] to say

que dis-tu là? what did you say?, what was that you said?

tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis you don't know what you're talking about

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says anything that comes into her head

qu'est-ce que tu veux que je dise? what do you expect me to say?

j'ai l'habitude de dire ce que je pense I always speak my mind ou say what I think

bon, bon, je n'ai rien dit! OK, sorry I spoke!

pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit de tout cela? why didn't you speak to me ou tell me about any of this?

il me dit comme ça, "t'as pas le droit" (familier) so he says to me "you can't do that"

je suis un raté? tu sais ce qu'il te dit, le raté? (familier) so I'm a loser, am I? well, do you want to hear what this loser's got to say to you?

faire dire: ne me fais pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit! don't put words into my mouth!

laisser quelqu'un dire quelque chose to let somebody say something

laissez-la dire! let her speak!

pouvoir dire: je peux dire que tu m'as fait peur! you certainly frightened me!

j'ai failli faire tout rater! — ça, tu peux le dire! I nearly messed everything up — you can say that again!

(en usage absolu)

c'est idiot — dis toujours it's silly — say it anyway

j'ai une surprise — dis vite! I have a surprise — let's hear it ou do tell!

comment dire ou dirais-je? how shall I put it ou say?

bien dit! well said!

dites donc, pour demain, on y va en voiture? by the way, are we driving there tomorrow?

tu te fiches de moi, dis! (familier) you're pulling my leg, aren't you?

merde! (très familier) — dis donc, sois poli! shit! (très familier) — hey, (mind your) language!

je peux y aller, dis? can I go, please?

vous lui parlerez de moi, dites? you will talk to her about me, won't you?

tu es bien habillé, ce soir, dis donc! my word, aren't you smart tonight!

il y a eu 60 morts — ben dites donc! (familier) 60 people were killed — good God!

il nous faut, disons, deux secrétaires we need, (let's) say, two secretaries

ce disant with these words, so saying

ce qui est dit est dit there's no going back on what's been said (before)

c'est (te/vous) dire s'il est riche! that gives you an idea how wealthy he is!

il ne m'a même pas répondu, c'est tout dire he never even answered me, that says it all

pour tout dire in fact, to be honest

je ne te/vous le fais pas dire how right you are, I couldn't have put it better myself

il va sans dire que... needless to say (that)...

ça va sans dire it goes without saying

ce n'est pas pour dire, mais à sa place j'aurais réussi (familier) though I say it myself, if I'd been him I'd have succeeded

ce n'est pas pour dire mais c'est bruyant I don't mean to complain but it's noisy

il en est incapable, enfin (moi), ce que j'en dis... he's not capable of it, at least that's what I'd say...

je ne dis pas (familier) maybe

voici une confiture maison, je ne te dis que ça here's some homemade jam that's out of this world

il y avait un monde, je te dis pas! you wouldn't have believed the crowds!

2. [symboliquement] to express, to tell of

je voudrais dire mon espoir I'd like to express my hope

vouloir dire [signifier] to mean

un haussement d'épaules dans ce cas-là, ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire in a situation like that, a shrug (of the shoulders) speaks volumes

est-ce à dire que...? (soutenu) does this mean that...?

vous partez, madame, qu'est-ce à dire? Madam, what mean you by leaving?

3. [écrire] to say

dans sa lettre, elle dit que... in her letter she says that...

4. [annoncer - nom, prix] to give

cela t'a coûté combien? — dis un prix! how much did it cost you? — have a guess!

le général vous fait dire qu'il vous attend the general has sent me to tell you he's waiting for you

faire dire à quelqu'un de venir to send for somebody

je lui ai fait dire qu'on se passerait de lui I let him know that we'd manage without him

5. [prédire] to foretell, to tell

tu verras ce que je te dis! you just wait and see if I'm right!

qui aurait dit que je l'épouserais? who would have said that I'd marry him?

je te l'avais bien dit I told you so

tu vas le regretter, moi je (familier) ou c'est moi qui (familier) te le dis! you'll be sorry for this, let me tell you ou mark my words!

6. [ordonner] to tell

il m'a dit d'arrêter he told me to stop

il ne se l'est pas fait dire deux fois he didn't have to be told twice

[conseiller] to tell

tu me dis d'oublier, mais... you tell me I must forget, but...

7. [objecter] to say, to object

sa mère ne lui dit jamais rien her mother never tells her off

toi, on ne peut jamais rien te dire! you can't take the slightest criticism!

mais, me direz-vous, il n'est pas majeur but, you will object ou I hear you say, he's not of age

j'aurais des choses à dire sur l'organisation du service I have a few things to say ou some comments to make about the organization of the department

c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé à dire? is that the best you could come up with?

Pierre n'est pas d'accord — il n'a rien à dire Pierre doesn't agree — he's in no position to make any objections

il n'a rien trouvé à dire sur la qualité he had no criticisms to make about the quality

elle est maligne, il n'y a pas à ou on ne peut pas dire (le contraire) (familier) she's shrewd, there's no denying it ou and no mistake

8. [affirmer] to say, to state

si c'est vous qui le dites, si vous le dites, du moment que vous le dites if you say so

puisque je vous le dis! I'm telling you!, you can take it from me!

c'est le bon train? — je te dis que oui! is it the right train? — yes it is! ou I'm telling you it is!

il va neiger — la météo a dit que non it looks like it's going to snow — the weather forecast said it wouldn't

tu étais content, ne me dis pas le contraire! you were pleased, don't deny it ou don't tell me you weren't!

on dit qu'il a un autre fils rumour has it that ou it's rumoured that ou it's said that he has another son

loin des yeux, loin du cœur, dit-on out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes ou so they say

on le disait lâche he was said ou alleged ou reputed to be a coward

je m'en moque — on dit ça (familier) I don't care — that's what you say ou that's what they all say

elle trouvera bien une place — qu'elle dit (familier) she'll find a job, no problem — that's what she thinks!

on dira ce qu'on voudra, mais l'amour ça passe avant tout whatever people say, love comes before everything else

on ne dira jamais assez l'importance d'un régime alimentaire équilibré I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a balanced diet

9. [prétendre] to claim, to allege

elle disait ne pas savoir qui le lui avait donné she claimed ou alleged that she didn't know who'd given it to her

[dans des jeux d'enfants]

on dirait qu'on serait des rois (familier) let's pretend we're kings

10. [admettre] to say, to admit

je dois dire qu'elle est jolie I must say ou admit she's pretty

il faut bien dire qu'il n'est plus tout jeune he's not young any more, let's face it

il faut dire qu'elle a des excuses (to) give her her due, there are mitigating circumstances

disons que... let's say (that)...

11. [décider]

il est dit que... fate has decreed that...

il ne sera pas dit que... let it not be said that...

rien n'est dit

a. [décidé] nothing's been decided yet

b. [prévisible] nothing's for certain (yet)

tout est dit

a. [il n'y a plus à discuter] the matter is closed

b. [l'avenir est arrêté] the die is cast

tout n'est pas encore dit nothing's final yet

aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait no sooner said than done

(en usage absolu)

j'ai dit! (humoristique) I have spoken!

C.[PENSER, CROIRE]

1. [penser] to say, to think

dire de: que dis-tu de ma perruque? what do you think of ou how do you like my wig?

et comme dessert? — que dirais-tu d'une mousse au chocolat? and to follow? — what would you say to ou how about a chocolate mousse?

dire que... to think that...

2. [croire]

on dirait [introduit une comparaison, une impression]: on dirait du thé

a. [au goût] it tastes like tea

b. [à l'odeur] it smells like tea

c. [d'apparence] it looks like tea

on dirait de la laine [au toucher] it feels like wool

on dirait que je te fais peur you behave as if ou as though you were scared of me

[exprime une probabilité]

on dirait sa fille, au premier rang it looks like her daughter there in the front row

D.[INDIQUER, DONNER DES SIGNES DE]

1. [indiquer - suj: instrument] to say ; [ - suj: attitude, regard] to say, to show

que dit le baromètre? what does the barometer say?

un geste qui disait sa peur a gesture that betrayed his fear

mon intuition ou quelque chose me dit qu'il reviendra I have a feeling (that) he'll be back

2. [stipuler par écrit] to say

que dit la Bible/le dictionnaire à ce sujet? what does the Bible/dictionary say about this?

3. [faire penser à]

dire quelque chose: son visage me dit quelque chose I've seen her face before, her face seems familiar

Lambert, cela ne vous dit rien? Lambert, does that mean anything to you?

cela ne me dit rien de bon ou qui vaille I'm not sure I like (the look of) it

4. [tenter]

ta proposition me dit de plus en plus your suggestion's growing on me

tu viens? — ça ne me dit rien are you coming? — I'm not in the mood ou I don't feel like it

la viande ne me dit rien du tout en ce moment I'm off meat at the moment

ça te dirait d'aller à Bali? (how) would you like a trip to Bali?

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[échanger - secrets, paroles] to tell each other ou one another

nous n'avons plus rien à nous dire we've got nothing left to say to each other

nous nous disions tout we had no secrets from each other

qu'on se le dise (archaïque) let this be known

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être formulé]

comment se dit "bonsoir" en japonais? how do you say "goodnight" in Japanese?, what's the Japanese for "goodnight"?

il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you say

se dit de [pour définir un terme] (is) said of, (is) used for, describes

2. [être en usage] to be in use, to be accepted usage

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se dire verbe pronominal transitif

[penser] to think (to oneself), to say to oneself

maintenant, je me dis que j'aurais dû accepter now I think I should have accepted

dis-toi bien que je ne serai pas toujours là pour t'aider you must realize that ou get it into your head that I won't always be here to help you

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se dire verbe pronominal intransitif

[estimer être] to say

il se dit flatté de l'intérêt que je lui porte he says he's ou he claims to be flattered by my interest in him

[se présenter comme] to say, to claim

ils se disent attachés à la démocratie they claim to ou (that) they care about democracy

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dire

12 слышно

1. предик. (можно слышать) one can hear
2. предик.;
(о ком-л./чем-л.;
про кого-л./что-л.) (имеются известия) it can be heard (of) что слышно? ≈ what is the news?
3. нареч.;
вводн.;
разг. it is said, they say, it is rumoured

в знач. сказ. безл.
1. (можно слышать) one can hear;
~, как шелестят листья one can hear the leaves rustling;
~ было, как машина въехала во двор the car could be heard coming into the yard;
ему ~ he can hear;
мне ничего не ~ I can`t hear a thing;

2. (о пр., про вн.;
имеются известия): о нём давно ничего не ~ nothing has been heard of him for ages, there has been no news of him for a long time.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > слышно

13 слух

м.
1. ear, hearing

орган слуха — ear

тонкий, острый слух — keen ear

плохой слух — dull hearing

хороший слух — good* ear

иметь хороший музыкальный слух — have a good* ear for music

абсолютный слух — absolute pitch

играть, петь по слуху, на слух — play, sing* by ear

лишённый (музыкального) слуха — tone-deaf

2. ( молва) rumour, hearsay

по слухам — it is said / rumoured, they / people say, from hearsay

пустить слух — set* a rumour abroad / afloat, float a rumour

есть слух, что — there is some talk that

ходят слухи — it is rumoured, rumours are afloat / abroad, there are rumours going round

до него дошли слухи — rumours reached him

♢ он весь обратился в слух — he is all ears

о чём ни слуху ни духу — nothing is heard of him

слухом земля полнится посл. — news quickly

не всякому слуху верь — believe only half of what you hear

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > слух

14 ♦ rumour

♦ rumour, ( USA) rumor /ˈru:mə(r)/
n. [uc]

voce; diceria: Rumours of imminent devaluation are rife in the City, la City è piena di voci su un'imminente svalutazione; There are rumours that he may resign, ci sono voci secondo le quali potrebbe dimettersi; Have you heard the rumours about Lucy and Dave?, hai sentito quello che si dice su Lucy e Dave?; to fuel rumours, alimentare le voci incontrollate; to spread rumours, mettere in giro delle voci; Rumour has it that…, corre voce che…; There is a rumour going around that …, circola voce che …; rumour-monger, chi sparge voci (o dicerie); malalingua; unconfirmed rumours, voci non confermate

● (fig.) rumour mill, fabbrica di dicerie; voci di corridoio
FALSI AMICI: rumour non significa rumore. (to) rumour, ( USA) (to) rumor /ˈru:mə(r)/
v. t.

(di solito, al passivo) far correr voce; riferire come diceria: It is rumoured that there will be a Cabinet reshuffle, corre voce che ci sarà un rimpasto governativo; He is rumoured to have run away with the boss's wife, si dice in giro che sia scappato con la moglie del capo.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ rumour

15 слух

м.

1) ( способность слышать) ear, hearing

о́рган слуха — organ of hearing

то́нкий / о́стрый слух — keen ear

плохо́й слух — dull hearing

хоро́ший слух — good ear

потеря́ть слух — lose one's hearing (ability)

2) ( музыкальный) ear (for music)

име́ть хоро́ший слух — have a good ear for music

абсолю́тный слух — absolute pitch

у него́ нет слуха — he is tone-deaf [-'def]

3) ( молва) rumour, hearsay

по слухам — it is said / rumoured, they / people say, from hearsay

пусти́ть слух — set a rumour abroad / afloat, float a rumour

есть слух, хо́дят слухи — there are rumours, it is rumoured

до него́ дошли́ слухи — rumours reached him

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слухом земля́ по́лнится посл. — news spreads quickly; bad news travels fast

быть (у всех) на слуху́ — be familiar / known to everybody; (о слове, имени) be a household name / word

на слух — by ear

игра́ть [петь] на слух — play [sing ] by ear

он весь обрати́лся в слух книжн. — he was all ears

ни слуху ни ду́ху (о пр.) — nothing is heard (of)

не вся́кому слуху верь посл. — ≈ believe only half of what you hear

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > слух

16 rumour

['ruːmə] 1. сущ.; брит.; амер. rumor
молва, слух, слушок, слухи, толки

idle / unfounded / wild rumour — беспочвенные слухи

unconfirmed / vague rumour — неподтверждённые / смутные слухи

rumour spreader — распространитель слухов, сплетник

to circulate / spread a rumour — распускать, распространять слухи

to confirm a rumour — подтверждать слухи

to deny a rumour — отрицать слухи

to dispel / spike a rumour — опровергать слухи

Rumours are about / afloat. — Слухи ходят, распространяются.

We heard a rumour that she was back in town. — До нас дошёл слух, что она снова в городе.

Rumour has it that she will be getting married soon. — Ходит слух, что она скоро выходит замуж.

There is a rumour... — Говорят...

Syn:

bruit, talk, buzz, hearsay, whisper
2. гл.; брит.; амер. rumor
1) распространять слухи; рассказывать новости

He is rumoured to have escaped to Canada. — Говорят, что он сбежал в Канаду.

It is rumoured that she has returned home. — Ходят слухи, что она вернулась домой.

Syn:

bruit, noise

2) бормотать, шептать

Англо-русский современный словарь > rumour

17 rumor

m.

1 murmur (ruido sordo).

un rumor de voces the sound of voices

2 rumor (chisme).

corre un rumor there's a rumor going round

corre el rumor de que va a dimitir it is rumored that he's going to resign

3 noise, rumbling.

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rumor

► nombre masculino

1 (murmullo) murmur

2 (noticia, voz) rumour (US rumor)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

corre el rumor de que... rumour (US rumor) has it that...

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noun m.

rumor

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SM

1) (=noticia vaga) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

circula o corre el rumor de que... — there's a rumour going round that...

2) (=murmullo) murmur; [de voces] buzz

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masculino

a) ( murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que... — rumors are circulating that..., rumor has it that...

b) ( sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua — the murmur of the water

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= rumour [rumor, -USA], rumblings, whisper.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.

Ex. Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

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* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.

* rumores = grapevine, hearsay, scuttlebutt.

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masculino

a) ( murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que... — rumors are circulating that..., rumor has it that...

b) ( sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua — the murmur of the water

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= rumour [rumor, -USA], rumblings, whisper.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.

Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.

* rumores = grapevine, hearsay, scuttlebutt.

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rumor

masculine

1 (murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que … rumors are circulating that …, rumor has it that …

empiezan a correr rumores sobre su dimisión there are already rumors going around about his resignation

2 (sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua/viento the murmur of the water/wind

a lo lejos se oía un rumor de voces the murmur o low hum of conversation could be heard in the distance

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rumor sustantivo masculino
a) ( murmuración) rumor^{( conjugate rumor)};

◊ circulan rumores de que … rumors are circulating that …, rumor has it that …

b) ( sonido) murmur

rumor sustantivo masculino
1 (noticia imprecisa) rumour: se extendió el rumor de que iban a asociarse, a rumor went around about their going into partnership
2 (sonido) murmur
' rumor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circular
- eco
- expandirse
- expansión
- extendida
- extendido
- habladuría
- sembrar
- atajar
- copucha
- correr
- crecer
- cundir
- desmentir
- difundir
- difusión
- esparcir
- levantar
- llegar
- malo
- negar
- rumorear
English:
buzz
- circulate
- foundation
- go about
- gossip
- murmur
- put about
- report
- rumor
- rumour
- run
- spread
- talk
- ugly
- unnamed
- whisper
- word
- feed
- get
- go
- put
- suggest
- swish
- vicious

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rumor nm

1. [ruido sordo] murmur;

el rumor de las olas the murmur of the waves;

un rumor de voces the sound of voices

2. [chisme] rumour;

corre un rumor there's a rumour going round;

corre el rumor de que va a dimitir it is rumoured that he's going to resign

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rumor

m rumor, Br

rumour

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rumor nm

1) : rumor

2) : murmur

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rumor n

1. (noticia) rumour

corre el rumor de que está embarazada there's a rumour that she's pregnant

2. (ruido) murmur

se oye un rumor de voces en el piso de abajo the murmur of conversation can be heard from the flat below

Spanish-English dictionary > rumor

18 слышно

1.
1. прил. кратк. см. слышный

2. предик. безл. ( можно слышать) one can hear

слышно, как он читает — one can hear him read

было слышно, как она пела — one could hear her sing

было слышно, как падали капли дождя — one could hear the raindrops falling

ему, им и т. д. слышно — he, they, etc., can hear

3. предик. безл. (о пр., про вн.; имеются известия):

о нём давно ничего не слышно — nothing has been heard of him for ages, there has been no news of hIm for a long time

4. как вводн. сл. разг. уст. ( говорят) they say, it is said, it is rumoured

слышно, он приехал — he has arrived, they say

♢ что слышно? — what's the news?, any news?

слышно, как муха пролетит — you might have heard a pin drop
2. нареч.
audibly

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > слышно

19 voce

f voice

fig rumo(u)r

in dizionario, elenco entry

ad alta voce in a loud voice, loudly

a bassa voce in a low voice, quietly

spargere la voce spread rumo(u)rs

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voce s.f.

1 voice (anche fig.): una voce acuta, dolce, monotona, nasale, rauca, a shrill, gentle, dull, nasal, hoarse voice; voce di gola, petto, testa, throaty, chest-, head-voice; voce di tenore, soprano, tenor, soprano voice; voce bianca, treble voice; mi sta andando giù la voce, I'm losing my voice; abbassare, alzare la voce, to lower, to raise one's voice; parlare a voce alta, bassa, to speak in a loud, in a low voice; parlare sotto voce, to speak under one's breath (o to whisper); con un fil di voce, in a faint voice; ''Voce!'', ''Louder! (o Speak up!)''; ''Assassino!'', gli gridò con quanta voce aveva in corpo, ''Murderer!'' she screamed with every breath she had in her body; coprì la voce del dittatore battendo sulle pentole, he drowned the dictator's voice by banging on saucepans; ascolta la voce della coscienza!, listen to your conscience!; la voce del mare, del vento, the sound of the sea, of the wind; la voce della natura, the call of nature; la voce del popolo, public opinion (o vox populi); sentire le voci, to hear voices; è una voce nuova nella poesia italiana, she is a new voice in Italian poetry; preferisco parlartene a voce, I'd rather talk to you in person about it; a una voce, with one voice // fare la voce grossa, to speak threateningly // in queste cose non hai voce in capitolo, you have no say (o you carry no weight) in these matters // dar voce alle proprie emozioni, to voice one's emotions // dare una voce a qlcu., ( chiamarlo) to call s.o. // dar sulla voce a qlcu., ( contraddirlo) to contradict s.o.

2 ( diceria) rumour: corre voce che sia colpevole, it is rumoured that he is guilty; spargere una voce, to spread a rumour; sono solo voci di corridoio, they are only rumours

3 ( parola) word; entry: guardate sotto la voce 'campo', look under the entry 'campo'; è una voce nuova, antiquata, it is a new, an obsolete word

4 (gramm.) ( genere del verbo) voice; ( parte del verbo) part: voce attiva, passiva, active, passive voice; 'siamo' è voce del verbo 'essere', 'siamo' is part of the verb 'essere'

5 (mus.) voice, part: madrigale a 4 voci, a four-part madrigal

6 ( articolo contabile) item, entry; ( intestazione) heading: le voci di una lista, the items on a list; le voci di un catalogo, the items of a catalogue // (amm.): voce di bilancio, balance sheet item; voce attiva, credit item (o entry); voce passiva, debit item (o entry); voci tariffarie, tariff headings; vedere alla voce 'costi e spese generali', look at the heading 'costs and overheads'

7 (inform.) ( di lista, di tabella) entry.

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['votʃe]
sostantivo femminile

1) voice (anche mus.)

voce femminile — woman's o female voice

voce maschile — man's o male voice

voce di soprano, baritono — soprano, baritone voice

avere voce, una bella voce — to have a loud, beautiful voice

essere giù di voce — to be hoarse

perdere la voce — to lose one's voice

cantata per quattro -i — cantata for four voices

alzare la voce — to raise one's voice (anche fig.)

abbassare la voce — to lower one's voice

a voce alta, bassa — in a loud, low voice

sotto voce — sottovoce

gridare con quanta voce si ha in corpo — to shout at the top of one's lungs

sta cambiando la voce — [ adolescente] his voice is breaking

voce! — (al cinema) louder! (per invitare a parlare più forte) speak up!

2) (verso di animale) call, cry; (canto) song

3) (opinione) voice

la voce del popolo — the voice of the people

fare sentire la propria voce — to make oneself heard

a gran voce — loudly, in a loud voice

4) (diceria) rumour BE, rumor AE, hearsay U, story (su on, about)

mettere in giro o spargere la voce che... to set it about that...; corre voce che... rumour has it that..., there's a rumour around that..., the story goes that...; sono solo -i — they are only rumours

5) (espressione) voice

la voce della saggezza, della ragione, della coscienza, del cuore — the voice of wisdom, reason, conscience, the heart

6) ling.

voce attiva, passiva — active, passive voice

"misi", voce del verbo "mettere" — "misi", form of the verb "mettere"

7) (lemma) entry, headword; (in un elenco) heading

sotto la o alla voce "stampanti" — under the heading "printers"

8) econ. comm.

voce di bilancio — budget o balance sheet item

voce attiva, passiva — credit, debit item o entry

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voce bianca — treble o white voice

voce di petto — chest-voice

voce di testa — head-voice

- i di corridoio — rumours BE, rumors AE, backstairs gossip

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a (viva) voce — in person

passare (la) voce — to pass o spread the word

dare voce a qcs., qcn. — to give voice to sth., sb.

fare la voce grossa — to raise one's voice

avere voce in capitolo — to have a voice o say in the matter

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voce

/'vot∫e/

sostantivo f.

1 voice (anche mus.); voce femminile woman's o female voice; voce maschile man's o male voice; voce di soprano, baritono soprano, baritone voice; avere voce, una bella voce to have a loud, beautiful voice; essere giù di voce to be hoarse; perdere la voce to lose one's voice; cantata per quattro -i cantata for four voices; alzare la voce to raise one's voice (anche fig.); abbassare la voce to lower one's voice; a voce alta, bassa in a loud, low voice; sotto voce → sottovoce; gridare con quanta voce si ha in corpo to shout at the top of one's lungs; sta cambiando la voce [ adolescente] his voice is breaking; voce! (al cinema) louder! (per invitare a parlare più forte) speak up!

2 (verso di animale) call, cry; (canto) song

3 (opinione) voice; la voce del popolo the voice of the people; fare sentire la propria voce to make oneself heard; a gran voce loudly, in a loud voice

4 (diceria) rumour BE, rumor AE, hearsay U, story (su on, about); mettere in giro o spargere la voce che... to set it about that...; corre voce che... rumour has it that..., there's a rumour around that..., the story goes that...; sono solo -i they are only rumours

5 (espressione) voice; la voce della saggezza, della ragione, della coscienza, del cuore the voice of wisdom, reason, conscience, the heart

6 ling. voce attiva, passiva active, passive voice; "misi", voce del verbo "mettere" "misi", form of the verb "mettere"

7 (lemma) entry, headword; (in un elenco) heading; sotto la o alla voce "stampanti" under the heading "printers"

8 econ. comm. voce di bilancio budget o balance sheet item; voce attiva, passiva credit, debit item o entry

IDIOMS

a (viva) voce in person; passare (la) voce to pass o spread the word; dare voce a qcs., qcn. to give voice to sth., sb.; fare la voce grossa to raise one's voice; avere voce in capitolo to have a voice o say in the matter

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COMPOUNDS

voce bianca treble o white voice; voce di petto chest-voice; voce di testa head-voice; - i di corridoio rumours BE, rumors AE, backstairs gossip.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > voce

20 rumour

['ru:mə]
noun

1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rumor

2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) boato

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ru.mour

[r'u:mə] n rumor, boato (of acerca de). • vt espalhar, propalar boatos. it is rumoured that dizem que. rumour has it, the rumour runs corre, circula o boato. to spread rumours espalhar boatos.

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