rumor

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. 2013.

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