rumour

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. 2013.

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