rumor

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lời đồn, tin đồn

BrE /ˈrʌmə/ AmE /ˈrʌmər/

noun en → vi

1 UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION [singular] B1

Lời đồn, tin đồn

a piece of news or information that is not certain to be true and spreads quickly among people

  • there are rumors about somebody/something

Collocations spread a rumor · start a rumor

  • There were rumors that the company was going to close.

    Có tin đồn rằng công ty sẽ đóng cửa.

2 GUESS [infinite] B1

Đoán, phỏng đoán

to guess or think something without having any real evidence

  • rumor that

Collocations rumor that somebody is going to do something

  • I hear a rumor that he's leaving the company.

    Nghe nói anh ấy sắp rời công ty.