rumour

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lời đồn thổi, tin đồn

BrE /ˈrʌmə(r)/ AmE /ˈrʌmər/

noun en → vi

1 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [singular] B1

Lời đồn thổi, tin đồn

a piece of news or information that is not certain to be true and spreads among people, often in a way that causes worry or excitement

  • a rumour about somebody/something

Collocations spread a rumour · start a rumour

  • There's been a rumour going around that the company is closing.

    Có một tin đồn lan truyền rằng công ty sắp đóng cửa.

2 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [intransitive] B2

Đồn thổi, lan truyền tin đồn

to talk about or spread a rumour, often in an unkind way

  • rumours are spreading

Collocations spread a rumour about somebody/something · start a rumour about somebody/something

  • Rumours were spreading that the manager was leaving.

    Có tin đồn rằng quản lý sắp rời đi.

1 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to believe a rumour to be true, often without checking the facts

  • take a rumour seriously

Collocations believe a rumour to be true · spread a rumour about somebody/something

  • Don't take the rumours seriously.

    Đừng tin vào những tin đồn.

2 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to talk about or spread a rumour, often in an unkind way

  • spread a rumour

Collocations spread a rumour about somebody/something · start a rumour about somebody/something

  • He spread the rumour that she was leaving.

    Anh ta đã lan truyền tin đồn rằng cô ấy sắp rời đi.

1 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to believe a rumour to be true, often without checking the facts

  • believe a rumour

Collocations believe a rumour to be true · spread a rumour about somebody/something

  • She believed the rumours.

    Cô ấy đã tin vào những tin đồn.

2 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to talk about or spread a rumour, often in an unkind way

  • start a rumour

Collocations spread a rumour about somebody/something · start a rumour about somebody/something

  • She started the rumour that he was leaving.

    Cô ấy đã bắt đầu lan truyền tin đồn rằng anh ta sắp rời đi.

1 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to believe a rumour to be true, often without checking the facts

  • believe a rumour

Collocations believe a rumour to be true · spread a rumour about somebody/something

  • They believed the rumours.

    Họ đã tin vào những tin đồn.

2 Gossip/Unconfirmed Information [transitive] B2

Đồn thổi, tin đồn

to talk about or spread a rumour, often in an unkind way

  • start a rumour

Collocations spread a rumour about somebody/something · start a rumour about somebody/something

  • They started the rumour that he was leaving.

    Họ đã bắt đầu lan truyền tin đồn rằng anh ta sắp rời đi.