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feminine

/ʁy.mœʁ/

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Translation

rumour

Word origin

From Latin rumor ('noise, hearsay, common talk'). French kept both branches of the Latin sense, so a rumeur can be a piece of gossip or the low background hum of a crowd or a city.

Origin: Latin
Root: rumor
English cognates: rumour

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralrumeurs

Examples

circule au .

A rumour has been going round the office since Monday.

, .

Those are only rumours, do not believe them.

démission ' .

The rumour of his resignation turned out to be false.

The hum of the city could be heard through the open window.

cette ?

Who started this rumour?

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This word is part of lesson 33.