Phrase guide

rumour has it

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

According to rumour or gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • Rumour has it Joe is looking for a new job.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有傳言說...... /有传言说...... (yǒu chuányán shuō...) — there is a rumor that...
  • Ngazidja Comorian: hari — there is a rumor that...
  • Finnish: huhu kertoo — there is a rumor that...
  • Finnish: huhutaan — there is a rumor that...
  • Finnish: kerrotaan — there is a rumor that...
  • French: il parait (que...) — there is a rumor that...
  • French: le bruit court (que...) — there is a rumor that...
  • French: on dit (que...) — there is a rumor that...
  • Georgian: ხმა დადის (xma dadis) — there is a rumor that...
  • German: man sagt — there is a rumor that...
  • German: dass ... — there is a rumor that...
  • German: Gerüchte besagen — there is a rumor that...
  • German: Gerüchten zufolge — there is a rumor that...
  • Italian: si dice — there is a rumor that...
  • Italian: si mormora — there is a rumor that...
  • Italian: pare che — there is a rumor that...
  • Japanese: ...といううわさだ (... to iu uwasa da) — there is a rumor that...
  • Korean: [...]라고 소문이다 — there is a rumor that...
  • Central Kurdish: دەنگ بڵاو ە (deng bllaw e) — there is a rumor that...
  • Northern Kurdish: deng belav e — there is a rumor that...
  • Polish: płotka głosi, że — there is a rumor that...
  • Portuguese: dizem por aí — there is a rumor that...
  • Romanian: umblă vorba că ... — there is a rumor that...
  • Russian: говоря́т, что ... (govorját, što ...) — there is a rumor that...
  • Russian: хо́дят слу́хи, что ... (xódjat slúxi, što ...) — there is a rumor that...
  • Spanish: dicen las malas lenguas — there is a rumor that...
  • Spanish: corre el rumor de que — there is a rumor that...