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zvon
rumor /zvon/
noun#1900 most common
Also: rumour (British spelling), hearsay, murmur (of talk)
Example sentences
Am auzit un zvon.
I heard a rumor.
Zvonul s-a răspândit repede în sat.
The rumor spread quickly through the village.
Nu cred zvonurile pe care le aud la birou.
I don't believe the rumors I hear at the office.
Zvonul despre demisia ministrului a fost dezmințit oficial.
The rumor about the minister's resignation was officially denied.
Deși zvonurile despre falimentul companiei circulau de luni de zile, conducerea a refuzat să comenteze.
Although rumors about the company's bankruptcy had been circulating for months, management refused to comment.
Istoricii avertizează că multe dintre așa-zisele fapte transmise pe cale orală nu sunt altceva decât zvonuri cristalizate în timp.
Historians warn that many so-called facts passed down orally are nothing but rumors crystallized over time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zvon | zvonuri |
| Genitive | zvonului | zvonurilor |
| Accusative | zvon | zvonuri |
| Vocative | zvon | zvonuri |
Word family
zvonrumor
a (se) zvonito be rumored (impersonal: se zvonește că... = it is rumored that...)
zvonitrumored, said (of something reported informally)
Etymology
Zvon entered Romanian from Slavic, where a related form meant the ringing of a bell or a resonant sound. Over time the sense shifted from a physical sound to news that travels by word of mouth, much like a bell's ring carries across a village. This kind of sound-to-rumor shift is common cross-linguistically.
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