"rumour has it" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Forms: rumour had it [past]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|simple past|rumour had it}} rumour has it (simple past rumour had it)
  1. According to rumour or gossip. Tags: UK Synonyms: word has it, hear through the grapevine, a little bird told me, rumor has it (english: US spelling) Related terms: the story goes Translations (there is a rumor that...): 有傳言說…… (Chinese Mandarin), 有传言说…… (yǒu chuányán shuō…) (Chinese Mandarin), huhu kertoo (Finnish), huhutaan (Finnish), kerrotaan (Finnish), il parait (que…) (French), le bruit court (que…) (French), on dit (que…) (French), ხმა დადის (xma dadis) (Georgian), man sagt (German), dass ... (German), Gerüchte besagen (German), Gerüchten zufolge (German), …といううわさだ (... to iu uwasa da) (english: informative or plain style) (Japanese), […]라고 소문이다 (alt: […]-rago somun-ida) (Korean), hari (Ngazidja Comorian), płotka głosi, że (Polish), dizem por aí (Portuguese), umblă vorba că … (Romanian), говоря́т, что ... (govorját, što ...) (Russian), хо́дят слу́хи, что ... (xódjat slúxi, što ...) (Russian), dicen las malas lenguas (Spanish), corre el rumor de que (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "Gerüchte besagen"
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