Dutch-English translations for gerucht

• hearsay
• rumor
  Theres a rumor going round that hes going to get married.
  They say he used to be a thief, but thats just rumor.
  John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
• rumour
  But this rumour was being spread in other circles. Dit gerucht deed echter in andere kringen de ronde.
  Rumours have it that the Commission is already doing something of the kind. Er is een gerucht dat de Commissie iets dergelijks al doet.
  If you do that, then you are, for a start, making the rumour credible to some degree. Juist daardoor kent men het gerucht een zekere mate van geloofwaardigheid toe.
• sound
  He was safe and sound.
  In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
  Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.

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• geruchten
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• geruchtenmachine
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