unfounded rumor
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This phrase may also be spelled "unfounded rumour.”
unfounded rumor
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. el infundio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Those scandalmongers go around spreading unfounded rumors. Gossiping and lying go together.Esas chismosas andan propagando infundios. Quien comenta, inventa.
b. el bulo (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
The actress sued the tabloid for publishing an unfounded rumor. She won the lawsuit on the grounds of defamation.La actriz demandó a un tabloide por publicar un bulo. Ganó el pleito bajo el argumento de la difamación.
c. el rumor infundado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That can't be true. It seems to me that it is an unfounded rumor.Eso no puede ser verdad. Me parece un rumor infundado.
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