うわさ

うわさ 【噂 】名詞 (a ) rumor 〘about, of; that 節 〙, ｟書 ｠ (a ) report ; 【特定の場所の 】the talk ｟of ｠; 【私生活に関する 】gossip ; 【未確認の 】h é ars à y .1 うわさが [は ，も ]▸ 彼が昇進するといううわさが広まった The rumor went around [spread, circulated ] that he would get a promotion .▸ 彼が死んだという世間のうわさは間違いだった The common rumor [report ] that he had died proved (to be ) false .▸ 彼女はうわさ話が好きだ She is fond of gossip .▸ おうわさはかねがね伺っております I've heard a lot about you . (!この場合に ╳I've heard of your rumors. とすると 「よくない風評 」の意となり不適切 ) ▸ 毎日のように新しいうわさが流れる Almost every day a new rumor is started [makes the rounds ]. (!make the rounds はくだけた言い方 ) ▸ 人のうわさも75日 ｟ことわざ ｠A wonder lasts but nine days .2 うわさの ▸ うわさの人物 a man [a woman ] (who [whom ]) people are talk ing about .3 うわさに ▸ うわさによると …｟…といううわさだ ｠（⇨6 ）▸ 彼の奇妙な行動は近所のうわさ (の種 )になった His strange behavior became the talk of the neighborhood .His strange behavior was talked [was gossiped ] about in his neighborhood . (!「…近所中のうわさになっている 」なら …is the talk of the whole neighborhood. / The whole neighborhood is talking about …. のようにいえる ) ▸ いっしょのところを見られない方がいい.うわさになるから We'd better not be seen together . People might talk .▸ その件はうわさに聞いている I know it by [from ] hearsay .▸ それはうわさにすぎない It's just a [a mere ] rumor .It's just gossip .It's only hearsay .4 うわさを ▸ うわさを立てる start [spread ] a rumor .▸ 彼が学校をやめるといううわさを聞いた I've heard a rumor that he will leave school [about his leaving school ].5 うわさで ▸ 会社中彼のうわさで持ち切りだ He is the only topic of conversation at the company .6 うわさだ ▸ 彼が辞職したといううわさだ There is a rumor that [Rumor has it (that )] he resigned .｟やや書 ｠He is rumored to have resigned . (!能動形で ╳They rumored him to have resigned. とはいわない ) 【言われている 】I hear (d ) [People say, They say, The story goes ] (that ) he resigned . (!that はしばしば省略される ) ▸ それは根も葉もないうわさだ It's an idle [a groundless, an unfounded ] rumor .会話 ▸ 「あの人たち別居中なんでしょ 」「そういううわさだわ 」“They're l í ving ↘separately [They're ↘separated ], ↗aren't they? ” “So they say .So I hear .”噂 (を )する 動詞 ▸ 近所の人と彼のうわさをする gossip about him with one's neighbors .噂をすれば影 ▸ うわさをすれば影だ ．ほら ，彼が来た ｟ことわざ ｠Speak [｟英話 ｠ Talk ] of the devil . H é re he ↘comes .