munkeln

umg.

I v/i talk, gossip

II v/t say, whisper; man munkelt oder es wird gemunkelt, dass ... people are saying (that) ..., there’s a rumo(u)r (going round) that ...

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to rumor; to rumour

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mụn|keln ['mʊŋkln]

vti

man munkelt or es wird gemunkelt, dass ... — it's rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US) that ..., there's a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) that ...

ich habe munkeln hören, dass ... — I've heard it rumoured (Brit) or rumored (US) that ...

man munkelt allerlei, allerlei wird gemunkelt — you hear all kinds of rumours (Brit) or rumors (US)

im Dunkeln ist gut munkeln — darkness is the friend of thieves/lovers

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mun·keln

[ˈmʊŋkl̩n]

vt

▪ etw \munkeln to rumour [or AM -or] sth

allerlei/einiges/Verschiedenes wird gemunkelt there are all kinds of/a few/a number of different rumours [circulating [or fam flying about]]

gemunkelt wurde das ja schon lange that has been rumoured [or the rumour] for some time [now]

man munkelt [o es wird gemunkelt], dass it's rumoured [or AM -ored] [or there's a rumour] that; s.a. dunkel

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.)

man munkelt, dass ... — there is a rumour that ...

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munkeln umg

A. v/i talk, gossip

B. v/t say, whisper;

man munkelt oder

es wird gemunkelt, dass … people are saying (that) …, there’s a rumo(u)r (going round) that …

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.)

man munkelt, dass ... — there is a rumour that ...

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v.

to rumor v.