bruit

tr.v., bruit·ed, bruit·ing, bruits.
To spread news of; repeat.

n.

1. (also brū'ē) Medicine. An abnormal sound heard in auscultation.
2. Archaic.
   1. A rumor.
   2. A din; a clamor.

[From Middle English, noise, from Old French, past participle of bruire, to roar, from Vulgar Latin *brūgīre (blend of Latin rūgīreVulgar Latin *bragere, to bray , of Celtic origin).]

verb

To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze, blazon, broadcast, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See knowledge/ignorance.

(brōō′-ē)
n

An extracardiac blowing sound heard at times over peripheral vessels; generally denotes cardiovascular disease.

[Fr.] a sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

• aneurysmal b. — a blowing sound heard over an aneurysm.
• cardiac b. — see heart murmur.
• placental b. — a soft, blowing auscultatory sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta. Called also placental souffle.

IN BRIEF: v. - Tell or spread rumors.

Tutor's tip: The "brute" (man with beastlike qualities) "bruit" (spread a rumor) that we wanted more "brut" (dry champagne).

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede rygte, udsprede
n. - rygte

idioms:

• bruit about    omtale, gøre kendt
• bruit abroad    omtale, gøre kendt

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondbazuinen, gerucht

Français (French)
v. tr. - colporter, faire courir la rumeur
n. - rumeur, bruit, clameur (arch), (Méd) souffle (au c¯ur)

idioms:

• bruit about    colporter, faire courir la rumeur
• bruit abroad    colporter, faire courir la rumeur

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbreiten
n. - (Med.) bei einer Auskultation hörbare abnormale Geräusche, (ehem.) Lärm, (ehem.) Gerücht

idioms:

• bruit about    ausstreuen
• bruit abroad    ausstreuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαδίδω
n. - (ιατρ.) φύσημα, ακροαστικός ήχος

idioms:

• bruit about    διατυμπανίζω
• bruit abroad    διατυμπανίζω

Italiano (Italian)
divulgare

idioms:

• bruit about    disseminare
• bruit abroad    spargere ai quattro venti

Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar boatos
n. - ruído (m) anormal ouvido na auscultação (Med.)

idioms:

• bruit about/abroad    ouvir boatos

Русский (Russian)
разносить

idioms:

• bruit about/abroad    разносить молву

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rumorear
n. - rumor

idioms:

• bruit about    difundir, anunciar a los cuatro vientos
• bruit abroad    difundir, anunciar a los cuatro vientos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omtala
n. - rykte, larm

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散播, 谣传, 喧骚

idioms:

• bruit about    传播, 宣扬
• bruit abroad    到处传播

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 散播
n. - 謠傳, 喧騷

idioms:

• bruit about    傳播, 宣揚
• bruit abroad    到處傳播

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 퍼뜨리다
n. - 소문, 소음

idioms:

• bruit about    소문 내다
• bruit abroad    소문 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雑音

idioms:

• bruit about/abroad    言いふらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) روج ( اشاعه) (الاسم) أي صوت داخل الجسم يسمع بالسماعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיץ (ידיעה)‬
n. - ‮הודעה או שמועה (מיושן)‬

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