RAGOTS - Translation from French into English

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English

ragot [ʀaɡo] N m inf

ragot: malicious gossip uncountable

faire circuler des ragots: to spread malicious gossip

colporteuse de ragots: gossip

colporter ragots: to spread, to peddle

pourvoyeur de ragots: gossipmonger

English

French

scuttlebutt inf: ragots mpl

to get the skinny on sb Am: obtenir les ragôts sur qn inf

dirt inf, pej: ragots mpl

to dig up dirt on: dénicher des ragots sur

to dish the dirt on or about: répandre des ragots sur

to dish the dirt on sb: répandre des ragots sur qn

the stories are nothing more than gossip: ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots

French

English

ragot [ʀago] N m inf

ragot: bit of gossip

des ragots: gossip

English

French

scandal: ragot m

dirt: ragots mpl

French

English

ragot [ʀago] N m inf

ragot: piece of gossip

des ragots: gossip

English

French

dirt: ragots mpl

scandal: ragot m

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des ragots: gossip

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Après avoir colporté la nouvelle dans le village, les habitants décident d'avertir la justice.

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Dans les années 1990, la légende des « tueurs aux phares éteints » est colportée par fax interposés.

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Des doutes sur la légitimité de cette dernière sont colportés par les ennemis du roi.

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Des chercheurs travaillent à mieux comprendre les interactions entre les différentes hôtes des tiques et des pathogènes qu’elles colportent.

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L'émergence subite du bebop, peu ou aucunement documentée a donné lieu à de nombreuses controverses, dont beaucoup furent colportées par les musiciens eux-mêmes.

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