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gossip

['gɔsɪp] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. о типе, характере передаваемой информации
  1. болтовня
  2. сплетни; слухи
  3. глубокая, личная тайна; секрет
2. о человеке
  1. сплетник, сплетница
  2. закадычный друг, товарищ, приятель
  3. брит.; диал. крёстный родитель (крёстный отец или крёстная мать)
гл.
1. 1. болтать; беседовать, разговаривать
  2. писать в простой, лёгкой манере
2. сплетничать, передавать слухи

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

gossip

n
сплетня ж
v
сплетничать

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But he doesn't steal, that's one thing, and he's not a gossip, he holds his tongue, and doesn't wash our dirty linen in public. He makes capital fish pasties too. But, damn him, is he worth talking about so much?"
Да не украдет он, вот что, не сплетник он, молчит, из дому copy не вынесет, кулебяки славно печет, да к тому же ко всему и чорт с ним по правде-то, так стоит ли об нем говорить?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

For a whole month the town was full of gossip about this scandal, and it came to such a pass that Dounia and I dared not even go to church on account of the contemptuous looks, whispers, and even remarks made aloud about us.
Целый месяц у нас по всему городу ходили сплетни об этой истории, и до того уж дошло, что нам даже в церковь нельзя было ходить с Дуней от презрительных взглядов и шептаний, и даже вслух при нас были разговоры.
Достоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказаниеDostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970

Barkis and myself had quite a gossip while you were out with Dick.
Когда вы ушли с Диком, Баркис мне все рассказала.
Dickens, Charles / David CopperfieldДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
© CRW Publishing Limited 2004

Long before its appearance there was a lot of talk and gossip about it in the literary world.
Еще задолго до появления его поднялся шум и гам в литературном мире.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The Insulted and InjuredДостоевский, Фёдор / Униженные и оскорблённые
Униженные и оскорблённые
Достоевский, Фёдор
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1955
The Insulted and Injured
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"Everyone scurrying hither and thither, waving to their friends and exchanging little bits o' gossip.
— В это время все бегают туда‑сюда, машут руками знакомым, обмениваются последними сплетнями.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

“Why, ye be well met; nay, gossip, ye be right well met, upon the rood!
— Какая счастливая встреча! Клянусь распятием, такую встречу нужно отпраздновать!
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The Black ArrowСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Чёрная стрела.
Чёрная стрела.
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Black Arrow
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 1889, by Charles Scribner's Sons

Mihail Makarovitch, for instance, had heard it, too, so that indeed, it was scarcely a legend, but the gossip of the whole town.
Михаил Макарович например тоже слышал. Так что наконец это почти уже не легенда, а сплетня всего города.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Some unsubstantiated gossip may alter their opinion.
Какая-нибудь совершенно пустая сплетня может изменить их мнение.
Horney, Karen / Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of NeurosisХорни, Карен / Наши внутренние конфликты. Конструктивная теория невроза
Наши внутренние конфликты. Конструктивная теория невроза
Хорни, Карен
Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
Horney, Karen
© renewed 1972 by Renate Mintz, Marianne von Eckardt andHorney Swarzenski Brigitte
© 1945 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

“Talk turns to gossip and I walk away.”
– Как только разговор переходит на сплетни, я удаляюсь.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerХоссейни, Халед / Бегущий за ветром
Бегущий за ветром
Хоссейни, Халед
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini

What horrors have befallen my wife that she will not gossip?”
Да что могло так напугать мою жену, чтобы отбить у нее охоту сплетничать?
Liss, David / The Coffee TraderЛисс, Дэвид / Торговец кофе
Торговец кофе
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2008
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2008
© 2003 by David Liss
The Coffee Trader
Liss, David
© 2003 by David Liss

I said that was just gossip.
Я ответил, что это просто сплетня.
Vonnegut, Kurt / Deadeye DickВоннегут, Курт / Малый не промах
Малый не промах
Воннегут, Курт
© Издательство "Радуга", 1988
Deadeye Dick
Vonnegut, Kurt
© 1982 by The Ramjac Corporation

Before Arneel's appearance there was a perfect buzz of minor financial gossip, such as:
До появления мистера Арнила слышался лишь сдержанный гул голосов — шел обмен последними слухами.
Dreiser, Theodore / The TitanДрайзер, Теодор / Титан
Титан
Драйзер, Теодор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Titan
Dreiser, Theodore
© 1914 by JOHN LANE COMPANY

I hadn’t heard any gossip about him for a while.
Я уже давненько о нем ничего не слышала.
Saintcrow, Lilith / The Devil's Right HandСэйнткроу, Лилит / Правая рука дьявола
Правая рука дьявола
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
© Волковский В. Перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Devil's Right Hand
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow

One had always to repeat to him some gossip, some local anecdote, and every day a new one.
Надо было непременно рассказать ему какую-нибудь сплетню, городской анекдот и при том ежедневно новое.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

At last she picked up the phone again and called Mabel Werts, who was filled with the gossip of the hour and eager for more.
Наконец, она снова подняла трубку и позвонила Мэйбл Уэртс, которую распирало от последних городских сплетен и которая всегда была готова узнать что-нибудь еще.
King, Stephen / Salem's LotКинг, Стивен / Салимов удел
Салимов удел
Кинг, Стивен
© Е.Ю. Александрова, 1992. Перевод
Salem's Lot
King, Stephen
© 1975 by Stephen King

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'gɔsɪpNounболтовня

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1.
слухи, сплетни
translation added by Кристина Андреева
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2.
слухи, молва
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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сплетни/слухи
translation added by Yefim Yasnogorsky
Gold en-ru
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сплетница
translation added by Лена Кондрашова
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сплетни
translation added by Sergey Socolov
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слухи, сплетни
translation added by Юлия Винокурова
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gossip
translation added by Армен Аванесян
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сплетничают
translation added by Талгат Мырзаханов
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сплетня
translation added by Илья Донюков
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сплетничать
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Collocations

malicious gossip

злословие

malicious gossip

поношение

malicious gossip

сплетни

malignant gossip

злословие

malignant gossip

поношение

malignant gossip

сплетни

utter malicious gossip

злословить

utter malicious gossip

клеветать

utter malicious gossip

наговаривать

utter malicious gossip

оговаривать

utter malignant gossip

злословить

utter malignant gossip

клеветать

utter malignant gossip

наговаривать

utter malignant gossip

оговаривать

to give credence to gossip

верить сплетням

Word forms

gossip

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	gossip	gossips
Possessive case	gossip's	gossips'

gossip

verb

Basic forms
Past	gossiped
Imperative	gossip
Present Participle (Participle I)	gossiping
Past Participle (Participle II)	gossiped

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I gossip	we gossip
you gossip	you gossip
he/she/it gossips	they gossip

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am gossiping	we are gossiping
you are gossiping	you are gossiping
he/she/it is gossiping	they are gossiping

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have gossiped	we have gossiped
you have gossiped	you have gossiped
he/she/it has gossiped	they have gossiped

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been gossiping	we have been gossiping
you have been gossiping	you have been gossiping
he/she/it has been gossiping	they have been gossiping

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I gossiped	we gossiped
you gossiped	you gossiped
he/she/it gossiped	they gossiped

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was gossiping	we were gossiping
you were gossiping	you were gossiping
he/she/it was gossiping	they were gossiping

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had gossiped	we had gossiped
you had gossiped	you had gossiped
he/she/it had gossiped	they had gossiped

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been gossiping	we had been gossiping
you had been gossiping	you had been gossiping
he/she/it had been gossiping	they had been gossiping

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will gossip	we shall/will gossip
you will gossip	you will gossip
he/she/it will gossip	they will gossip

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be gossiping	we shall/will be gossiping
you will be gossiping	you will be gossiping
he/she/it will be gossiping	they will be gossiping

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have gossiped	we shall/will have gossiped
you will have gossiped	you will have gossiped
he/she/it will have gossiped	they will have gossiped

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been gossiping	we shall/will have been gossiping
you will have been gossiping	you will have been gossiping
he/she/it will have been gossiping	they will have been gossiping

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would gossip	we should/would gossip
you would gossip	you would gossip
he/she/it would gossip	they would gossip

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be gossiping	we should/would be gossiping
you would be gossiping	you would be gossiping
he/she/it would be gossiping	they would be gossiping

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have gossiped	we should/would have gossiped
you would have gossiped	you would have gossiped
he/she/it would have gossiped	they would have gossiped

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been gossiping	we should/would have been gossiping
you would have been gossiping	you would have been gossiping
he/she/it would have been gossiping	they would have been gossiping

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am gossiped	we are gossiped
you are gossiped	you are gossiped
he/she/it is gossiped	they are gossiped

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being gossiped	we are being gossiped
you are being gossiped	you are being gossiped
he/she/it is being gossiped	they are being gossiped

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been gossiped	we have been gossiped
you have been gossiped	you have been gossiped
he/she/it has been gossiped	they have been gossiped

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was gossiped	we were gossiped
you were gossiped	you were gossiped
he/she/it was gossiped	they were gossiped

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being gossiped	we were being gossiped
you were being gossiped	you were being gossiped
he/she/it was being gossiped	they were being gossiped

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been gossiped	we had been gossiped
you had been gossiped	you had been gossiped
he/she/it had been gossiped	they had been gossiped

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be gossiped	we shall/will be gossiped
you will be gossiped	you will be gossiped
he/she/it will be gossiped	they will be gossiped

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been gossiped	we shall/will have been gossiped
you will have been gossiped	you will have been gossiped
he/she/it will have been gossiped	they will have been gossiped

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gossip

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gossip

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