wild speculation
беспочвенные домыслы
Let's stop the wild speculation and ask the landlord directly.
Давай прекратим беспочвенные домыслы и спросим хозяина напрямую.
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speculation
speculation
Meaning of speculation
English
guessing about something that is not known for sure
Русский
догадки о том, что точно неизвестно
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃən/
American English
/ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
speculation with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом speculation
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
8 сочетаний
Домыслы
Guessesit's just speculation
это всего лишь домыслы
Nobody knows why the store closed; it's just speculation for now.
Никто не знает, почему закрылся магазин: пока это всего лишь домыслы.
- pure speculationчистые домыслы
- idle speculationпустые домыслы
Слухи в новостях
Rumors in the newsfuel speculation
подогреть слухи
The actor's long silence only fueled speculation about his health.
Долгое молчание актёра лишь подогрело слухи о его здоровье.
put an end to speculation
положить конец слухам
A short statement from the team put an end to speculation.
Короткое заявление команды положило конец слухам.
speculation usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
О новом менеджере было много домыслов.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Her silence led to more speculation.
Её молчание вызвало ещё больше домыслов.
speculation synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between speculation, conjecture, guess, assumption, theory, and hypothesis
C
🇬🇧English
conjecture
a guess; formal
C1rare word
ENThat theory is pure conjecture.
G
🇬🇧English
guess
a single guess; simpler and everyday
C1very often
ENMy guess is that he left early.
A
🇬🇧English
assumption
something accepted as true without proof
C1often
ENThe whole plan is based on the assumption that sales will rise.
Advanced: broader words
T
🇬🇧English
theory
an idea that tries to explain something
C1often
ENHer theory is that the delay was caused by bad weather.
H
🇬🇧English
hypothesis
a scientific idea to be tested
C1often
ENThe hypothesis needs to be tested with more data.
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Questions about this word
What does speculation mean?
guessing about something that is not known for sure
How do you pronounce speculation?
speculation is pronounced [ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃən].
How is speculation used in a sentence?
О новом менеджере было много домыслов. Translation: There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
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