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rule1 /ru:l/ sustantivo

1. countable (regulation, principle) regla f, norma f;
   it's against the ~s está prohibido;
   ~s and regulations reglamento m;
   to work to ~ (Lab Rel) hacer^(conj.⇒) huelga de celo

2. as a ~ por lo general, generalmente

3. uncountable (government) gobierno m;
   (of monarch) reinado m;
   to be under foreign ~ estar^(conj.⇒) bajo dominio extranjero

rule2 verbo transitivo

1. (govern, control) ‹country› gobernar^(conj.⇒), administrar;
   ‹person› dominar

2. (pronounce) dictaminar

3. (draw) ‹line› trazar^(conj.⇒) con una regla

verbo intransitivo

1. (govern) gobernar^(conj.⇒);
   [monarch] reinar

2. (pronounce) to ~ (ON sth) fallar or resolver^(conj.⇒) (en algo)

Phrasal Verbs
rule out v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹possibility› descartar;
‹course of action› hacer^(conj.⇒) imposible

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

rule [rʊ:l]

I	nombre 1   regla, norma      against the rules, prohibido,-a      rule of thumb, regla general      the golden rule, la regla de oro      hard and fast rule, regla fija, invariable      Lab work to rule, huelga de celo      standing rule, regla establecida 2   as a rule, por lo general 3   gobierno      (de un monarca) reinado      (control) dominio 4   regla, metro
II	verbo transitivo 1   gobernar 2   Jur dictaminar 3   trazar con una regla
III	verbo intransitivo gobernar: he ruled with an iron hand, gobernó con mano de hierro

rule: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
direct rule	n		gobierno directo
gag rule	n	(law that restricts discussion) fam	ley mordaza nf
Because of the publicity, the judge imposed a gag rule on everyone involved in the trial.
general rule	n	(sth customary or usual)	por regla general loc adv
I don't eat meat as a general rule, but I make an exception for my mother's cooking.
Sometimes I'm late, but as a general rule, I try to be on time.
			por lo general loc adv
golden rule	n		regla de oro nf
hard and fast rule			norma estricta n
hearsay rule	n	(law ruling out indirect testimony)	invalidez del testimonio de oídas loc nom
He confessed his crime to me, but I can't testify against him because of the hearsay rule.
home rule			autonomía política n
minority rule	n		regla de las minorías nf
rule of law	n	legislación	estado de derecho nm
rule of law	n	legislación	imperio de la ley nm
rule of law	n	legislación	principios de derecho nmpl
rule of thumb	n	Chile	regla (del manual) de cortapalos nf
rule of thumb	n		regla empírica nf
rule of thumb	n		regla general nf
self-rule	n		autonomía nf
self-rule	n		gobierno propio nm
slide rule			regla de cálculo nf
special rule			regla especial nf
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English:

accordance - bend - by - counter - downhill - forfeit - go by - rule - abide - apply - do - ease - go - irregular - operate - operative - school - set - stick - stretch - tighten

Spanish:

antirreglamentaria - antirreglamentario - base - constreñir - estatuto - inobservancia - normativa - rechistar - reglamentación - reglamento - respeto - saltarse - urbanidad - norma - pauta

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