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English
Etymology
(noun) From OF. riule, from VL. regula "straight stick, bar, ruler, pattern"
(verb) From OF. riuler, from L. regulare.
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uËl|-uËl
Noun
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- A regulation, law, guideline.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- Something to keep order.
Related terms
rule of thumb
Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|قانون IPAchar|(qanūn) m
Catalan: norma f
Chinese: è¦å‰‡, 规则 (guÄ«zé)
Croatian: pravilo
Czech: pravidlo n
Dutch: regel
Finnish: sääntö, ohje
French: règle f
German: Regel f
Greek,
:Ancient: κανών (kanon) m
:Modern: κανόνας (kanonas) m, κανονισμός (kanonismos) m
Hungarian: szabály, előirás
Italian: regola m
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Japanese: è¦å‰‡ (ããã, kisoku)
Korean: 규칙 (gyuchik)
Malayalam: നിയമം (niyamam)
Portuguese: regra f, lei f, regulamento m
Romanian: regulă
Russian: правило (právilo) n
Sindhi: SDchar|قاعدو m, SDchar|ڪار f
Spanish: regla f
Swedish: regel c
Telugu: నియమం (niyamaM)
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Chinese: å°ºå (chÇzi)
Czech: pravÃtko n
Dutch: lineaal
Finnish: viivain, viivoitin
German: Lineal n
Greek,
:Ancient: κανών (kanon) m
:Modern: κανόνας (kanonas) m, υποδεκάμετÏο (ipodekametro) n, χάÏακας (kharakas) m,
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Portuguese: régua f
Spanish: regla f
Swedish: linjal c
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Verb
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- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
Translations
Catalan: manar, governar, regnar
Chinese: 治 (zhì)
Czech: vládnout
Dutch: regeren
Esperanto: regi
Finnish: hallita, vallita
German: regieren, beherrschen
Greek: κυβεÏνώ (kiverno), άÏχω (arkho), εξουσιάζω (eksusiazo)
Latin: imperare
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Malayalam: à´à´°à´¿à´¯àµà´•àµà´•àµà´• (bhariykkuka)
Old English: wealdan
Polish: rządzić
Portuguese: reinar, governar
Spanish: mandar, gobernar
Swedish: styra, regera
Telugu: పాలించౠ(paaliMchu)
Derived terms
Rule Britannia
rule of law
rule on
rule out
slide rule
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