rule

[ru:l] 1. noun

1) (government: under foreign rule.) governo

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regra

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regra

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regra

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) régua

2. verb

1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) governar

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) decidir

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) traçar

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- ruled

- ruler
- ruling 3. noun

(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) decisão

- as a rule

- rule off
- rule out

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[ru:l] n 1 regra, regulamento, preceito, estatuto, método, código, guia, critério, sistema. it is the rule / é uso, é regra, é praxe. we made it a rule / fizemos disto uma regra. 2 ordem, prescrição, lei. 3 controle, regime, governo, mando, poder. 4 praxe, hábito, uso, costume. 5 régua (desenho). 6 Typogr fio. • vt 1 determinar, ordenar, mandar, decretar. 2 decidir, estabelecer. 3 regulamentar, estabelecer uma regra. 4 guiar, dirigir, governar, administrar, reger. 5 dominar, mandar, controlar. 6 refrear, conter, reprimir. 7 riscar com régua, traçar, pautar. 8 prevalecer, ser corrente, estar em voga, vigorar. a hard and fast rule regra rígida. as a rule por via de regra. rule of the road práticas de trânsito. rule of three regra de três. rule of thumb regra prática. sliding rule régua de cálculo. to be ruled by ser influenciado por, ser guiado por. to have the rule over dominar sobre. to lay down a rule estabelecer uma regra. to rule off separar uma linha horizontal (no papel). to rule out a) expulsar, excluir, riscar, descartar. b) tornar impossível, impedir. to rule over imperar sobre, governar, dominar. to rule with a rod of iron governar com mão de ferro.