rule

rule
rule [ru:l]
1. noun
   a. ( = guiding principle) règle f
• the rules of the game la règle du jeu
• school rules règlement m intérieur de l'établissement
• it's against the rules c'est contraire au règlement
• to play by the rules jouer selon les règles
• to bend the rules faire une entorse au règlement
• rules and regulations statuts mpl
• it's a rule that ... il est de règle que ... + subj
• by rule of thumb à vue de nez
• he makes it a rule to get up early il a pour habitude de se lever tôt
► as a (general) rule en règle générale
   b. ( = authority) autorité f
• under British rule sous l'autorité britannique
• majority rule le gouvernement par la majorité
   c. (for measuring) règle f (graduée)
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ country] gouverner ; [+ person] dominer
• to be ruled by jealousy être dominé par la jalousie
• he is ruled by his wife il est dominé par sa femme
   b. [judge, umpire] décider (that que)
3. intransitive verb
   a. ( = reign) régner (over sur)
   b. [judge] statuer
4. compounds
► the rule book noun le règlement
► rule out separable transitive verb
[+ possibility, suggestion, date, person] écarter
• the age limit rules him out il est exclu du fait de la limite d'âge
• murder can't be ruled out il est impossible d'écarter l'hypothèse d'un meurtre
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[ruːl] 1.
noun
1) (regulation) (of game, language) règle f; (of school, organization) règlement m

the rules of the game — les règles or la règle du jeu

to bend the rules — contourner les règles or le règlement

against the rules — contraire aux règles or au règlement (to do de faire)

it is a rule that — il est de règle que (+ subj)

rules and regulations — réglementation f

I make it a rule always to do — j'ai pour règle de toujours faire

2) (usual occurrence) règle f

as a rule — généralement

3) [U] (authority) domination f, gouvernement m

under the rule of a tyrant — sous la domination d'un tyran

majority rule — gouvernement majoritaire

4) (for measuring) règle f
2.
transitive verb
1) Politics [ruler, law] gouverner; [monarch] régner sur; [party] diriger; [army] commander
2) (control) [person, money, consideration] diriger [behaviour, life]; [factor] dicter [strategy]

to be ruled by somebody — se laisser diriger par quelqu'un

to let one's heart rule one's head — laisser son cœur dominer sa raison

3) (draw) faire, tirer [line]

ruled paper — papier réglé

4) [court, umpire]

to rule that — décréter que

3.
intransitive verb
1) [monarch, anarchy] régner
2) [court, umpire] statuer
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