rule en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de rule en el diccionario inglés»español

I.rule [ingl. am. rul, ingl. brit. ruːl] SUST.

1. rule C (regulation, principle):

rule

regla f

rule

norma f

to observe/break the rules

observar or acatar/infringir las reglas or normas

a set of rules

un reglamento

the rules of tennis

el reglamento del tenis

it's against the rules to take photographs in here

está prohibido sacar fotos aquí

rules and regulations

reglamento m

to bend or stretch the rules

apartarse un poco de las reglas

the rules of the game

las reglas del juego

the rule of three

la regla de tres

to work to rule (in workplace disputes)

hacer huelga de celo Esp.

to work to rule (in workplace disputes)

trabajar a reglamento Co. Sur

rule of thumb

regla general

as a rule of thumb

como regla general

my rule of thumb would be …

como regla general yo diría que …

2. rule (general practice, habit) sin pl.:

as a rule

por lo general

as a rule

generalmente

the general rule is that I get home first

por regla general or generalmente soy yo quien llega primero a casa

corruption seems to be the rule these days

la corrupción parece ser la norma hoy en día

I make it a rule to reply promptly to letters

tengo por norma contestar las cartas enseguida

3. rule U:

rule (government)

gobierno m

rule (of monarch)

reinado m

it was under foreign/Ottoman rule

estaba bajo dominio extranjero/bajo el dominio otomano

the rule of law

el imperio de la ley

they moved from military to civilian rule

pasaron de un gobierno militar a uno civil

the rule of the Tudors

el reinado de los Tudor

4. rule C (measure):

rule

regla f

II.rule [ingl. am. rul, ingl. brit. ruːl] V. trans.

1. rule (govern, control):

rule country

gobernar

rule country

administrar

rule person

dominar

rule emotion

controlar

you mustn't let that rule your life

no debes permitir que tu vida quede supeditada a eso

2. rule (pronounce):

rule

dictaminar

the committee ruled that there were no grounds for dismissal

la comisión dictaminó que no había causal de despido

3. rule (draw):

rule line

trazar con una regla

ruled paper

papel m con renglones

III.rule [ingl. am. rul, ingl. brit. ruːl] V. intr.

1.1. rule (govern):

rule

gobernar

rule monarch:

reinar

to rule over sb

gobernar a alguien

to rule over sb

reinar sobre alguien

United rules OK ingl. brit.

¡viva or arriba (el) United!

1.2. rule (predominate, be current):

rule

imperar

2. rule (pronounce):

rule

fallar

rule

resolver

to rule on sth

fallar en algo

to rule on sth

en algo

the court is expected to rule (on the case) this week

se espera que el tribunal falle or resuelva (en el caso) esta semana

to rule against/in favor of sb/sth

fallar or resolver en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

Véase también: majority

majority <pl majorities> [ingl. am. məˈdʒɔrədi, məˈdʒɑrədi, ingl. brit. məˈdʒɒrɪti] SUST.

1.1. majority (greater number):

majority + sing. or pl v.

mayoría f

the majority were or was not in favor

la mayoría no estaba a favor

in the vast majority of cases

en la inmensa mayoría de los casos

a majority of households now own a TV

hoy en día la mayoría de los hogares dispone de un televisor

to be in the majority

ser mayoría

the silent majority

la mayoría silenciosa

the silent majority atrbv. decision/party

mayoritario

majority holding or interest

participación f mayoritaria

it was approved by a majority vote

se aprobó por mayoría (de votos)

1.2. majority (margin):

majority

mayoría f

majority

margen m

a two-thirds majority

una mayoría de dos tercios

simple or ingl. brit. also relative majority

mayoría simple or relativa

they voted by a narrow majority to return to work

ganó por una estrecha mayoría or por un estrecho margen el voto a favor de volver al trabajo

2. majority (adulthood):

majority

mayoría f de edad

to reach the age of or attain or come into one's majority

llegar a or alcanzar la mayoría de edad

slide rule SUST.

slide rule

regla f de cálculo

self-rule [ingl. am. ˈˌsɛlf ˈrul, ingl. brit. ˌsɛlfˈruːl] SUST. U

self-rule

autogobierno m

direct rule SUST. U

direct rule

administración f directa

gag rule SUST. ingl. am.

gag rule

norma que establece un límite de tiempo para un debate

majority rule SUST. U

majority rule

gobierno m de la mayoría

home rule SUST. U

home rule

autogobierno m

indirect rule SUST. U

indirect rule

gobierno m indirecto

mob rule SUST. U

mob rule

la ley de la calle

rule out V. [ingl. am. rul -, ingl. brit. ruːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

rule out possibility

descartar

rule out course of action

hacer imposible

his resignation cannot be ruled out

no se puede descartar la posibilidad de que dimita

their financial problems ruled out any expansion

sus problemas financieros hacían imposible cualquier tipo de expansión

his injury rules him out for tomorrow's game

su lesión lo excluye del partido de mañana

rule en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de rule en el diccionario inglés»español

I.rule [ru:l] SUST.

1. rule:

rule (law)

regla f

rule (principle)

norma f

rules and regulations

reglamento m

rules of the road

normas f pl. de tráfico

to be the rule

ser la norma

to break a rule

infringir una norma

to play (it) by the rules

obedecer las reglas

it is against the rules

va contra las normas

as a rule

por lo general

2. rule sin pl. (control):

rule

gobierno m

the rule of Henry VIII

el reinado de Enrique VIII

3. rule (measuring device):

rule

regla f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

a rule of thumb

una regla general

rules are made to be broken

las normas están para desobedecerlas

II.rule [ru:l] V. trans.

1. rule (govern):

rule country

gobernar

rule company

dirigir

2. rule (control):

rule

dominar

3. rule (draw):

rule

trazar con una regla

rule paper

pautar

4. rule DER. (decide):

rule

dictaminar

rule

fallar

III.rule [ru:l] V. intr.

1. rule (control):

rule

gobernar

rule monarch

reinar

2. rule (predominate):

rule

imperar

3. rule DER.:

to rule for/against sb/sth

fallar a favor/en contra de alguien/algo

rule book SUST.

rule book

reglamento m

slide rule SUST.

slide rule

regla f de cálculo

rule off V. trans.

rule off

separar con una línea

home rule SUST.

home rule

gobierno m autónomo

rule out V. trans.

rule out

descartar

work-to-rule [ˌwɜ:ktəˈru:l, ingl. am. ˌwɜ:rk-] SUST.

work-to-rule

huelga f de celo

Traducciones de rule en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

regentear (con pedantería) trans.

to rule pedantly

señoría

rule

regla gramatical

grammatical rule

rule Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to offend against a rule

infringir una norma

as a rule

por lo general

the rule of Henry VIII

el reinado de Enrique VIII

to adhere to rule

observar

the exception proves the rule provb.

la excepción confirma la regla provb.

to flout a law/rule

incumplir una ley/regla

as a general rule

por regla general

to rule over the Romans

gobernar sobre los romanos

the rule says the following: ...

la regla dice lo siguiente:...

it is the exception which proves the rule

la excepción confirma la regla (prov)

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Under that rule, the perpetrator of any (civil or criminal) illegality were held responsible for manslaughter for any death they caused.

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This was in contrast to many elocutionists of his day, who favored mechanistic methods that were rule-based, artificial, and imitative.

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Rule 16 also allows the presumptive presidential candidate to disavow or veto any bound or allocated delegate for any reason whatsoever.

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Hence, any participatory process is potentially important for the rule system governing the activities.

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Others consider that this presidential privilege is inappropriate for modern times, a relic of monarchic rule that should be abolished.

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Some subsidiary components of this rule may permit private possession of obscene materials at one's home.

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The song incited the population to revolt against dictatorial rule, seeking for freedom and independence.

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There could also be an odd thundery downpour for inland areas, but these will be the exception rather than the rule.

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They thought democracy could take the form of mob rule that could be shaped on the spot by a demagogue.

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Prior to this rule change, a batter was able to try for first at any time before entering the dugout.

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