rule (EN)
substantiivi, verbi

substantiivi “rule”

sg. rule, pl. rules or uncountable
  1. sääntö
    The school's rules prohibit running in the hallways.
  2. hallinto
    Under her rule, the city flourished and crime rates dropped significantly.
  3. tapa (yleinen tapa tai tila)
    In our house, the rule is to have dinner together every night.
  4. sääntö (matemaattinen menetelmä)
    In math class, we learned a simple rule for finding the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width.
  5. viivain
    She carefully used the rule to draw a straight line across her drawing paper.
  6. viiva (kirjoittamista varten piirretty suora viiva)
    Before writing, she drew a rule across the page to keep her sentences straight.

verbi “rule”

rule; he rules; past ruled, part. ruled; ger. ruling
  1. hallita
    The queen ruled the kingdom with wisdom and strength for over fifty years.
  2. olla mahtava (puhekieltä)
    Your new skateboard totally rules!
  3. päättää virallisesti (erityisesti oikeudessa)
    The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court.
  4. viivata
    Before starting her math homework, Sarah ruled her blank paper with horizontal lines to keep her calculations neat.