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rule (EN)
nom, verbe

nom “rule”

sg. rule, pl. rules ou indén.
  1. règle
    The school's rules prohibit running in the hallways.
  2. gouvernance
    Under her rule, the city flourished and crime rates dropped significantly.
  3. usage
    In our house, the rule is to have dinner together every night.
  4. règle (mathématique)
    In math class, we learned a simple rule for finding the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width.
  5. règle (instrument)
    She carefully used the rule to draw a straight line across her drawing paper.
  6. ligne (tracée)
    Before writing, she drew a rule across the page to keep her sentences straight.

verbe “rule”

infinitif rule; il rules; prét. ruled; part. passé ruled; gér. ruling
  1. régner
    The queen ruled the kingdom with wisdom and strength for over fifty years.
  2. être le meilleur (être excellent)
    Your new skateboard totally rules!
  3. statuer
    The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court.
  4. tracer des lignes
    Before starting her math homework, Sarah ruled her blank paper with horizontal lines to keep her calculations neat.