rule (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “rule”

sg. rule, pl. rules or uncountable
  1. regel
    The school's rules prohibit running in the hallways.
  2. styre
    Under her rule, the city flourished and crime rates dropped significantly.
  3. vanlig praksis
    In our house, the rule is to have dinner together every night.
  4. løsningsmetode (i matematikk)
    In math class, we learned a simple rule for finding the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width.
  5. linjal
    She carefully used the rule to draw a straight line across her drawing paper.
  6. linje (tegnet som hjelp for å skrive)
    Before writing, she drew a rule across the page to keep her sentences straight.

verb “rule”

rule; he rules; past ruled, part. ruled; ger. ruling
  1. herske
    The queen ruled the kingdom with wisdom and strength for over fifty years.
  2. være konge (i overført betydning)
    Your new skateboard totally rules!
  3. avgjøre
    The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court.
  4. trekke linjer
    Before starting her math homework, Sarah ruled her blank paper with horizontal lines to keep her calculations neat.