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rule (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “rule”

singular rule, plural rules eller oräknebar
  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. norm (vanligt förfarande eller tillstånd)
    In our house, the rule is to have dinner together every night.
  4. regel (matematisk)
    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 (ritad som vägledning)
    Before writing, she drew a rule across the page to keep her sentences straight.

verb “rule”

infinitiv rule; han rules; preteritum ruled; supinum ruled; gerundium ruling
  1. härska
    The queen ruled the kingdom with wisdom and strength for over fifty years.
  2. vara bäst (vardagligt)
    Your new skateboard totally rules!
  3. döma (i rättslig mening)
    The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court.
  4. dra linjer
    Before starting her math homework, Sarah ruled her blank paper with horizontal lines to keep her calculations neat.