rule

[ru:l] 1. noun

1) (government: under foreign rule.) styre

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regel; -regel

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regel

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regel

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) lineal

2. verb

1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) regere

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) erklære

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) tegne (med lineal)

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- ruled

- ruler
- ruling 3. noun

(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) afsige kendelse

- as a rule

- rule off
- rule out

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[ru:l] 1. noun

1) (government: under foreign rule.) styre

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regel; -regel

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regel

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regel

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) lineal

2. verb

1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) regere

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) erklære

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) tegne (med lineal)

•

- ruled

- ruler
- ruling 3. noun

(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) afsige kendelse

- as a rule

- rule off
- rule out