rule

/ruːl/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
rules

Meaning

  1. regla

    • You must follow the rules.

      Debes seguir las reglas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

ruler

In Spanish, "regla" means both rule, a regulation, and ruler, the measuring tool — two unrelated English words for one Spanish word (and "ruler" itself can also separately mean someone who governs).

Similar in other languages

German

Bestimmung

Close — a rule relates to a regulation.

Portuguese

regulamento

Close — a rule relates to a regulation.

French

règle

rule is the English word for the same thing — both mean "rule."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa rule?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: You must follow the ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a rule?

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