Australian Rules in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Australian Rules in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Australian Rules N U Aus SPORTS

Australian Rules

tipo de fútbol con dieciocho jugadores por equipo que se juega con un balón ovalado, en un campo ovalado

Translations for Australian Rules in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rule [Am rul, Brit ruːl] N

1. rule C (regulation, principle):

rule

regla f

rule

norma f

to observe/break the rules

observar or acatar/infringir las reglas or normas

a set of rules

un reglamento

the rules of tennis

el reglamento del tenis

it's against the rules to take photographs in here

está prohibido sacar fotos aquí

rules and regulations

reglamento m

to bend or stretch the rules

apartarse un poco de las reglas

the rules of the game

las reglas del juego

the rule of three

la regla de tres

to work to rule (in workplace disputes)

hacer huelga de celo Spain

to work to rule (in workplace disputes)

trabajar a reglamento CSur

rule of thumb

regla general

as a rule of thumb

como regla general

my rule of thumb would be …

como regla general yo diría que …

2. rule (general practice, habit) no pl:

as a rule

por lo general

as a rule

generalmente

the general rule is that I get home first

por regla general or generalmente soy yo quien llega primero a casa

corruption seems to be the rule these days

la corrupción parece ser la norma hoy en día

I make it a rule to reply promptly to letters

tengo por norma contestar las cartas enseguida

3. rule U:

rule (government)

gobierno m

rule (of monarch)

reinado m

it was under foreign/Ottoman rule

estaba bajo dominio extranjero/bajo el dominio otomano

the rule of law

el imperio de la ley

they moved from military to civilian rule

pasaron de un gobierno militar a uno civil

the rule of the Tudors

el reinado de los Tudor

4. rule C (measure):

rule

regla f

II.rule [Am rul, Brit ruːl] VB trans

1. rule (govern, control):

rule country

gobernar

rule country

administrar

rule person

dominar

rule emotion

controlar

you mustn't let that rule your life

no debes permitir que tu vida quede supeditada a eso

2. rule (pronounce):

rule

dictaminar

the committee ruled that there were no grounds for dismissal

la comisión dictaminó que no había causal de despido

3. rule (draw):

rule line

trazar con una regla

ruled paper

papel m con renglones

III.rule [Am rul, Brit ruːl] VB intr

1.1. rule (govern):

rule

gobernar

rule monarch:

reinar

to rule over sb

gobernar a alguien

to rule over sb

reinar sobre alguien

United rules OK Brit

¡viva or arriba (el) United!

1.2. rule (predominate, be current):

rule

imperar

2. rule (pronounce):

rule

fallar

rule

resolver

to rule on sth

fallar en algo

to rule on sth

en algo

the court is expected to rule (on the case) this week

se espera que el tribunal falle or resuelva (en el caso) esta semana

to rule against/in favor of sb/sth

fallar or resolver en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

See also majority

majority <pl majorities> [Am məˈdʒɔrədi, məˈdʒɑrədi, Brit məˈdʒɒrɪti] N

1.1. majority (greater number):

majority + sing or pl vb

mayoría f

the majority were or was not in favor

la mayoría no estaba a favor

in the vast majority of cases

en la inmensa mayoría de los casos

a majority of households now own a TV

hoy en día la mayoría de los hogares dispone de un televisor

to be in the majority

ser mayoría

the silent majority

la mayoría silenciosa

the silent majority attr decision/party

mayoritario

majority holding or interest

participación f mayoritaria

it was approved by a majority vote

se aprobó por mayoría (de votos)

1.2. majority (margin):

majority

mayoría f

majority

margen m

a two-thirds majority

una mayoría de dos tercios

simple or Brit also relative majority

mayoría simple or relativa

they voted by a narrow majority to return to work

ganó por una estrecha mayoría or por un estrecho margen el voto a favor de volver al trabajo

2. majority (adulthood):

majority

mayoría f de edad

to reach the age of or attain or come into one's majority

llegar a or alcanzar la mayoría de edad

I.Australian [Am ɔˈstreɪliən, Brit ɒˈstreɪlɪən, ɔːˈstreɪlɪən] ADJ

Australian

australiano

II.Australian [Am ɔˈstreɪliən, Brit ɒˈstreɪlɪən, ɔːˈstreɪlɪən] N

Australian

australiano m / australiana f

Australian Rules in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Australian Rules in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rule [ru:l] N

1. rule:

rule (law)

regla f

rule (principle)

norma f

rules and regulations

reglamento m

rules of the road

normas f pl de tráfico

to be the rule

ser la norma

to break a rule

infringir una norma

to play (it) by the rules

obedecer las reglas

it is against the rules

va contra las normas

as a rule

por lo general

2. rule no pl (control):

rule

gobierno m

the rule of Henry VIII

el reinado de Enrique VIII

3. rule (measuring device):

rule

regla f

Phrases:

a rule of thumb

una regla general

rules are made to be broken

las normas están para desobedecerlas

II.rule [ru:l] VB trans

1. rule (govern):

rule country

gobernar

rule company

dirigir

2. rule (control):

rule

dominar

3. rule (draw):

rule

trazar con una regla

rule paper

pautar

4. rule LAW (decide):

rule

dictaminar

rule

fallar

III.rule [ru:l] VB intr

1. rule (control):

rule

gobernar

rule monarch

reinar

2. rule (predominate):

rule

imperar

3. rule LAW:

to rule for/against sb/sth

fallar a favor/en contra de alguien/algo

I.Australian [ɒˈstreɪliən, Am ɑ:ˈstreɪlʒən] N

Australian

australiano(-a) m (f)

II.Australian [ɒˈstreɪliən, Am ɑ:ˈstreɪlʒən] ADJ

Australian

australiano, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the sports oval Australian Rules football, hockey and netball are played in winter and cricket, tennis and basketball are played in summer.

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