gag rule in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gag rule in the English»French Dictionary

I.gag [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] N

1. gag (piece of cloth):

gag

bâillon m

to put a gag over sb's mouth

bâillonner qn

2. gag (censorship):

gag inf

bâillon m

to put a gag on democracy/free speech

bâillonner ceux qui parlent de démocratie/de liberté de la presse

to put a gag on the press

bâillonner la presse

3. gag (joke):

gag inf

blague f inf

II.gag <pres part gagging; pret, pp gagged> [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] VB trans

gag

bâillonner

gag JOURN media

bâillonner

gag journalist, informant

museler

to gag sb with a handkerchief

bâillonner qn avec un mouchoir

III.gag <pres part gagging; pret, pp gagged> [Brit ɡaɡ, Am ɡæɡ] VB intr (choke)

gag

avoir un haut-le-cœur

he gagged on his soup

il s'est étouffé en mangeant sa soupe

I.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] N

1. rule (regulation):

rule (of game, sport, language, religion)

règle f

rule (of school, company, organization)

règlement m

the rules of the game lit, fig

les règles or la règle du jeu

school/EU rules

le règlement de l'école/de la UE

to obey/break/bend the rules

obéir à/violer/contourner les règles or le règlement

to be against the rules

être contraire aux règles or au règlement (to do de faire)

it is a rule that …

il est de règle que …

under this rule

selon cette règle or le règlement

rules and regulations

réglementation f

I make it a rule always/never to do

j'ai pour règle de toujours/de ne jamais faire

2. rule (usual occurrence):

rule

règle f

hot summers are the rule here

les étés chauds sont la règle ici

as a rule

généralement

as a general rule

en règle générale

3. rule U (authority):

rule

domination f

rule

gouvernement m

colonial rule

domination coloniale

under Tory rule

sous un gouvernement conservateur

under the rule of a tyrant

sous la domination d'un tyran

4. rule (for measuring):

rule

règle f

a metre rule

une règle d'un mètre

II.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] VB trans

1. rule POL:

rule ruler, law, convention:

gouverner

rule monarch:

régner sur

rule party:

diriger

rule army:

commander

2. rule (control):

rule money, appetite: life, character

dominer

rule person, consideration: behaviour

diriger

rule factor: strategy

dicter

to be ruled by sb dated

se laisser diriger par qn

to let one's heart rule one's head

laisser son cœur dominer sa raison

3. rule (draw):

rule line

faire, tirer

ruled paper

papier réglé

4. rule tribunal, court, judge, umpire:

to rule that …

décréter que …

to rule sth unlawful

décréter que qc est illégal

III.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] VB intr

1. rule (gen) POL:

rule monarch:

régner

rule government:

gouverner

anarchy rules

l'anarchie règne

Leeds United rule OK inf!

vive Leeds United!

2. rule tribunal, court, judge, umpire:

rule

statuer (against contre)

gag rule in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gag rule in the English»French Dictionary

I.gag¹ [gæg] N (cloth)

gag

bâillon m

II.gag¹ <-gg-> [gæg] VB trans a. fig

gag

bâillonner

III.gag¹ <-gg-> [gæg] VB intr

gag

avoir des haut-le-cœur

I.gag² N (joke)

gag

gag m

to do sth for a gag Am, Aus

faire qc pour rire

II.gag² <-gg-> VB intr

gag

plaisanter

I.rule [ru:l] N

1. rule (instruction):

rule

règle f

to play by the rules

jouer d'après les règles

the school rules

le règlement scolaire

to make it a rule to +infin

avoir pour règle de +infin

2. rule no pl (control):

rule

autorité f

under Conservative rule

sous les conservateurs

3. rule (ruler):

rule

règle f

Phrases:

as a rule of thumb

en général

as a general rule

en règle générale

rules are made to be broken prov

les règles sont faites pour être violées

to be the rule

être la règle

II.rule [ru:l] VB trans

1. rule (govern):

rule

gouverner

2. rule (control):

rule

mener

3. rule (draw):

rule line

tirer

rule paper

tracer des lignes sur

4. rule (decide):

rule

décider

rule LAW

déclarer

Phrases:

to rule the roost

faire la loi

to be ruled by sb

écouter les conseils de qn

III.rule [ru:l] VB intr

rule (control):

rule

régner

Phrases:

to rule supreme

régner en maître absolu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All of these parliamentary tricks were in vain, however, as the gag rule resulted in each being summarily dismissed.

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The organisation will now have to face a significant shortage in funding as it refuses to comply to the gag rule.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

One of them was the global gag rule.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

His first conspicuous work was to help repeal the gag rule that had long been used to prevent antislavery petitions being read on the floor of the house.

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The gag rule prevented him from bringing slavery petitions to the floor, but he brought one anyway.

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There he spoke out against the gag rule intended to put a stop to anti-slavery petitions.

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The what is the value of such a self-imposed gag rule?

thelinknewspaper.ca

We can't get the news accurately because of gag rules and restrictions.

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The global gag rule is an attack on women everywhere.

www.theage.com.au

After this debate, the gag rule was ultimately retained.

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