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Rule
przepis

I. rule1 [ru:l] N

1. rule (regulation):

rule
przepis m
rules of procedure
przepisy pl proceduralne

2. rule (principle):

rule
zasada f
rule
reguła f
as a [general] rule
z reguły
as a rule of thumb...
można przyjąć, że...
to make it a rule to do sth
robić coś dla zasady

3. rule no pl (control, government):

rule
rządy pl
rule
panowanie nt

4. rule (court decision):

rule
postanowienie nt

II. rule1 [ru:l] VB trans

1. rule (govern, control):

rule
rządzić
to rule one's emotions fig
panować [perf za-] nad swoimi emocjami

2. rule (decide):

rule
zarządzać [perf zarządzić]

3. rule LAW:

to rule sth to be illegal
orzekać [perf orzec] , że coś jest niezgodne z prawem

Phrases:

to rule the roost
być pierwszym po Bogu

III. rule1 [ru:l] VB intr

1. rule (control):

rule
panować
to rule with a rod of iron
sprawować rządy żelazną ręką

2. rule LAW:

to rule on sb/sth
orzekać [perf orzec] w sprawie kogoś/czegoś

3. rule inf (be better):

Liverpool rules!
Liverpool rządzi!

I. rule2 [ru:l] N (measuring device)

rule
liniał m

II. rule2 [ru:l] VB trans

rule line:

rule
kreślić [perf na-]
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rule N

pointing rule
łata do spoinowania f
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rule N

phase rule PHYS
reguła faz f
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Rule N

Rule ASTRON
Węgielnica (gwiazdozbiór) m

home rule N no pl

home rule
autonomia f
home rule
niezawisłość f

rule out VB trans

rule out possibility, suspect:

rule out
wykluczać [perf wykluczyć]

self-government, self-rule N no pl POL

self-government
samorząd m
self-government of country
autonomia f

self-rule N

self-rule → self-government

self-government, self-rule N no pl POL

self-government
samorząd m
self-government of country
autonomia f

slide rule N

slide rule
suwak m logarytmiczny

work-to-rule N Brit

work-to-rule
strajk m włoski
Present
Irule
yourule
he/she/itrules
werule
yourule
theyrule
Past
Iruled
youruled
he/she/itruled
weruled
youruled
theyruled
Present Perfect
Ihaveruled
youhaveruled
he/she/ithasruled
wehaveruled
youhaveruled
theyhaveruled
Past Perfect
Ihadruled
youhadruled
he/she/ithadruled
wehadruled
youhadruled
theyhadruled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

deviation from a rule
odstępstwo od reguły
to divide and rule
dzielić i rządzić
as a [general] rule
z reguły
to rule one's emotions fig
panować [perf za-] nad swoimi emocjami
to rule the roost
być pierwszym po Bogu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He was therefore forced to rule out dinosaurs as bird ancestors and ascribe all of their similarities to convergent evolution.
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However, enough of their remains were found that testing was able to rule out drugs or alcohol as the cause.
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The purpose is to see which event trigger the next event and so on, or to rule out some possible events.
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It does not rule out the possibility that the latter are subcountable.
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He has yet to rule out a comeback to competitive track and field.
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