govern

UK: /ˈɡʌv.ən/ US: /-ə`n/

Translation

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⇨ gobernar

to govern a country

gobernar un país

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⇨ controlar

⇨ regular

These are the rules that govern the use of the library

Éstas son las normas que regulan el uso de la biblioteca

(Definition of govern v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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