Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

rule2

/ruːl/ [ruled, ruling]

Translation

v [t, i]
gobernar
Who rules that country?
¿Quién gobierna ese país?
regir
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
(en derecho)
decidir
fallar
The judge ruled that neither party was guilty
El juez falló que ninguna de las partes era culpable
constr. to rule + (that)
to rule sth/sb out [m]
(Definition of rule v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

Word of the Day

ride (out) the storm

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More