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)

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