rule
/ruːl/ nounTranslation
INSTRUCTION [C] › an official instruction about what you must or must not do
kural, kaide, talimat, nizam
to break (= not obey) the rules. to obey/follow the rules You can't smoke at school, it's against the rules (= not allowed).684LEADER [U] › when someone is in control of a country
yönetme, idare, yönetim, egemenlik
military rule There have been reports of immense human suffering under his rule.676USUAL WAY [no plural] › the usual way something is
âdet, yerleşmiş ilke, kural, kaide
an exception to the rule Workers in the North are, as a rule, paid less than those in the South.1782PRINCIPLE [C] › a principle of a system, such as a language or science
(dil, ilim) kural, usül, esas
the rules of grammar1104a rule of thumb › a way of calculating something, which is not exact but which will help you to be correct enough
üstünkörü ölçme, parmak kesabıyla ölçme; göz kararı ölçme
1894bend/stretch the rules › to allow someone to do something which is not usually allowed
→ See also ground ruleskuralları gevşetmek/yumuşatmak; kuralı ihlâl etmesine göz yummak
We don't usually let students take books home, but I'll bend the rules on this occasion.2104686(Definition of rule noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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