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Detailed Translations for ruler from English to French

rule:

to rule verbe (rules, ruled, ruling)

  1. to rule (exercise authority; reign; order; exert power)
    régir; gouverner; diriger; maîtriser; dominer; commander
    • régir verbe (régis, régit, régissons, régissez, )
    • gouverner verbe (gouverne, gouvernes, gouvernons, gouvernez, )
    • diriger verbe (dirige, diriges, dirigeons, dirigez, )
    • maîtriser verbe (maîtrise, maîtrises, maîtrisons, maîtrisez, )
    • dominer verbe (domine, domines, dominons, dominez, )
    • commander verbe (commande, commandes, commandons, commandez, )
  2. to rule (spread a disease; reign)
    diffuser; se répandre
    • diffuser verbe (diffuse, diffuses, diffusons, diffusez, )
    • se répandre verbe
  3. to rule (decree; dedicate; commission; )
    dicter; ordonner; prescrire; enjoindre
    • dicter verbe (dicte, dictes, dictons, dictez, )
    • ordonner verbe (ordonne, ordonnes, ordonnons, ordonnez, )
    • prescrire verbe (prescris, prescrit, prescrivons, prescrivez, )
    • enjoindre verbe (enjoins, enjoint, enjoignons, enjoignez, )

Conjugations for rule:

present
  1. rule
  2. rule
  3. rules
  4. rule
  5. rule
  6. rule
simple past
  1. ruled
  2. ruled
  3. ruled
  4. ruled
  5. ruled
  6. ruled
present perfect
  1. have ruled
  2. have ruled
  3. has ruled
  4. have ruled
  5. have ruled
  6. have ruled
past continuous
  1. was ruling
  2. were ruling
  3. was ruling
  4. were ruling
  5. were ruling
  6. were ruling
future
  1. shall rule
  2. will rule
  3. will rule
  4. shall rule
  5. will rule
  6. will rule
continuous present
  1. am ruling
  2. are ruling
  3. is ruling
  4. are ruling
  5. are ruling
  6. are ruling
subjunctive
  1. be ruled
  2. be ruled
  3. be ruled
  4. be ruled
  5. be ruled
  6. be ruled
diverse
  1. rule!
  2. let's rule!
  3. ruled
  4. ruling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

rule [the ~] nom

  1. the rule (regulation; precept)
    la prescription; la directive; la ligne directrice
  2. the rule (authority; power)
    l'autorité; la puissance; le pouvoir
  3. the rule (official regulation; regulation)
  4. the rule (regime; reign; government; leadership; rule of life)
    le régime; la direction; l'autorité; le gouvernement; le management; le pouvoir public; le comité directeur
  5. the rule (domination)
    la domination
  6. the rule (natural law)
  7. the rule (reign)
    la régence
  8. the rule (basic rule; principle; maxim; rule of life)
  9. the rule (filter)
    – A set of conditions and associated actions that may be applied to certain tasks. For example, an e-mail rule might stipulate that all messages from a particular sender be placed into a specific folder. 1
    la règle; filtre
  10. the rule
    – In Operations Manager 2007, an element in a management pack that defines the events and performance data to collect from computers, and what to do with the information after it is collected. A rule cannot set a health state. 1
    la règle
  11. the rule
    – A condition-action pair that prescribes the action taken when the condition is met. 1
    la règle

Translation Matrix for rule:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
autorité authority; government; leadership; power; regime; reign; rule; rule of life administration; authorities; authority; cabinet; colonial administration; colonial government; command; competence; control; dominion; establishment; expert; government; local government; mastery; power; public authorities; qualification; right of say; ruler; specialist
comité directeur government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life advisory committee; board; board of directors; board of managers; cable; committee; direction; management; steering committee; supervision; wire
conformité aux règles natural law; rule
consigne de service official regulation; regulation; rule
direction government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life Board of Directors; Board of Governors; board; board of directors; board of managers; cable; command; committee; course; directing; direction; direction of the wind; directorate; directorship; employees; executive body; front position; lead; leading; management; management team; manpower; navigational route; personnel; point of the compass; points of the compass; quarter of the compass; quarters of the compass; servants; staff; steering; supervision; taking the lead; wind direction; wire
directive precept; regulation; rule charter; directive; guide; house rules; statute
domination domination; rule authority; command; dominion; mastery; power
filtre filter; rule filter; quick view
gouvernement government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life administration; authorities; board; board of directors; board of managers; cabinet; cable; colonial administration; colonial government; committee; direction; government; government of the state; governorship; local government; management; office of governor; public authorities; supervision; tutorship; wire
ligne directrice precept; regulation; rule
management government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life Board of Directors; Board of Governors; board; board of directors; board of managers; cable; caution; cautiousness; circumspection; committee; direction; management; policy; prudence; supervision; wire
pouvoir authority; power; rule authorities; authority; capacity; command; competence; control; dominion; establishment; force; mandate; mastery; power; qualification; right of say; strength; warrant
pouvoir public government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life administration; authorities; cabinet; colonial administration; colonial government; government; local government; public authorities
prescription precept; regulation; rule declaring; decreeing; determine; dictating; imposition; laying on; ordering; prescribe; prescription; recommendation; regulation; requiring
principe basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life article of faith; axiom; basic assumption; basic principle; basis; central argument; chief principle; dogma; fundamental idea; fundamental principle; fundamental property; ideology; main principle; main proposition; maxim; mode of life; motto; precept; principle; rule of life; slogan; starting point; tenet
principe de base basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life basic principle; basic rule; basic thought; basis; dogma; fundamental idea; initial concept; main principle; principle; rule of life; tenet
puissance authority; power; rule authority; capacity; command; competence; courage; dominion; fiber; fibre; force; fortitude; influence; mastery; power; qualification; ruler; strength
règle filter; rule charter; file; folding ruler; gauge; line; measure; norm; rank; row; ruler; standard; stripe
règle fondamentale basic rule; maxim; principle; rule; rule of life article of faith; central argument; dogma; main proposition; maxim; precept; principle
règlement official regulation; regulation; rule arrangement; by-law; charter; claim settlement; clearing off; compensation; completion; conclusion; decision; defining; determination; discipline; fixing; guide; hire-purchase; house rules; liquidation; ordinance; pay-off; paying off; payment; regulation; regulations; rules; settlement; settlement of a claim; settling; statute; submission; winding up
régence reign; rule governorship; tutorship
régime government; leadership; regime; reign; rule; rule of life company protocol; diet; form of government; ideology; mode of life; number of revolutions; raceme; reducing cure; reducing-diet; regime; revs; rule of life; state-structure; type of administration; type of governance
- convention; dominion; formula; linguistic rule; normal; pattern; prescript; principle; regulation; ruler
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
commander exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule be in command of; bid; charge; command; dictate; direct; extort; instruct; lead; ordain; order; preside; take the lead
dicter charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule charge; dictate; ordain; order
diffuser reign; rule; spread a disease broadcast; cast around; disperse; emanate; emit; exude; fan out; hive off; scatter; send out; sow; spread; sprinkle; strew about; swarm about; swarm around; toss about
diriger exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule administer; be in command of; charge; command; direct; drive; guide; head for; lead; lead up to; manage; operate; order; pilot through; point the direction; preside; ride; run; take the lead
dominer exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule be the one in control; bring to submission; bring under control; check; control; crush; curb; develop; dominate; grow; grow up; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; keep under control; moderate; overcome; overpower; overwhelm; predominate; prevail; pulverise; pulverize; recant; restrain; retract; revoke; rise; rise above; rub fine; subdue; subject; suppress; take back; take possession of something; tame; tower; tower above; withhold
enjoindre charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule
gouverner exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule be in command of; command; crush; direct; dominate; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; lead; order; predominate; preside; prevail; pulverise; pulverize; recant; retract; revoke; rub fine; subdue; suppress; take back; take the lead; withhold
maîtriser exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule be the one in control; bring to submission; bring under control; check; confine; control; crush; curb; dam; dominate; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; have it taped; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; limit; moderate; overcome; overpower; overwhelm; pulverise; pulverize; recant; restrain; restrict; retract; revoke; rub fine; subdue; subject; suppress; take back; take possession of something; tame; understand; withhold
ordonner charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule be in command of; call; charge; command; decree; dictate; dictate a letter; give notice of; list all the points; ordain; order; preside; proclaim; take the lead
pouvoir be able; be allowed to; have permission; may
prescrire charge; command; commission; decree; dedicate; devote; dictate; exert power; force; order; rule bid; charge; dictate; direct; instruct; ordain; order
régir exercise authority; exert power; order; reign; rule charge; command; order
se répandre reign; rule; spread a disease disperse; fan out; hive off; spread; swarm about; swarm around
- decree; dominate; find; govern; harness; predominate; prevail; reign; rein
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
principe principle
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- govern

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Synonyms for "rule":


Related Definitions for "rule":

  1. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths2
  2. something regarded as a normative example2
    • violence is the rule not the exception2
  3. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior2
    • it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast2
  4. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems2
    • he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs2
  5. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system2
    • the right-hand rule for inductive fields2
  6. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct2
  7. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order2
    • the rule of St. Dominic2
  8. prescribed guide for conduct or action2
  9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted2
    • he knew the rules of chess2
  10. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice2
  11. dominance or power through legal authority2
    • the rule of Caesar2
  12. the duration of a monarch's or government's power2
  13. keep in check2
    • rule one's temper2
  14. decide with authority2
  15. decide on and make a declaration about2
  16. mark or draw with a ruler2
    • rule the margins2
  17. exercise authority over; as of nations2
  18. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance2
  19. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac2
  20. A line printed above, below, or to the side of some element, either to set that item off from the remainder of the page or to improve the look of the page. Footnotes, for example, often appear below a short rule that sets them off from the main text on the page. The thickness of a rule is typically measured in points. (A point is approximately 1/72 inch.)1
  21. In expert systems, a statement that can be used to verify premises and to enable a conclusion to be drawn.1
  22. A set of conditions and associated actions that may be applied to certain tasks. For example, an e-mail rule might stipulate that all messages from a particular sender be placed into a specific folder.1
  23. In Operations Manager 2007, an element in a management pack that defines the events and performance data to collect from computers, and what to do with the information after it is collected. A rule cannot set a health state.1
  24. A statement that is used to compose components. Rules are the event-condition-action (ECA) type of declarative statements that act upon data that matches the requirement specified in the rule.1
  25. A condition-action pair that prescribes the action taken when the condition is met.1

Wiktionary Translations for rule:

rule
noun
  1. regulation
verb
  1. to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over
rule
noun
  1. À trier
  2. action, charge, ou manière de gouverner, de régir, d’administrer quelque chose, en particulier dans le domaine politique.
  3. Instrument pour mesurer ou tracer des lignes droites
  4. Principe, maxime, loi
  5. instrument de bois, de métal ou de quelque autre matière, qui sert à guider la main quand on vouloir tracer des lignes droites.
  6. ordonnance, statut, prescription qui déterminer ce que l’on devoir faire.
  7. exercice du pouvoir souverain dans un état monarchique.
  8. droit|fr ensemble de lois, de règlements, coutumes, spécialement applicables, soit à des personnes, ou des groupes de personnes, soit à des biens.
  9. Traductions à trier suivant le sens.
verb
  1. Faire connaître d’une façon manifeste.
  2. diriger une embarcation à l’aide d’un gouvernail.
  3. juri|fr décider une affaire, un différend en qualité de juge.
  4. exercer le pouvoir souverain dans un état monarchique ; il se dit des princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
rule loi; règle Bestimmung — Anordnung, Vorschrift
rule domination; dominance; pouvoir HerrschaftRegierungsgewalt, Art und Weise, in der man regieren
rule règne HerrschaftAmtsperiode eines autokratisch Regierenden; Regierungsdauer eines Königs oder Regimes
rule règle Regel — Verhaltensvorschrift
rule consigne; règlement; ordre; instruction; directive Vorschrift — Anweisung, die man befolgen muss
rule régner herrschen — Macht über jemand oder etwas ausüben

ruler:

ruler [the ~] nom

  1. the ruler
    la règle
  2. the ruler
    le dirigeant
  3. the ruler (mister; gent; lord; master; king)
    le seigneur; le maître; le roi; le souverain; l'homme du pouvoir
  4. the ruler (authority)
    l'autorité; l'autorités; l'organe du pouvoir; la puissance; le maître; le souverain; le pouvoirs; la détentrice du pouvoir; le détenteur du pouvoir
  5. the ruler (commander; lord)
    le seigneur; le souverain; le commandant
  6. the ruler (monarch; sovereign)
    le souverain; la majesté; le monarque
  7. the ruler (usurper)
    le souverain; le maître; l'envahisseur; le régent
  8. the ruler
    – An on-screen scale marked off in inches or other units of measure and used to show line widths, tab settings, paragraph indents, and so on. 1
    la règle

Translation Matrix for ruler:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
autorité authority; ruler administration; authorities; authority; cabinet; colonial administration; colonial government; command; competence; control; dominion; establishment; expert; government; leadership; local government; mastery; power; public authorities; qualification; regime; reign; right of say; rule; rule of life; specialist
autorités authority; ruler authorities; authority; competence; country; empire; establishment; government; kingdom; nation; persons in charge; power; public authorities; qualification; state
commandant commander; lord; ruler boss; captain; centurion; chief; commander; commanding officer; director; general; headman; leader; lieutenant-colonel; major; manager; managing director; master; patron; sea captain; skipper; squadron leader; topdog
dirigeant ruler captain; chairman; chief; commander; commanding officer; leader; manager; president; receiver
détenteur du pouvoir authority; ruler authorities; establishment; power
détentrice du pouvoir authority; ruler authorities; establishment; power
envahisseur ruler; usurper
homme du pouvoir gent; king; lord; master; mister; ruler
majesté monarch; ruler; sovereign king; monarch
maître authority; gent; king; lord; master; mister; ruler; usurper boss; champ; champion; chief; governor; instructor; leader; master; mentor; principal; schoolmaster; schoolteacher; teacher; tutor; viceroy
monarque monarch; ruler; sovereign crown prince; crown princess; heir to the throne; heir-apparent; king; monarch; pretender to the throne; prince; prince royal; princess royal; successor to the throne
organe du pouvoir authority; ruler
pouvoirs authority; ruler authority; capacity; competence; force; power; powers; qualification; strength
puissance authority; ruler authority; capacity; command; competence; courage; dominion; fiber; fibre; force; fortitude; influence; mastery; power; qualification; rule; strength
roi gent; king; lord; master; mister; ruler king; monarch
règle ruler charter; file; filter; folding ruler; gauge; line; measure; norm; rank; row; rule; standard; stripe
régent ruler; usurper accountant; administrator; bookkeeper; governor; incumbent; regent; trustee; viceroy
seigneur commander; gent; king; lord; master; mister; ruler citadel keeper; citadel lord; landed proprietor; landlord; landowner; lord; lord of the castle; lord of the stronghold; master; ruler of the country; sovereign lord; yeoman
souverain authority; commander; gent; king; lord; master; mister; monarch; ruler; sovereign; usurper crown prince; crown princess; heir to the throne; heir-apparent; king; lord; master; monarch; pretender to the throne; prince; prince royal; princess royal; ruler of the country; sovereign lord; successor to the throne
- rule; swayer
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- king; sire; sovereign
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dirigeant executive
souverain independent; sovereign; unattached

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Synonyms for "ruler":


Related Definitions for "ruler":

  1. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths2
  2. a person who rules or commands2
  3. An on-screen scale marked off in inches or other units of measure and used to show line widths, tab settings, paragraph indents, and so on.1

Wiktionary Translations for ruler:

ruler
noun
  1. measuring or drawing device
  2. person who rules or governs
ruler
noun
  1. Celui, celle qui dominer, qui s’arroger une grande autorité, qui exercer un grand empire.
  2. Instrument pour mesurer ou tracer des lignes droites
  3. instrument de bois, de métal ou de quelque autre matière, qui sert à guider la main quand on vouloir tracer des lignes droites.
  4. Sens 1

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ruler puissant machthebber — een persoon met gezag
ruler souverain; dominateur Herrscher — das Oberhaupt eines Stammes, Volkes, Reiches oder Landes
ruler règle LinealLeiste (meist aus Holz oder Kunststoff bestehend), an der Längenmarkierungen markiert sind, um gerade Linien (mit bestimmten Längen) zu ziehen

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