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rule

noun

1 noun governing behaviourriail fem5 c m uto break a rule riail a bhriseadh, riail a shárúto follow the rules cloí leis na rialachato obey the rules cloí leis na rialacha, géilleadh do na rialachato play by the rules imirt de réir na rialachathere are no hard and fast rules níl aon riail dhocht dhaingean annit's completely against the rules to chew gum tá sé go hiomlán in aghaidh na rialacha guma a chogaintrules and regulations rialacha agus rialacháinthere are no hard and fast rules níl rialacha dochta daingne ar bith annit's an unwritten rule that you must be in time is riail é nach bhfuil scríofa ach caithfidh tú a bheith in am, níl sé scríofa síos áit ar bith ach caithfidh tú a bheith in am 2 noun recommendationriail fem5 c m uour first rule is relax! is é an chéad riail atá againn do shuaimhneas a ghlacadh!

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3 noun within systemriail fem5 c m ugrammatical rules rialacha gramadaí 4 noun POL official control, authorityriail fem5 c m uunder Roman rule faoi riail na Róimhe, faoi réimeas na Róimhe, nuair a bhí na Rómhánaigh i gceannas 5 noun rulerrialóir masc3 c m u

verb

6 verb POL official control, authority

TRANSITIVErialaigh verb c m uthey ruled the country rialaigh siad an tír, bhí siad i gceannas na tíre

INTRANSITIVErialaigh verb c m u

to rule by force rialú le foréigean 7 verb official decision INTRANSITIVErialaigh verb c m ubreithiúnas a thabhairt VP c m uto rule against sb rialú in aghaidh duinethe court ruled that she had behaved unreasonably rialaigh an chúirt go raibh sí á hiompar féin go míréasúnta 8 verb control, dominate TRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas ar VP c m ustiúir verb c m ushe ruled that company for twenty years bhí sí i gceannas ar an gcomhlacht sin ar feadh fiche bliain, bhí sí ina ceann feadhna ar an gcomhlacht sin ar feadh fiche bliainshe's ruled by her husband tá sí faoin ordóg ag a fear céile, tá sí faoi smacht ag a fear céileto be ruled by spite olc a bheith i do chroí, an t-olc a bheith go smior ionatchaos ruled when he left bhí an áit ina cíor thuathail nuair a d'imigh séhe lets his heart rule his head (also he allows his heart to rule his head) déanann sé an rud a deir a chroí leis a dhéanamh, éisteann sé lena chroí seachas lena cheann 9 verb be dominant factor INTRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas c m ubheith in uachtartechnology rules tá an teicneolaíocht i réim, seo é ré na teicneolaíochtamoney rules in this business is é an t-airgead an rud is tábhachtaí sa ghnó seo 10 verb informal used in approval of sth INTRANSITIVEthis movie totally rules tá an scannán seo thar barr, tá an scannán seo ar fheabhas Éireann, ba dheacair an scannán seo a bhualadhGalway rules OK! Gaillimh abú!, Gaillimh go brách! 11 verb use ruler TRANSITIVErialaigh verb c m ulíne a tharraingt VPto rule a page leathanach a rialúto rule a line líne a tharraingt le rialóir

phrases

as a rule

(also

as a general rule

) de ghnáth c m ugo hiondúil c m uI don't go around protesting as a rule de ghnáth ní théim thart ag léirsiú, ní dual dom a bheith ag dul thart ag léirsiú, ní nós liom a bheith ag dul thart ag léirsiú

to be the rule

shirts and ties are the rule in this office is iondúil go gcaitear léine agus carbhat san oifig seo, tá sé de nós ag daoine léine agus carbhat a chaitheamh san oifig seowarm days and cold nights are the rule here laethanta teo agus oícheanta fuara an gnáthrud anseo, bíonn sé te anseo sa lá agus fuar san oíche

to bend the rules

(also

to stretch the rules

) na rialacha a lúbadheisceacht a dhéanamhI'll bend the rules this time déanfaidh mé eisceacht an uair seo

to make it a rule to do sth

I make it a rule always to be mannerly with people déanaim mo dhícheall a bheith béasach le daoine i gcónaí, déanaim cinnte de go mbím béasach le daoine i gcónaíthey made it a rule not to smoke in the house ní chaithidís tobac riamh istigh sa teach

the rule of law

LAW , POLan dlí c m uriail an dlíforlámhas an dlíto enforce the rule of law an dlí a chur i bhfeidhm

rule of the road

LAW , TRANSPthe rules of the road rialacha an bhóthairto obey the rules of the road cloí le rialacha an bhóthair, rialacha an bhóthair a chomhlíonadh

rule of thumb

treoir ghinearáltaas a rule of thumb plants shouldn't sit in water mar threoir ghinearálta níor chóir plandaí a fhágáil in uisce

to rule the roost

informalbheith i gceannas c m ushe rules the roost in that house is ise an bas sa teach sin, is uirthise atá an bríste sa teach sinthe banks ruled the roost here ba ag na bainc a bhí an chumhacht anseo

rules are rules

ní féidir éalú ó na rialachaníl aon dul thar na rialacha

the rules of the game

rialacha an chluiche

to rule with a rod of iron

rialú go dian dochtrialú le diansmachthe ruled the country with a rod of iron rialaigh sé an tír le diansmacht, rialaigh sé an tír gan trua gan taise

to work to rule

oibriú de réir rialachthey're working to rule over the loss of overtime tá siad ag obair de réir rialach mar gheall ar an ngearradh siar ar ragobair

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