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WordReference English-Greek Dictionary © 2026:
| rule n | (law: regulation) (νόμος) | κανονισμός ουσ αρσ |
| | There is a rule against playing music here. |
| | Υπάρχει κανονισμός που απαγορεύει να παίζετε μουσική εδώ. |
| rule n | uncountable (law: judicial ruling) | απόφαση ουσ θηλ |
| | By court rule, the government must release the information. |
| rule n | uncountable (law: government, control) | διακυβέρνηση ουσ θηλ |
| | Government rule must be fair. |
| rule n | (mathematical law) | κανόνας ουσ αρσ |
| | There is a rule that governs negative numbers. |
| | Υπάρχει ένας κανόνας που ισχύει για τους αρνητικούς αριθμούς. |
| rule [sth]⇒ vtr | (govern, as a sovereign) | κυβερνώ ρ μ |
| | Catherine ruled Russia. |
| | Η Αικατερίνη κυβέρνησε τη Ρωσία. |
| rule [sth] vtr | (maintain discipline over) | κυβερνώ ρ μ |
| | The king ruled the provinces with an iron fist. |
| | Ο βασιλιάς κυβερνούσε στις επαρχίες με σιδερένια πυγμή. |
| rule⇒ vi | (make a decree) | βγάζω ετυμηγορία ρ μ + ουσ θηλ |
| | | αποφαίνομαι ρ αμ |
| | The court is about to rule. |
| | Το δικαστήριο είναι έτοιμο να βγάλει ετυμηγορία. |
| Επιπλέον μεταφράσεις |
WordReference English-Greek Dictionary © 2026:
| rule n | (ruler) | χάρακας ουσ αρσ |
| | (παλαιό, σπάνιο) | υποδεκάμετρο ουσ ουδ |
| | Geometry students must have rules so that they can take measurements. |
| rule n | (thin line on paper) | διαγράμμιση ουσ θηλ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | γραμμές ουσ θηλ πλ |
| | Duane picked a paper with a very fine rule. |
| rule⇒ vi | (govern, as a sovereign) | κυβερνώ ρ αμ |
| | (βασιλιάς, μονάρχης) | βασιλεύω ρ αμ |
| | Presidents need a mandate to rule. |
| rule vi | figurative, informal (be the best) (καθομιλουμένη) | είμαι σούπερ έκφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | σκίζω ρ αμ |
| | (αργκό, μεταφορικά) | τα σπάω έκφρ |
| | Ms Hayes rules! She is the best math teacher ever. |
| rule [sb]⇒ vtr | (control, influence) | ελέγχω ρ μ |
| | The manager ruled his employees' behaviour. |
rule [sth],
rule that⇒ vtr | (decree) | διατάζω, προστάζω ρ μ |
| | | δίνω εντολή περίφρ |
| | | διατάσσω ρ μ |
| | The queen ruled that everyone must bow to her. |
| rule [sth]⇒ vtr | (make a line on paper) (το χαρτί) | διαγραμμίζω ρ μ |
| | | κάνω διαγράμμιση σε κτ περίφρ |
| | (τις γραμμές) | σχεδιάζω, κάνω, τραβάω ρ μ |
| | You can use a ruler to help you rule lines on a piece of paper. |
| rule [sth] vtr | (print guiding lines on paper) | διαγραμμίζω ρ μ |
| | The printer ruled the paper. |
| Phrasal verbs |
WordReference English-Greek Dictionary © 2026:
| rule [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (disqualify [sb/sth] from contest) | αποκλείω ρ μ |
| | | ακυρώνω ρ μ |
rule [sth] out,
rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eliminate, exclude) | αποκλείω ρ μ |
| | The police ruled out the obvious suspect because he had an alibi for the time of the murder. |
| | Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the attack. |
| | Η αστυνομία απέκλεισε τον προφανή ύποπτο επειδή είχε άλλοθι για την ώρα του φόνου. // Η αστυνομία απέκλεισε τη ληστεία ως κίνητρο για την επίθεση. |
rule [sth] out,
rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make impossible) | αποκλείεται ρ απρ |
| | It hadn't yet snowed, so skiing was ruled out. |
| | Δεν είχε χιονίσει ακόμα, γι' αυτό αποκλείστηκε η πιθανότητα να κάνουμε σκι. |
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| as a general rule adv | (usually) | συνήθως, γενικά επίρ |
| | | κατά κανόνα φρ ως επίρ |
| | I don't eat meat as a general rule, but I make an exception for my mother's cooking. |
| | Sometimes I'm late, but as a general rule I always try to be on time. |
| as a rule expr | (usually) | ως κανόνας, γενικά, συνήθως επίρ |
| | As a rule, we go to bed early on weeknights. |
| divide and rule expr | (strategy to gain power) | διαίρει και βασίλευε έκφρ |
| gag rule n | (law that restricts discussion) | εντολή αποσιώπησης ουσ θηλ |
| | Judge Mulrooney imposed a gag rule on everyone involved in the trial. |
| general rule n | ([sth] customary) | γενικός κανόνας ουσ αρσ |
| | The general rule is that the bride's parents pay for the wedding. |
| | Ο γενικός κανόνας είναι ότι οι γονείς της νύφης πληρώνουν το γάμο. |
| golden rule n | (fundamental guideline) | χρυσός κανόνας φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| | The golden rule is to treat others as you would like them to treat you. |
| ground rule n | usually plural (fundamental principle) | βασικός κανόνας, θεμελιώδης κανόνας επίθ + ουσ αρσ |
| | We need to agree on some ground rules before we go any further. |
| | No smoking in your room; that's a ground rule. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | απαράβατος κανόνας επίθ + ουσ αρσ |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| hearsay rule n | (law ruling out indirect testimony) | νόμος που αποκλείει έμμεσες μαρτυρίες έκφρ |
| | He confessed his crime to me, but I can't testify against him because of the hearsay rule. |
home rule,
Home Rule n | (self-government) | αυτοδιοίκηση ουσ θηλ |
| | Greenland achieved home rule in 1979. |
| phase rule n | (law of physics) | νόμος των φάσεων, κανόνας των φάσεων φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| rule of engagement n | (military: instructions for combat) (στρατιωτικό: για σύρραξη) | κανόνες εμπλοκής φρ ως ουσ θηλ πλ |
| | Standard military rules of engagement forbid targetting civilian populations during a war. |
| rule of law n | (overriding legal principle) (νομική) | κανόνες δικαίου φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| | (αναφορά σε χώρα) | κράτος δικαίου φρ ως ουσ ουδ |
| | During the gold rush, there was no rule of law in the miners' camps. |
| rule of six n | UK (pandemic group size ban) | ο κανόνας των έξι φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| rule of thumb n | (general indication, rough guide) | εμπειρικός κανόνας ουσ αρσ |
| | The rule of thumb when doing laundry is to keep light and dark clothes separate. |
| | Ο εμπειρικός κανόνας όταν πλένεις ρούχα είναι να ξεχωρίζεις τα ανοιχτόχρωμα από τα σκουρόχρωμα. |
| rule over [sth/sb] vi + prep | (govern) | κυβερνώ ρ μ |
| | Queen Elizabeth II ruled over the United Kingdom for 70 years. |
| rule the roost v expr | figurative (be in charge of a household) (ηγούμαι στο σπίτι) | κάνω κουμάντο έκφρ |
| | In our family, it's my mother who rules the roost, not my father. |
| slide rule n | (instrument for measurements and calculations) | λογαριθμικός κανόνας έκφρ |
| | We used to use a slide rule to calculate nearly everything. |