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1 rule
A n1 ( regulation) (of game, sport, language, religion) règle f ; (of school, company, organization) règlement m ; the rules of the game lit, fig les règles or la règle du jeu ; school/EC rules le règlement de l'école/de la CEE ; to obey/break/bend the rules obéir à/violer/contourner les règles or le règlement ; to be against the rules être contraire aux règles or au règlement (to do de faire) ; it is a rule that il est de règle que ; under this rule selon cette règle or le règlement ; rules and regulations réglementation f ; I make it a rule always/never to do j'ai pour règle de toujours/de ne jamais faire ;2 ( usual occurrence) règle f ; hot summers are the rule here les étés chauds sont la règle ici ; as a rule généralement ; as a general rule en règle générale ;3 ¢ ( authority) domination f, gouvernement m ; colonial rule domination coloniale ; majority rule gouvernement majoritaire ; under Tory rule sous un gouvernement conservateur ; under the rule of a tyrant sous la domination d'un tyran ;B vtr1 Pol [ruler, law, convention] gouverner ; [monarch] régner sur ; [party] diriger ; [army] commander ;2 ( control) [money, appetite] dominer [life, character] ; [person, consideration] diriger [behaviour] ; [factor] dicter [strategy] ; to be ruled by sb† se laisser diriger par qn ; to let one's heart rule one's head laisser son cœur dominer sa raison ;4 [tribunal, court, judge, umpire] to rule that décréter que ; to rule sth unlawful décréter que qch est illégal.C vi1 gen, Pol [monarch] régner ; [government] gouverner ; anarchy rules l'anarchie règne ; Leeds United rule OK ○ ! vive Leeds United! ;2 [tribunal, court, judge, umpire] statuer (against contre).■ rule off:▶ rule off faire or tirer un trait ;▶ rule off [sth], rule [sth] off faire or tirer un trait sous [part of writing].■ rule out:▶ rule out [sth], rule [sth] out1 ( eliminate) exclure [chance, possibility, candidate] (of de) ; to rule out doing exclure de faire ;2 ( prevent) interdire [activity]. -
2 expansion
expansion [ɪk'spænʃən](of empire) expansion f, élargissement m; (of army, staff) augmentation f, accroissement m; (of chest, muscles, ideas) développement m; (of knowledge, influence) élargissement m; (of gas, metal) expansion f, dilatation f; Computing (of memory) extension f; (of business) développement m, agrandissement m, extension f;∎ colonial/territorial expansion expansion f coloniale/territoriale►► Computing expansion board carte f d'extension;expansion bolt Building industry boulon m de scellement ou d'expansion; (in mountaineering) cheville f ou piton m d'expansion;Computing expansion card carte f d'extension;Technology expansion curve courbe f de détente;Technology expansion joint joint m de dilatation;Computing expansion slot emplacement m ou logement m pour carte d'extension;Cars expansion stroke course f de détente;Building industry expansion tank réservoir m d'expansion;
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