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1 rule
rule [ru:l]1. nouna. ( = guiding principle) règle f• it's a rule that... il est de règle que... + subjb. ( = authority) autorité fa. [+ country] gouverner ; [+ person] dominerb. [judge] statuer4. compounds[+ possibility, suggestion, date, person] écarter* * *[ruːl] 1.1) ( regulation) (of game, language) règle f; (of school, organization) règlement mthe rules of the game — les règles or la règle du jeu
to bend the rules — contourner les règles or le règlement
against the rules — contraire aux règles or au règlement ( to do de faire)
it is a rule that — il est de règle que (+ subj)
2) ( usual occurrence) règle f3) [U] ( authority) domination f, gouvernement m4) ( for measuring) règle f2.transitive verb1) Politics [ruler, law] gouverner; [monarch] régner sur; [party] diriger; [army] commander2) ( control) [person, money, consideration] diriger [behaviour, life]; [factor] dicter [strategy]3) ( draw) faire, tirer [line]4) [court, umpire]3.1) [monarch, anarchy] régner2) [court, umpire] statuer•Phrasal Verbs:- rule out -
2 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]. -
3 regular
regular [ˈregjʊlər]1. adjectivea. [pulse, reminders, meals] régulier• to be in regular contact with sb/sth avoir des contacts réguliers avec qn/qchb. ( = habitual) [reader] assidu2. noun• he's one of the regulars on that programme (on television) il participe régulièrement à ce programme3. compounds* * *['regjʊlə(r)] 1.1) (habitual client, visitor) habitué/-e m/f2) GB Military soldat m de métier3) US ( petrol) ordinaire m2.1) [habit, job, income, interval etc] also Medicine, Linguistics régulier/-ièrehe's a regular guy — (colloq) US c'est un chic type (colloq)
2) ( usual) [activity, customer, visitor] habituel/-elle; Commerce [price, size] normal; Radio, Television [listener] fidèle3) GB Administration, Military [army, soldier] de métier; [officer, policeman] de carrière; [staff] permanent4) ( honest) régulier/-ière5) (colloq) ( thorough) véritable (before n) -
4 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) courant, banal2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) commun3) (publicly owned: common property.) public4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgaire5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) du commun6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) commun2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) terrain communal- commoner- common knowledge - common law - common-law - commonplace - common-room - common sense - the Common Market - the House of Commons - the Commons - in common -
5 frequent
A adj1 (common, usual) [expression, use] courant ; it's quite frequent, it's quite a frequent occurrence c'est très courant, cela arrive très souvent ;2 ( happening often) [attempt, change, departure, discussion, visit] fréquent ; to make frequent use of sth se servir souvent or fréquemment de qch ; to be in frequent contact with sb être en contact régulier avec qn ; she's a frequent visitor to our house elle vient souvent chez nous ; to be sb's frequent companion accompagner souvent qn. -
6 regular
regular ['regjʊlə(r)]habitué ⇒ 1 (a) régulier ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e) habituel ⇒ 2 (b) fidèle ⇒ 2 (b) permanent ⇒ 2 (c) uni ⇒ 2 (d)1 noun(b) (contributor, player)∎ she's a regular on our column elle contribue régulièrement à notre rubrique;∎ he's a regular in the team il joue régulièrement dans l'équipe(a) (steady, even → features, footsteps, movement, sound) régulier; (→ breathing, pulse) régulier, égal; (→ meetings, service, salary) régulier;∎ at regular intervals à intervalles réguliers;∎ on a regular basis régulièrement;∎ it's a regular occurrence cela arrive régulièrement;∎ she has regular treatment elle suit régulièrement un traitement;∎ he was a man of regular habits il avait ses habitudes;∎ to keep regular hours se lever et se coucher à heures régulières;∎ to have regular bowel movements aller régulièrement à la selle;∎ bran will keep you regular le son vous fera aller régulièrement à la selle;∎ to be as regular as clockwork être réglé comme une horloge(b) (usual → brand, dentist, procedure, supplier) habituel; (→ customer) régulier, fidèle; (→ listener, reader) fidèle; (→ price, model) courant; (→ size) courant, standard;∎ who is your regular doctor? qui est votre médecin traitant?;∎ she's a regular reader of this paper elle lit ce journal régulièrement;∎ to be in regular employment avoir un emploi régulier;∎ a regular visitor to the house un/une des habitué(e)s de la maison;∎ a regular Coke un Coca ® normal;∎ to go through the regular channels suivre la filière normale ou habituelle;∎ it's regular practice to pay by cheque les paiements par chèque sont pratique courante(c) (permanent → agent) attitré, permanent; (→ police force) permanent, régulier; (→ army) de métier; (→ soldier) de carrière(d) (smooth, level) uni, égal∎ a regular mess une vraie pagaille;∎ a regular hero un vrai héros∎ a regular guy un type sympa3 adverbfamiliar régulièrement□►► Journalism regular column chronique f;regular customer client(e) m,f habitué(e);regular price prix m de règle;Grammar regular verb verbe m régulier
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