regra

Noun

rule (a regulation, law or guideline)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of regrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of regrar:

regrar

1. to rule (to mark paper or the like with lines)
2. to regulate, to control

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: rēgula

Cognate with Spanish: regla

In summary

Borrowed from Latin rēgula as a semi-learned term. Compare Spanish regla. Cf. the inherited doublet relha, reixa and also the borrowed régua.

Concepts

rule

regulation

principle

rules

norm

protocol

ruler

criterion

policy

fundamental

guideline

law

odds

Synonyms

lei

regulamento

norma

preceito

regulamentos

critério

Translations

Regel

règle

regola

regla

regel

regla

kural

κανόνας

reguła

règlement

norma

norma

Vorschrift

قاعدة

norme

Sentences

Não existe família tão pobre que seja uma exceção a essa regra .

There is no family so poor as to be an exception to this rule.

A regra da cadeia é aplicada duas vezes a essa fórmula .

The chain rule is applied twice to this formula.

Sendo esta uma regra de ouro , temos muitas referências pictóricas que caminham nessa tendência .

As this is a golden rule, we have many pictorial references that follow this trend.