regra

Meaning

rule (a regulation, law or guideline)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/

Etymology

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

Cognate with Spanish

regla

New

regrar

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

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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.

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