Spanisch | Englisch |
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regla noun {f} | measure(something to take measurements) menstruation [menstruations](periodic discharging of the menses) rule [rules](regulation) ruler [rulers](measuring or drawing device) |
regla de Cramer noun {f} | Cramer's rule(the explicit formula) |
regla de cálculo noun {f} | slide rule(analog calculator) |
regla de infield fly noun {f} | infield fly rule(baseball) |
regla de la cadena noun {f} | chain rule(mean value theorem) |
regla de oro noun | golden rule(fundamental rule or principle) |
regla general noun {f} | rule of thumb(general guideline rather than a strict rule) |
regla no escrita noun {f} | unspoken rule(rule that is understood but does not exist in written form) |
reglamentario adjective | statutory(relating to a statute) |
reglamento noun {m} | regulation [regulations](law or administrative rule) |
arreglar verb | adjust [adjusted, adjusting, adjusts](to modify) arrange [arranged, arranging, arranges](to put in order) array [arrayed, arraying, arrays](to clothe, ornament) fix [fixed, fixing, fixes](to mend or repair) order [ordered, ordering, orders](to set in (any) order) straighten out(correct or rectify) tidy up(to make clean (a small room or small space)) titivate [titivated, titivating, titivates](to make small improvements to) |
arreglar las cuentas con verb | reckon with(To settle accounts with or to settle claims with) |
arreglarse verb | get ready(to make ready or prepare) gussy up(dress up) |
cambiar las reglas del juego verb | move the goalposts(to alter the terms of an agreement or an agreed target, or the rules of a negotiation while it is ongoing) |
desarreglar verb | mess up(to make a mess of) |
en toda regla preposition | by all means(emphatically yes, definitely) |
en toda regla adverb | through and through(entirely) |
excepción que confirma la regla noun | exception that proves the rule(occurrence of counterexample) |
las reglas están hechas para romperse phrase | rules are made to be broken(it is acceptable to break rules) |
las reglas se hicieron para romperse phrase | rules are made to be broken(it is acceptable to break rules) |
matrimonio arreglado noun {m} | arranged marriage(marriage planned by someone else) |
no hay regla sin excepción phrase | there is an exception to every rule(every rule has an exception) |
por regla general adverb | as a rule(in general; most often) |
tener que arreglar las cuentas con alguien verb | have a bone to pick(have a complaint or grievance) |