règle
See also: regle, réglé, and reglé
French
Etymology
From Middle French regle, from Late Old French regle (13th c.), borrowed from Latin regula. Displaced the earlier borrowing Old French riule, reule (whence English rule). Compare also the inherited Old French reille (whence English rail). Doublet of rail and rigole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛɡl/
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Noun
règle f (plural règles)
- rule, regulation
- Pour atteindre le bonheur il y a deux règles : 1. Contentez-vous de ce que vous avez. 2. Essayez d'en avoir un maximum.
- To attain happiness there are two rules: 1. Be happy with what you have. 2. Try to have as much of it as possible.
- (Proverb (Anon))
- rule, period of ruling
- La règle du Roi Henry
- King Henry's rule.
- ruler (for measuring length)
- (in the plural) period, menstruation
- Synonym: menstruation
Derived terms
- dans les règles
- de règle
- en règle
- exception qui confirme la règle
- l'exception confirme la règle
- règle de trois
- règles de l'art
Verb
règle
- inflection of régler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “règle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- geler, grêle, grêlé, léger