he was ruling
Past progressive he/she conjugation of rule.
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A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. la règle (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
You must follow the rules of the game.Tu dois respecter les règles du jeu.
b. le règlement (M) (often used in the singular)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The rules state that the contest is open to anyone 18 or older.Le règlement précise que le concours est ouvert à toute personne âgée de 18 ans ou plus.
2. (legal)
a. l'ordonnance (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The rule stands.L'ordonnance reste valable.
b. la décision (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The judge is expected to issue a rule by tomorrow.Le juge devrait rendre une décision d'ici demain.
3. (habit)
a. la règle (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Sylvie makes it a rule to go to bed early every night.Sylvie s’est donné pour règle de se coucher tôt chaque soir.
4. (power)
a. le règne (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
During his rule, the king went to war several times.Pendant son règne, le roi entra en guerre à plusieurs reprises.
b. le gouvernement (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The country was under military rule for decades.Le pays a été sous un gouvernement militaire pendant des décennies.
a. la règle (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Use a rule for your straight lines.Utilise une règle pour tracer tes lignes droites.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
6. (to govern)
a. gouverner
Before Britta could rule the kingdom, she had to learn diplomacy.Avant de gouverner le royaume, Britta devait apprendre la diplomatie.
b. régner sur
King Cnut ruled England from 1016 to 1035.Le roi Cnut régna sur l’Angleterre de 1016 à 1035.
c. diriger
The dictator ruled the country for 20 years.Le dictateur a dirigé le pays pendant 20 ans.
7. (legal)
a. juger
The court ruled the offense to be very serious.Le tribunal a jugé que l’infraction était très grave.
a. tracer des lignes sur
Brad carefully ruled each page of the notebook.Brad a soigneusement tracé les lignes sur chaque page du cahier.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
10. (to govern)
11. (legal)
12. (slang) (to be awesome)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. déchirer (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Jenny's dad rules! He brings cookies to every soccer practice.Le père de Jenny déchire ! Il apporte des cookies à chaque entraînement de foot.
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