пра́вило — meaning in English
pravilo
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English meaning
- canon noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.
- float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
- regulation noun An official rule issued by an authority to control how something is done.
- rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.
Senses
пра́вило is used for these senses in English:
- canon A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- float A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- law Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- regulation (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
- rule A regulation, law, guideline.
- straightedge A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.
canon — full definition
- noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.
- noun A clergyman who serves on the staff of a cathedral.
float — full definition
- verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- verb To drift gently through the air.
- verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
- verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
- noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.