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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

  1. 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.
  2. noun A clergyman who serves on the staff of a cathedral.

float — full definition

  1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  2. verb To drift gently through the air.
  3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
  4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
  5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

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