guideline

English

Etymology

From guide + line

Noun

guideline (plural guidelines)

1. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

   He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement.

2. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
3. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

Synonyms

• (non-specific rule): rule of thumb
• (plan or explanation): rule of thumb

Translations

non-specific rule or principle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 指導 (cmn), 指导 (cmn) (zhǐdǎo), 指示 (cmn) (zhǐshì)

• Czech: směrnice (cs) f pl
• Finnish: ohjenuora, ohje, suositus, suuntaviiva
• French: directive (fr) f, grande ligne (fr) f, ligne directrice (fr) f, principe directeur (fr) m
• German: Richtlinie (de) f
• Italian: linea guida (it) f
• Japanese: 指針 (ja) (ししん, shishin), ガイドライン (ja) (gaidorain)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: نه‌خشه‌ (ku)

• Norwegian: retningslinje (no)
• Russian: директива (ru) (direktíva) f, установка (ru) (ustanóvka) f
• Scottish Gaelic: stiùireadh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: nit vodilja (sh) f, smjernica (sh) f
• Spanish: directriz (es) f, pauta (es) f
• Swahili: kielelezo (sw)

plan or explanation

• Finnish: ohjenuora, ohje, suositus, suuntaviiva
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: نه‌خشه‌ (ku)

• Scottish Gaelic: stiùireadh (gd) m
• Spanish: pauta (es) f
• Swahili: kielelezo (sw)

light line to help align the text

• Finnish: apuviiva (fi)
• Portuguese: pauta (pt) f

• Swahili: kielelezo (sw)

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• French: directive (fr)