règle

See also: regle, réglé, and reglé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regula. Replaced the more Frenchified Old French riule (whence came English rule), borrowed earlier from the same source; cf. also the inherited Old French reille. Doublet of rail and rigole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛɡl/

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Noun

règle f (plural règles)

1. 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 - Proverb (Anon)

   To attain happiness there are two rules: 1. Be happy with what you have. 2. Try to have as much as possible.

2. rule, period of ruling

   La règle du Roi Henry

   King Henry's rule.

3. ruler (for measuring length)

Verb

règle

1. first-person singular present indicative of régler
2. third-person singular present indicative of régler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of régler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of régler
5. second-person singular imperative of régler

Further reading

• “règle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• geler, grêle, grêlé, léger