regulation

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regulation
[regjʊˈleɪʃən]
sustantivo
1regulación (f) (action)
2regla (f) norma (f) (rule)
  • regulations -> reglamento (m) , normas (f pl)
adjetivo
3reglamentario(a) (size, dress)

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regulation [re-guiu-lei-shon]
sustantivo
1Regulación, arreglo, método; reglamento, orden, regla de conducta o de gobierno; mandato.
  • Regulation size, length -> tamaño, longitud de reglamento

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regulation [ˌreɡjʊˈleɪʃən] ?
noun
1 (rule) norma; (f)
the European Community has proposed new regulations to control the hours worked by its employees there are specific regulations governing these types of machines
fire regulations normas de seguridad contraincendios; (f) safety regulations normas de seguridad; (f)
the violation of health and safety regulations in the workplace under pressure from the American government, Fiat and other manufacturers obeyed the new safety regulations /the building does not meet fire regulations/ because it does not have the legal minimum of emergency exits
it's against (the) regulations va contra las normas el reglamento;or
rule
2 (control) (no pl) [of industry, products, prices, temperature, level, pressure] regulación; (f)
a body responsible for the regulation of independent television un organismo regulador responsable de las cadenas de televisión independientes
stricter regulation of toxic waste disposal the regulation of body temperature social services also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries some in the market now want government regulation in order to reduce costs we don't believe in more regulation - we believe in less /government regulation in this respect was lax/, and alcohol was not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration
self-regulation
3 (Téc) [of machine, mechanism] regulación; (f) reglaje; (m)
modifier
(statutory) [+dress, size, haircut] reglamentario
he had the short regulation haircut of a policeman a typical yuppie in regulation striped shirt and polka-dot tie a noisy cheerful group of people in regulation black parade tunics she was wearing the hospital's regulation blue pyjamas English shop-signs are allowed in Quebec but they must be of the regulation size the government has built them a regulation-size baseball pitch tired of hi-fi in regulation black boxes? - fancy a system appealing to the eye as well as the ear? a trendy production of Sartre with the actors in the regulation black polonecks

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