La Palabra Del Dia: "regla"
regla ( reh'-glah )
noun ( rule, regulation; ruler )
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1. ¿Habrá alguien que me explique las reglas del golf?
Is there anyone who can explain the rules of golf to me?
2. Necesito una regla que tenga pulgadas y centímetros para la clase de matemáticas.
I need a ruler that has inches and centimeters for math class.
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Hay dos reglas para el éxito:
1. Nunca digas a nadie todo lo que sabes.
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There are two rules for success:
1. Never tell anyone everything that you know.
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Los que sirven en las fuerzas armadas tienen que obedecer muchas reglas. Algunas son tontas.
Those who serve in the armed forces have to obey many rules. Some are stupid.
Por regla general, voy al aeropuerto dos horas antes de mi vuelo. Es muy fácil pasar el tiempo. La mayoría de la gente juega con sus computadoras.
As a general rule, I go to the airport two hours before my flight. It’s very easy to pass the time. Most people play with their computers.
Parece haber una regla contra todo... algunos lugares incluso han prohibido a los cachorros.
There seems to be a rule against everything... some places have even outlawed puppies.
¿Cuándo terminará la locura?
When will the madness end?
Algunas reglas están hechas para romperse.
Some rules are made to be broken.
Hoy cuando nuestra prima se casó, ella rompió las reglas por darse la vuelta y saludar a la congregación con la mano en la media de la misa. Se hizo todo el mundo reír, excepto el sacerdote, pero nos gustó tanto,
Correction by Ana:
Hoy cuando nuestra prima se casó, ella rompió las reglas y se dió la vuelta para saludar a la congregación con la mano en medio de la misa. Hizo reir a todo el mundo, excepto al sacerdote, pero ¡nos gustó tanto!
Today when our cousin got married, she broke the rules by turning around and waving to the congregation in the middle of mass. This made everyone laugh, except the priest, but we loved it.
¿Cómo se supone que jugamos el juego cuando las reglas siguen cambiando?
How are we supposed to play the game when the rules keep changing?
Cuando no llegó su regla, se dio cuenta de que ya iba a dar luz.
When her period didn´t arrive, she knew that she was now going to give birth.
Para las mujeres, la regla es algo muy diferente; tenemos que comprarnos poductos de higiene femenina, como los Tampax.¡ Que divertido!
For women, the curse is something quite different, we have to buy products for ' feminine hygiene', like Tampax. What fun!
Me gustan los juegos porque, a diferencia de la vida, hay reglas.
I like games because, unlike in life, there are rules.
Cuando era niña en la escuela los niños hubiesen querido pelear con este tipo de regla, porque imaginaban que era una espada.
When I was a girl in the school the children wanted to fight with this type of ruler, because they imagined it to be a sword.
Por desgracia como una mujer transgénero soy diferentes de a las mujeres genéticas en algunas maneras aspectos. Una de las diferencias es que no me dan las reglas.
As a transgendered woman I am unfortunately different from genetic women in some ways. One of the differences is that I do not get periods.
Utilizamos una regla para centrar el cristal que usamos encima de un barril de vino como una mesa, porque el cristal no está pegado al barril y si está bien centrado, el borde del cristal es precisamente a la longitud de la regla desde la parte superior del barril, medido en cualquier dirección.
We use a ruler to center the glass that we use on top of a wine barrel as a table, because the glass is not affixed to the barrel and if it is well centered, the edge of the glass is precisely the length of the ruler from the top part of the barrel as measured in any direction.
Cada gobernante necesita una regla.
Every ruler needs a ruler.
Hay muchas reglas en SD , no olvidarles por favor.
O vas a la habitación para dummies , o sin bin.
There are many rules in SD, please do not forget them.
Or you go into the room for dummies , or sin bin .
