Usage examples of "rule" in English with translation to German

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We cannot rule out the possibility that civil war will break out in that country. Wir können nicht ausschließen, dass in diesem Land ein Bürgerkrieg ausbrechen wird.
Dinosaurs used to rule the earth. Dinosaurier beherrschten einst die Erde.
As a rule, I don't drink coffee. Ich trinke grundsätzlich keinen Kaffee.
As a rule, it doesn't snow much here. Gewöhnlich schneit es hier nicht viel.
Don't let your emotions rule you. Be calm! Lass dich nicht von deinen Gefühlen beherrschen. Bleib ruhig!
You are the ruler of your words, but, once said, they rule you. Du bist der Herr deiner Worte, aber einmal ausgesprochen, beherrschen sie dich.
I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock. Ich habe es mir zur Gewohnheit gemacht, nach neun Uhr kein Fernsehen mehr zu sehen.
She makes it a rule to take an hour's walk every morning. Sie geht regelmäßig jeden Morgen eine Stunde spazieren.
Seals are used like this in Japan, but abroad signatures are the rule. In Japan verwendet man Namensstempel, statt der im Ausland üblichen Unterschrift.
As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests. Als Daumenregel sollten Sie ein Pfund Rindfleisch für jeweils zwei Gäste rechnen.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents. Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.
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