Usage Note
Règle means both a rule or regulation (les règles du jeu, the rules of the game) and the physical ruler used for drawing lines. The plural les règles is also a common term for a woman's menstrual period in everyday French. The verb régler (to regulate, to settle, to tune) is closely related.
Examples
"Il faut respecter les règles ici."
Natural Translation
You have to respect the rules here.
Literal Translation
It-is-necessary to-respect the rules here
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