Translation
ruler (for measuring or drawing lines)
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Word origin
From Latin regula ('rule, straight stick'), also the source of the Portuguese regra ('rule').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- regula
- English cognates
- ruler, regular, rule
Grammar
Examples
traçar reta.
I need a ruler to draw the straight line.
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My daughter's ruler broke in her school bag.
mediu metal.
He measured the table with a metal ruler.
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régua: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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