regra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈhɛ.ɡɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈhɛ.ɡɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈχɛ.ɡɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡɾa/ [ˈhɛ.ɡɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈʁɛ.ɣɾɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rēgula as a semi-learned term. Compare Spanish regla. Cf. the inherited doublet relha, reixa and also the borrowed régua.

Noun

regra f (plural regras)

1. rule (a regulation, law or guideline)

   Não há uma regra geral.

   There is no general rule.

Derived terms

• cagar regras
• em regra
• regra de três
• regrar
• por via de regra
• via de regra

Related terms

• régua
• regulação
• regulamento
• regular
• relha

Etymology 2

Verb

regra

1. inflection of regrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative