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governs

/ˈɡʌvərnz/ /ˈɡʌvənz/

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verb

Gouverner, administrer

To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

Examples :

"The old king governed the land wisely."

Le vieux roi gouvernait le pays avec sagesse.

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Gouverner, contrôler, maîtriser

To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

Examples :

"Govern yourselves like civilized people."

Gouvernez-vous comme des gens civilisés.

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Gouverner, régir, dominer

To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

Examples :

"Chance governs the outcome of many card games."

Le hasard gouverne l'issue de nombreux jeux de cartes.

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Réguler, contrôler

To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

Examples :

"a valve that governs fuel intake"

Une vanne qui contrôle l'admission de carburant.

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verb

Gouverner, diriger

To exercise political authority; to run a government.

Examples :

"The elected president governs the country by making laws and policies. "

Le président élu gouverne le pays en faisant des lois et des politiques.

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Gouverner, régir

To have or exercise a determining influence.

Examples :

"The desire to succeed governs her study habits. "

Le désir de réussir régit ses habitudes d'étude.

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Régir, commander

(grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

Examples :

"The verb "depend" governs the preposition "on," meaning we usually say "depend on" something, not "depend in" or "depend at" something. "

Le verbe « depend » régit la préposition « on », ce qui signifie que l'on dit généralement « depend on » quelque chose, et non « depend in » ou « depend at » quelque chose.

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