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norma / rule
 
norma   -noun feminine
1. (=regla)   (generally, also education)   rule   (oficial)   regulation
·los centros educativos tienen autonomía para elaborar sus propias normas
·schools and colleges have the power to make their own rules
·la primera norma de autodefensa
·the first rule of self-defence
·el comercio internacional está sujeto a ciertas normas
·international trade is subject to certain regulations
·una nueva norma europea sobre emisiones acústicas
·a new European regulation on sound emissions
a. como o por norma [general] =   as a general rule,   as a rule of thumb
b. tener [por] norma hacer algo =   to make it a rule to do something
·tengo por norma no hablar nunca de estos temas
·I make it a rule never to talk about such matters
·norma de comprobaciónoun   (Fínoun)   control
·normas de conducta   (sociales)   rules of behaviour
c. [de periódico, empresa]   policy singular
·norma de vida   principle
·normas de seguridad   safety regulations
2. (=situaciónoun, costumbre)   norm
·un paínoun donde la pobreza es la norma
·a country where poverty is the norm
·es norma ofrecer una copa de bienvenida
·it is standard practice o it is the norm to offer a complimentary drink
·como es norma en estos casos
·as is standard practice o as is the norm in these cases
3. ·[la] norma
(linguistics)   the standard form
·la norma andaluza
·standard Andalusian Spanish
4. (architecture, technicaléc)   square
 
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