govern

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgʌvərn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgʌvɚn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(guv′ərn)

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govern⇒ vi (rule, be in power)gobernar⇒ vi
 He governed for years with the popular support of the voters.
 Gobernó durante años con el apoyo popular de los votantes.
govern [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (rule)gobernar⇒ vtr
  regir⇒ vtr
 She governs her people with a firm hand but is fair to everyone.
 Gobierna a su pueblo con mano dura, pero es justa con todos.
govern [sth]⇒ vtr (control, restrain)dominar⇒ vtr
  controlar⇒ vtr
  regular⇒ vtr
 Authorities fear they can't govern the reaction to the new law.
 Las autoridades temen no poder dominar la reacción contra la nueva ley.
govern [sth] vtr (influence, determine)influenciar⇒ vtr
  influir⇒ vtr
 Several factors should govern your choice of a university.
 Varios factores deberían influenciar tu elección de universidad.
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'govern' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bind - historicism - rule - rule over
Spanish:
gobernar - administrar - autogobernarse - despotizar - divide y vencerás - los principios en que se basa - regentar - regir - subordinar


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