rule out



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rule [sth] out,
rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (eliminate, exclude)descartar⇒ vtr
 The police ruled out the obvious suspect because he had an alibi for the time of the murder.
 Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the attack.
 La policía descartó al principal sospechoso porque tenía coartada para la hora del asesinato.
rule [sth] out,
rule out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (make impossible)descartar⇒ vtr
 It hadn't yet snowed, so skiing was ruled out.
 Todavía no había nevado, así que el esquí estaba descartado.
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'rule out' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
close the door on - disqualify - eliminate - exclude
Spanish:
descartar - excluir - eliminar - cerrarle las puertas a algo - invalidar - una cosa no quita la otra


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