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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. |
'rule out' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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