regulate
/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪt/ verbo B2En español: reglamentar, regular
- To dictate policy.
- To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
- To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning. · to regulate a watch, i.e. adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time· to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.
- To put or maintain in order. · to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances· to regulate one's eating habits
He/she/it regulates · Pasado regulated · Participio pasado regulated · Forma en -ing regulating
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“I?—How could I speculate when I already have so much trouble in regulating my income?
What, above all, manifested the shrewdness of the steward, and the profound science of the master, the one in carrying out the ideas of the other, was that this house which appeared only the night before so sad and gloomy, impregnated with that sickly smell one can almost fancy to be the smell of time, had in a single day acquired the aspect of life, was scented with its master’s favorite perfumes, and had the very light regulated according to his wish.
I landed here, regulated the affairs of the vessel, and hastened to visit my affianced bride, whom I found more lovely than ever.
“Yes, of course,” said Marilla, as if getting boys from orphan asylums in Nova Scotia were part of the usual spring work on any well-regulated Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.
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