English-Spanish translations for ruler

gobernanteLos antiguos y los nuevos gobernantes comparten en igual medida la responsabilidad por estos hechos. The old and the new rulers bear equal responsibility for that. ¿Cree usted realmente que esta vez nuestra voz llegará a los oídos de sus gobernantes? Do you think that this time our voice will reach the ears of its rulers? Me sorprende que Canuto tuviera más sentido común que los gobernantes europeos actuales. It strikes me that Canute had more sense than Europe's rulers have today.
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A , flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings
To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment

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