control

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el control

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control
[kənˈtrəʊl]
sustantivo
1control (m) (power, restriction)
  • to take control -> ponerse al mando, tomar el control
  • to have control over -> controlar
  • to be in control of -> estar al cargo de (in charge of)
  • to be back in control -> volver a controlar la situación (of situation)
  • to get out of control -> descontrolarse
  • under control -> bajo control
  • to bring a fire under control -> controlar un incendio
  • due to circumstances beyond our control -> debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad
  • to lose/regain control -> perder/recuperar el control
  • he lost control of himself -> perdió el control
  • control group -> grupo (m) de control
  • control room -> sala (f) de control
  • control tower -> torre (f) de control (at airport)
2mando (m) (of device)
  • volume/brightness control -> mando del volumen/brillo
  • the controls -> los mandos
  • to be at the controls -> estar a los mandos
  • control panel -> tablero (m) de mandos
3prueba (f) de control (experiment)
  • control group -> grupo (m) de control
verbo transitivo (pt & pp controlled)
4controlar, regular (business, production, expenditure); controlar, dominar (child, pupils); controlar (disease); manejar, controlar (vehicle)
  • to control oneself -> controlarse, dominarse
  • to control the traffic -> dirigir el tráfico
  • she was unable to control her anger -> fue incapaz de dominar su ira

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control [kon-troul]
sustantivo
1Control, contrarregistro que se tiene en algunas oficinas para servir de comprobante.
2Sujeción, freno, dominio; control (ability to control, restrain); autoridad (authority).
  • To be beyond somebody’s control -> estar fuera del control de alguien
  • Circumstances beyond our control -> circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad
  • To be out of control -> estar fuera de control
  • To get out of control -> descontrolarse
  • He lost control of the car -> perdió el control del coche
3Censura, inspección (regulation, restriction).
  • Price control(s) -> control de precios
4Poder, autoridad, control (command).
  • Who’s in control here? -> ¿quién manda aquí
  • To be in control of something -> dominar o controlar algo
  • To gain/take control of something -> hacerse con el control de algo
  • To have/lose control of something -> tener/perder el control de algo
  • Without control -> sin control, sin límites
  • Remote control -> control remoto
  • He has no self-control -> carece de dominio sobre sí mismo, no puede contenerse
  • To control oneself -> dominarse, contenerse, controlarse
  • He is under control -> lograron dominarlo
5Botón de control (knob, switch).
  • Controls -> pl
6Control (headquarters, checkpoint).
7Patrón de comparación (in experiment).
  • Control group -> grupo de control
8Dominio (skill, mastery).
mandos (of vehicle).
1Reprimir, restringir, predominar; gobernar; refutar.
2Registrar; examinar, criticar.
3Controlar, ejercer control sobre (command/country, people); controlar, regular (regulate/temperature, flow); dirigir (traffic); controlar (inflation, growth).
4Controlar (curb, hold in check/animal, fire); controlar, dominar (emotion).
  • To control oneself -> controlarse, dominarse
  • Controlling interest -> (Com.) mayoría, interés predominante
va. Controlar (manage, steer/vehicle, boat); controlar, dominar (horse).

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control [kənˈtrəʊl]
noun
1 (command) control; (m)over sobre
troops regained control of the capital las tropas recuperaron el control de la capital; he is giving up control of the company va a ceder el control de la empresa
more schools are withdrawing from local authority control she has absolute control, with fifty per cent of the company's shares the first aim of the government will be to establish control over the republic's territory some women have been so socialized that they cannot take action or control in their lives There is a newer meaning of control hinted at here, linked with psychotherapy and counselling, where control means personal power and can be seen as (a) positive or (b) negative, when controlling behaviour/exercising control has a detrimental effect on others, particularly people in a relationship - I have made up a second example (below) which I hope will help with this. LK the trouble with him is that he's really into control (in a relationship)
to gain control ofgain [+company, territory] hacerse con el control de
they [gained] control of the company the union made an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of their company Government forces are slowly gaining control of the cities in this area
they have no control over their pupilshave no pueden controlar a sus alumnos
she has control of the money
to be in control (of sth)in
who is in control? ¿quién manda?; they are in complete control of the situation tienen la situación totalmente controlada dominada;or people feel more in control of their lives la gente se siente más dueña de su vida; la gente siente que tiene mayor control de su vida
nobody knows who's in control of the club she appeared calm and in control of [herself]
his party has lost control of the Senatelost su partido perdió el control del Senado
the chairman of the ruling party said his colleagues fear they're going to lose control of the government
to take control of a companytake hacerse con el control de una empresa
they are in a position to [take] control of the company
it was time to take control of her life again era hora de volver a tomar las riendas de su vida
under British controlunder bajo dominio control británico;or
to be under private control estar en manos de particulares
2 (power to restrain) control; (m)
control of inflation remains the government's absolute priority
due to circumstances beyond our controlbeyond debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad
some events, such as accidents, are beyond our control
to lose control (of o.s.)lose perder el control dominio de uno mismo;or
he had a terrible temper, and sometimes he would lose control he was working hard to keep control of himself
he lost control of the car perdió el control del coche
to be out of controlout of estar fuera de control
the flames are still burning out of control population growth is now out of control in China he was jealous and angry and out of control the class was quite out of control
the children were getting out of control los niños se estaban descontrolando; the car went out of control el coche quedó fuera de control
everything is under controlunder todo está bajo control
I brought my temper under control dominé controlé el genio;or to bring get a fire under controlor conseguir dominar controlar un incendio;or to keep sth/sb under control mantener algo/a algn bajo control
he's always had problems keeping his weight under control
3 (restraint) restricción; (f)
they want greater controls on arms sales quieren mayores restricciones en la venta de armamento
the government is tightening controls on illegal immigration
arms control control de armamentos; (m)
they have very strict gun control in Sweden
birth control control de la natalidad; (m) price/wage control reglamentación control de precios/salarios; (f)or (m)
they have lifted price controls on consumer goods
4 controls (Téc) mandos; (m)
I practised operating the controls
to be at the controlsat estar a (cargo de) los mandos
he died of a heart attack while at the controls of the plane
to take over the controlstake over hacerse cargo de los mandos
5 (knob, switch) botón; (m)
I've lost the remote control for the stereo
volume control botón del volumen; (m)
6 (in experiment) testigo; (m)
7 (checkpoint) control; (m)
an agreement to abolish border controls un acuerdo para eliminar los controles en las fronteras; passport control control de pasaportes; (m)
8 (Dep) (mastery) dominio; (m)
his ball control is very good su dominio del balón es muy bueno; domina bien el balón
verb:transitive
1 (command) [+country, territory, business, organization] controlar
he controls a large retail empire enemy troops still control two thirds of the country almost all the countries in Latin America were controlled by dictators
2 (restrain) [+crowd, child, animal, disease] controlar; [+fire, emotions, temper] controlar; dominar
to control the spread of malaria contener la propagación de la malaria
I couldn't control my temper he struggled to control his emotions police were sent in to control the rioters three hundred policemen fought to control a crowd of three hundred thousand mourners can't you control your dog? scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process for centuries herbs were used to control pain the need to control environmental pollution it would take him years to control his drug habit the government wants to control population growth in large cities
to control o.s. controlarse; dominarse; control yourself! ¡contrólese!; ¡domínese!
Jo was advised to learn to control herself
3 (regulate) [+activity, prices, wages, expenditure] controlar; regular; [+traffic] dirigir
Ten thousand police controlled traffic and kept order as crowds lined the route controlling traffic at intersections and escorting ambulances Find out from your local council whether there are likely to be any roadworks along those roads on your wedding day and notify the police well beforehand so that they can send officers to control traffic if they think it necessary
legislation to control immigration legislación para controlar regular la inmigración;or he was trying to control the conversation estaba intentando llevar las riendas de la conversación
the controlled production of energy from sugar measures to control illegal mining you'll get fat unless you control what you eat they tried to control rising health care costs the Bank of England sets interest rates to control inflation
4 (operate) [+machine, vehicle] manejar; controlar; [+horse] controlar; dominar
a computerised system to control the gates the car jerked forward and she tugged at the wheel to control it
modifier
control column (n) palanca de mando; (f)
control freak (informal) (n)
he's a total control freak tiene la manía de controlarlo todo
Most men are total control freaks. Challenges to the established order of their personal world terrify them.
control group (n) (in experiment) grupo testigo; (m)
control key (n) (Comput) tecla de control; (f)
control knob (n) (Rad) (TV) botón de mando; (m)
control panel (n) tablero de control; (m)
control room (n) (Mil) (Náut) sala de mandos; (f) (Rad) (TV) sala de control; (f)
control tower (n) (Aer) torre de control; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "control"

Imperative
  • control
  • you control
  • he/she controls
  • we control
  • you control
  • they control
Preterite
  • I controlled
  • you controlled
  • he/she controlled
  • we controlled
  • you controlled
  • they controlled
Present Continuous
  • I am controlling
  • you are controlling
  • he/she is controlling
  • we are controlling
  • you are controlling
  • they are controlling
Present Perfect
  • I have controlled
  • you have controlled
  • he/she has controlled
  • we have controlled
  • you have controlled
  • they have controlled
Past Continuous
  • I was controlling
  • you were controlling
  • he/she was controlling
  • we were controlling
  • you were controlling
  • they were controlling
Past Perfect
  • I had controlled
  • you had controlled
  • he/she had controlled
  • we had controlled
  • you had controlled
  • they had controlled
Future
  • I will control
  • you will control
  • he/she will control
  • we will control
  • you will control
  • they will control
Future Perfect
  • I will have controlled
  • you will have controlled
  • he/she will have controlled
  • we will have controlled
  • you will have controlled
  • they will have controlled
Future Continuous
  • I will be controlling
  • you will be controlling
  • he/she will be controlling
  • we will be controlling
  • you will be controlling
  • they will be controlling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been controlling
  • you have been controlling
  • he/she has been controlling
  • we have been controlling
  • you have been controlling
  • they have been controlling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been controlling
  • you will have been controlling
  • he/she will have been controlling
  • we will have been controlling
  • you will have been controlling
  • they will have been controlling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been controlling
  • you had been controlling
  • he/she had been controlling
  • we had been controlling
  • you had been controlling
  • they had been controlling

control
masculine noun
1 control (dominio)
  • bajo control -> under control
  • fuera de control -> out of control
  • perder el control -> to lose one's temper (perder la calma)
  • control de cambios (economics) -> exchange control
  • control de la natalidad -> birth control
2 examination, inspection (verificación)
  • todos los productos pasan un riguroso control -> all the products are rigorously inspected o examined
  • (bajo) control médico -> (under) medical supervision
  • control antidoping -> dope o drugs test
  • control de calidad -> quality control
  • control de existencias -> stock control
  • control del tráfico aéreo (aviation) -> air traffic control
3 checkpoint (de policía)
  • control de pasaportes -> passport control
4 test (examen) , quiz (United States)
5 control (mando)
  • el control del encendido/apagado -> the on/off switch
  • control remoto -> remote control

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control [con-trol]
noun
1 Control, check, regulation. (m)
  • Control remoto -> remote control
  • Control de natalidad -> birth control
  • Control de precios -> price control
  • Perder el control -> to lose control
  • Control de la circulación -> traffic control
  • Control de sí mismo -> self-control
  • Control nuclear -> nuclear inspection

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control
sustantivo:masculino
1 (dominio, vigilancia) control
nunca pierde el control he never loses control
no tengo ningún control sobre sus actos tenía muy buen control sobre el balón no hay dinero porque se ha gastado sin control
bajo control under control
todo está bajo control estar bajo el control de algn algoo Toda la Banca está bajo su control la zona del norte de Irak está bajo el control total de las tropas turcas
fuera de control out of control
el avión quedó fuera de control mucho más peligrosa es una inflación fuera de control
perder el control to lose control (of o.s.); hacerse con el control de algo to take control charge of sth;o control de sobre sí mismoo self-control
se hizo con el contol de la empresa nos hicimos con el control de la situación perdió el control y se puso a gritar perdí el control del volante perdimos el control de la situación
control armamentista arms control
control de alquileres rent control
control de calidad quality control
control de cambio exchange control
control de costos cost control
control de créditos credit control
control de existencias stock control
control de la circulación traffic control
un dispositivo especial de vigilancia y control del tráfico nocturno durante los fines de semana
control de la demanda demand management
control de la natalidad birth control
control del tráfico traffic control
un dispositivo especial de vigilancia y control del tráfico nocturno durante los fines de semana
control de natalidad birth control
control de precios price control
control nuclear nuclear inspection
control presupuestario budget control
los sistemas de control de tráfico aéreo en Europa el uso de anticonceptivos requiere un control médico permanente las anfetaminas deben administrarse bajo control médico
2 (inspección) (Jur) inspection; check
procedieron a realizar un control del recinto
 (Com) (Economía) audit; auditing
le van a hacer un control de las cuentas la casa estaba sometida a un fuerte control policial el control del tráfico aquí no existe control de velocidad llevar el control de algo lleva el control de las faltas de asistencia lleva el control de los gastos
3 (puesto) (also control de carretera) roadblock;(also control de frontera) frontier checkpoint
pasamos por el control y no detectaron el arma montaron varios controles en la ruta por donde tenían que pasar los ciclistas
montar un control to set up a roadblock
control de pasaportes passport inspection
oficina de control de pasaportes
4 [de un aparato] control
el control del brillo se puso al control de los mandos del avión el televisor funciona a control remoto a los controles, nuestro compañero Miguel
control del volumen volume control
control de tonalidad tone control
control remoto remote control
5 (examen) (Educación) test
un control de literatura mañana tenemos un control de Matemáticas
6 (Med) test
me tengo que hacer un control del nivel de colesterol
control antidopaje drugs test; dope test
Dieron positivo en el control antidoping la suspensión por cuatro años que le fue impuesta por falsear un control antidopaje.
control antidoping drug test; dope test
control de alcoholemia Breathalyser test;&trade
el conductor mostraba claros síntomas de embriaguez aunque no se le pudo practicar el control de alcoholemia debido a la importancia de sus heridas tras dar negativo en el control de alcoholemia,llevaron al ambulatorio donde un médico certificó que conducía bajo los efectos de una dosis de heroína Detenido un conductor ebrio que conducía en sentido contrario La Policía Municipal le interceptó en el paseo de Extremadura y dio positivo en el control de alcoholemia la policía ha comenzado a realizar controles de alcoholemia en todas las autopistas la Policía Municipal instaló el habitual dispositivo de control de alcoholemia en las principales calles de la ciudad

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