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"Controlling" is a form of "controlling", an adjective which is often translated as "dominante". "Control" is a noun which is often translated as "el control". Learn more about the difference between "controlling" and "control" below.
controlling(
kuhn
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tro
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lihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. dominante
Roberta was finally able to get out from under the thumb of her controlling boyfriend.Roberta por fin logró liberarse de su novio dominante.
b. controlador
I hate working with someone who's controlling because it feels like they don't trust me to do my job.Detesto trabajar con una persona controladora porque me hace sentir que no confía en mi capacidad para hacer mi trabajo.
2. (finance)
a. mayoritario
The controlling shareholders dominated the board of directors.Los accionistas mayoritarios dominaban el consejo de administración.
control(
kuhn
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trol
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (power)
a. el control (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The rebels now had control of the city.Los rebeldes ya tenían el control de la ciudad.
a. el control (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He lost control of the vehicle.Perdió el control del vehículo.
3. (regulation)
a. el control (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a new law on gun control.Hay una nueva ley sobre el control de armas.
a. el control (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Where's the volume control?¿Dónde está el control del volumen?
5. (mastery)
a. el control (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That soccer player has great ball control.Ese jugador de fútbol tiene un excelente control del balón.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. controlar
The teacher didn't seem able to control her class.Parecía que la profesora no podía controlar la clase.
9. (to operate)
controls
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. los mandos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The controls in an airplane seem very complicated. I think the pilot has a difficult job.Los mandos de un avión parecen muy complicados. Creo que el piloto tiene un trabajo difícil.
