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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 8).
el control(
kohn
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trohl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (power)
a. control
Las políticas de control de la natalidad tienen un gran impacto en la vida de las mujeres.Birth control policies have a large impact on women's lives.
a. inspection
Los productos que se traen al país pasan por un control estricto.The products that are brought into the country go through a strict inspection.
b. check
Los controles de calidad nos sirven para evaluar los resultados de nuestro trabajo.Quality checks are useful to assess the results of our work.
4. (device)
5. (education)
6. (medicine)
a. test
El control antidoping de los jugadores dio negativo.The drug test given to the players came back negative.
a. checkpoint
Pasamos por un control en la carretera pero no tuvimos problemas.We went through a checkpoint in the highway but we had no problems.
b. roadblock
La policía montó controles en las salidas de la carretera para buscar a los fugitivos.The police set up roadblocks on the highway exits to look for the fugitives.
a. controls
Hay que configurar los controles de este avión.We need to configure the controls of this airplane.
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