(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).

(M)

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.

control

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

2. (power)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

The rebels now had control of the city.Los rebeldes ya tenían el control de la ciudad.

3. (ability to restrain)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

He lost control of the vehicle.Perdió el control del vehículo.

4. (regulation)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

There's a new law on gun control.Hay una nueva ley sobre el control de armas.

5. (button, switch)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

Where's the volume control?¿Dónde está el control del volumen?

b. el botón

(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).

(M)

The brightness control is on the side.El botón del brillo está al costado.

6. (mastery)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

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.).

transitive verb

7. (to have power over)

a. controlar

The director controls the whole company.El director controla toda la empresa.

8. (to restrain)

a. controlar

The teacher didn't seem able to control her class.Parecía que la profesora no podía controlar la clase.

9. (to regulate)

a. controlar

We have introduced a series of measures to control expenditure.Hemos introducido una serie de medidas para controlar los gastos.

b. regular

This button controls the temperature.Este botón regula la temperatura.

10. (to operate)

a. controlar

The pilot could no longer control the plane.El piloto ya no podía controlar el avión.

11. (to control oneself)

a. controlarse

You must learn to control yourself!¡Tienes que aprender a controlarte!

control

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (power, restriction)

a. el control

(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).

(M)

to take controlponerse al mando, tomar el control

to have control overcontrolar

to be in control ofestar al cargo de

to be back in controlvolver a controlar la situación

to get out of controldescontrolarse

under controlbajo control

to bring a fire under controlcontrolar un incendio

due to circumstances beyond our controldebido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

to lose/regain controlperder/recuperar el control

he lost control of himselfperdió el control

control groupgrupo de control

control roomsala de control

control towertorre f de control

2. (of device)

a. el mando

(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).

(M)

volume/brightness controlmando del volumen/brillo

the controlslos mandos

to be at the controlsestar a los mandos

control paneltablero de mandos

3. (experiment)

a. la prueba de control

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

control groupgrupo de control

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (business, production, expenditure)

a. controlar, regular

5. (child, pupils)

a. controlar, dominar

6. (disease)

a. controlar

7. (vehicle)

a. manejar, controlar

to control oneselfcontrolarse, dominarse

to control the trafficdirigir el tráfico

she was unable to control her angerfue incapaz de dominar su ira

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 of [+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 pupils no pueden controlar a sus alumnos

she has control of the money

to be in control (of sth)

who is in control? ¿quién manda?; they are in complete control of the situation tienen la situación totalmente controlada or dominada; 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 Senate 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 company 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 control bajo dominio or control británico

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 control debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

some events, such as accidents, are beyond our control

to lose control (of o.s.) perder el control or dominio de uno mismo

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 control 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 control todo está bajo control

I brought my temper under control dominé or controlé el genio; to bring or get a fire under control conseguir dominar or controlar un incendio; 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 (m) de armamentos

they have very strict gun control in Sweden

birth control control (m) de la natalidad; price/wage control reglamentación (f) or control (m) de precios/salarios

they have lifted price controls on consumer goods

4 controls (Téc) mandos (m)

I practised operating the controls

to be at the controls estar a (cargo de) los mandos

he died of a heart attack while at the controls of the plane

to take over the controls hacerse cargo de los mandos

5 (knob, switch) botón (m)

I've lost the remote control for the stereo

volume control botón (m) del volumen

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 (m) de pasaportes

8 (Dep) (mastery) dominio (m)

his ball control is very good su dominio del balón es muy bueno; domina bien el balón

transitive verb

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 or regular la inmigración; 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 (f) de mando

control freak (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 (m) testigo

control key (n) (Comput) tecla (f) de control

control knob (n) (Rad) (TV) botón (m) de mando

control panel (n) tablero (m) de control

control room (n) (Mil) (Náut) sala (f) de mandos; (Rad) (TV) sala (f) de control