control

control
kən'trəul
1. noun
1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) control, mando, poder
2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) control, dominio sobre sí mismo
3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) control, mando
4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) control

2. verb
1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controlar, dirigir
2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controlar(se), dominar(se)
3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) controlar
•
- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control
control1 n control
the teacher is in control of the class el profesor tiene el control de la clase
you should keep your dog under control deberías controlar a tu perro
to lose control perder el control
he lost control of the motorbike perdió el control de la moto
control2 vb controlar
she couldn't control the car and crashed into a tree no pudo controlar el coche y chocó contra un árbol


control sustantivo masculino 1 (en general) control;
◊ bajo control under control;
sin control out of control; perdí el control I lost control (of myself); hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth; lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent; control de (la) natalidad birth control; control de calidad quality control o check; control de pasaportes passport control; control remoto remote control 2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint 3
a) (Educ) test
b) (Med) check-up;
◊ control antidoping dope test, drug test

control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control 'control' also found in these entries: Spanish: absoluta - absoluto - adueñarse - ajena - ajeno - angular - autocontrol - contención - controlar - controlarse - cuadro - descontrol - descontrolarse - desenfreno - disciplina - dominar - dominación - dominarse - dominio - dueña - dueño - encima - fraude - mando - moderarse - órbita - palanca - papel - planificación - potingue - pública - público - regular - regulación - reportarse - reprimirse - reprivatizar - resbalar - retener - rienda - señorío - sofocar - teleguiada - teleguiado - telemando - tenerse - torre - ala - anticoncepción - apoderarse English: air traffic control - arms control - beyond - birth control - check - checkpoint - control - equity - fiendish - freak out - gain - grip - hand - hit - hold - knob - over - override - panel - passport control - pest control - piece - quality control - rein - remote control - resume - roadblock - rule - runaway - self-control - speed trap - take over - tight - tighten - tighten up - time clock - time-keeping - traffic control - unionist - volume control - watchdog - wild - air - birth - boil - break - compose - curb - discipline - dual
control
tr[kən'trəʊl]
transitive verb
1 (govern, rule) controlar
■ he controlled the country for 36 years controló el país durante 36 años
■ a state-controlled industry una industria bajo control estatal
2 (have control over - person, animal, vehicle) controlar; (- emotions) controlar, dominar
■ a good teacher can control his class un buen profesor sabe controlar su clase
■ you must try to control your temper debes intentar dominar tu mal genio
3 (regulate - temperature, volume, pressure, rate, flow) controlar, regular; (- traffic) dirigir; (- prices, inflation, spending) controlar
4 (verify, check) controlar
noun
1 (power, command) poder nombre masculino, dominio, mando; (authority) autoridad nombre femenino
■ the military have gained control los militares se han hecho con el poder
■ his son took control of the business su hijo se hizo con el control de la empresa
■ more parental control should be exercised los padres deberían imponer su autoridad
2 (restriction, means of regulating) control nombre masculino
3 (place, people in control) control nombre masculino
4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (standard of comparison) patrón nombre masculino de comparación
5 (switch, button) botón nombre masculino, mando
■ the volume control doesn't work el mando del volumen no funciona
plural noun controls
1 (of vehicle) mandos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
out of control fuera de control
under control bajo control
to be at the controls (of car) estar al volante 2 (of plane, etc) estar al mando
to be beyond somebody's control estar fuera del control de alguien
to be in control estar al mando, mandar
to bring something under control conseguir controlar algo, llegar a controlar algo
to control oneself controlarse
to gain control of something hacerse con el control de algo
to go out of control descontrolarse
to lose control of oneself perder el control de sí mismo,-a, perder los estribos
to lose control of something perder el control de algo
control panel tablero de instrumentos
control room (military) centro de operaciones 2 (in broadcasting) sala de control
control tower torre nombre femenino de control
import control control nombre masculino de importaciones
passport control control nombre masculino de pasaportes
price controls control nombre masculino de precios
traffic control control nombre masculino de tráfico
wage controls regulación f sing salarial
control [kən'tro:l] vt, -trolled ; -trolling : controlar, dominar
control n
1) : control m, dominio m, mando m
to be under control: estar bajo control
2) restraint: control m, limitación f
birth control: control natal
3) : control m, dispositivo m de mando
remote control: control remoto
control
n.
• control s.m.
• dirección s.f.
• dominio s.m.
• gobierno s.m.
• inspección s.f.
• mando s.m.
• manejo s.m.
• regulación s.f.
• regulador s.m.
v.
• abarcar v.
• acaparar v.
• controlar v.
• dirigir v.
• dominar v.
• fiscalizar v.
• gobernar v.
• mandar v.
• moderar v.
• regir v.
• regular v.
• sofrenar v.

I kən'trəʊl
transitive verb -ll-
1)
a) (command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobre
b) (regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar
2)
a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominar

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar

II
noun
1) u
a) (command) control m

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to be in control of something — dominar or 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

the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes

b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; (authority) autoridad f

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

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

2) u c (regulation, restriction)

control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo

price control(s) — control m de precios

3)
a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control m
b) controls pl (of vehicle) mandos mpl
4)
a) (headquarters) (no art) control m
b) c (checkpoint) control m
5) c (in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)

control group — grupo m de control

6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m
[kǝn'trǝʊl]
1. N
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

• to gain control of — [+ company, territory] hacerse con el control de

• they have no control over their pupils — no pueden controlar a sus alumnos

• 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

• his party has lost control of the Senate — su partido perdió el control del Senado

• to take control of a company — hacerse con el control de una empresa

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

• due to circumstances beyond our control — debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

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

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

• to be out of control — estar fuera de 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

3) (=restraint) restricción f

they want greater controls on arms sales — quieren mayores restricciones en la venta de armamento

arms control — control m de armamentos

birth control — control m de la natalidad

price/wage control — reglamentación f or control m de precios/salarios

4) controls (Tech) mandos mpl

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

• to take over the controls — hacerse cargo de los mandos

5) (=knob, switch) botón m

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) (Sport) (=mastery) dominio m

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

2. VT
1) (=command) [+ country, territory, business, organization] controlar
2) (=restrain) [+ crowd, child, animal, disease] controlar; [+ fire, emotions, temper] controlar, dominar

to control the spread of malaria — contener la propagación de la malaria

to control o.s. — controlarse, dominarse

control yourself! — ¡contrólese!, ¡domínese!

3) (=regulate) [+ activity, prices, wages, expenditure] controlar, regular; [+ traffic] dirigir

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

4) (=operate) [+ machine, vehicle] manejar, controlar; [+ horse] controlar, dominar
3.
CPD

control column N — palanca f de mando

control freak * N —

he's a total control freak — tiene la manía de controlarlo todo

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, Naut) sala f de mandos; (Rad, TV) sala f de control

control tower N — (Aer) torre f de control

* * *

I [kən'trəʊl]
transitive verb -ll-
1)
a) (command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobre
b) (regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar
2)
a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominar

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar

II
noun
1) u
a) (command) control m

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to be in control of something — dominar or 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

the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes

b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; (authority) autoridad f

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

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

2) u c (regulation, restriction)

control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo

price control(s) — control m de precios

3)
a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control m
b) controls pl (of vehicle) mandos mpl
4)
a) (headquarters) (no art) control m
b) c (checkpoint) control m
5) c (in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)

control group — grupo m de control

6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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Antónimos:
descontrol, abandono, descuido


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