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control element
Steuergerät

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el·ement [ˈelɪmənt] N

1. element CHEM:

element
Element nt <-(e)s, -e>
element
Grundstoff m <-(e)s, -e>

2. element ELEC (heating part of appliance):

element
Heizelement nt <-(e)s, -e>

3. element (part of a group of people):

element
Element nt <-(e)s, -e>

4. element (rough weather):

the elements pl
die Elemente [o. Naturgewalten]
to battle against the elements
gegen die Naturgewalten ankämpfen
to brave [or face] the elements
den Elementen trotzen

I. con·trol [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

1. control no pl (command):

control
Kontrolle f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Gewalt f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Macht f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Herrschaft f <-> kein pl
control of a company
Leitung f <-> kein pl
he's got no control over that child of his
er hat sein Kind überhaupt nicht im Griff
the junta took control of the country
die Junta hat die Gewalt über das Land übernommen
to be in control of sth
etw unter Kontrolle haben
to be in control of sth a territory
etw in seiner Gewalt haben
he's firmly in control of the company
er hält in der Firma die Fäden fest in der Hand
to be in full control of sth
völlig die Kontrolle über etw acc haben
we're in full control of the situation
wir sind vollkommen Herr der Lage
to be out of [or beyond]control
außer Kontrolle sein
to be under control
unter Kontrolle sein
don't worry, everything is under control!
keine Sorge, wir haben alles im Griff!
to be under the control of sb MIL
unter jds Kommando stehen
to bring [or get] a fire under control
ein Feuer unter Kontrolle bringen
to exert [or form exercise]control over sb/sth
jdn/etw beherrschen
to get [or go][or run] out of control
außer Kontrolle geraten
the car/fire went out of control
der Wagen/das Feuer geriet außer Kontrolle
to lose control over sth
die Kontrolle [o. Gewalt] über etw acc verlieren
to gain/lose control of a company
die Leitung eines Unternehmens übernehmen/abgeben müssen
to slip out of sb's control
nicht mehr in jds Macht liegen
to slip out of sb's control
jds Kontrolle entgleiten
to wrest control of a town from sb
jdm die Herrschaft über eine Stadt entreißen
ball control SPORTS
Ballführung f

2. control no pl (self-restraint):

control
Selbstbeherrschung f <-> kein pl
to be in control of one's emotions
seine Gefühle unter Kontrolle haben
to be in control of one's emotions
Herr seiner Gefühle sein

3. control (means of regulating):

control
Kontrolle f <-, -n>
arms control
Rüstungsbegrenzung f <-, -en>
birth control
Geburtenkontrolle f <-> kein pl
price controls
Preiskontrollen pl
rent controls
Mietpreisbindung f <-, -en>
traffic control
Verkehrsregelung f <-, -en>
quality control
Qualitätskontrolle f <-, -n>
wage controls
Gehaltskontrollen pl
to impose [or introduce]/tighten controls
Kontrollen einführen/konsolidieren
the government has recently imposed strict controls on dog ownership
die Regierung macht den Hundehaltern neuerdings strenge Auflagen

4. control TECH:

control
Schalter m <-s, ->
control
Regler m <-s, ->
the co-pilot was at the controls when the plane landed
der Co-Pilot steuerte das Flugzeug bei der Landung
to take over the controls
die Steuerung übernehmen
control panel
Schalttafel f <-, -n>
volume control
Lautstärkeregler m <-s, ->

5. control no pl (checkpoint):

control
Kontrolle f <-, -n>
customs/passport control
Zoll-/Passkontrolle f
to go through customs control
die Zollkontrolle passieren form
to go through customs control
durch den Zoll gehen inf

6. control (person):

control
Kontrollperson f
control [group]
Kontrollgruppe f <-, -n>

7. control COMPUT:

control
Steuerung f <-, -en>
control
Control f
control-F2
Steuerung [o. Strg] -F2

8. control (base):

control [room]
Zentrale f <-, -n>
control tower AVIAT
Kontrollturm m <-(e)s, -türme>

9. control (in an intelligence organization):

control
Agentenführer(in) m (f)

II. con·trol <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (direct):

to control sth
etw kontrollieren
to control a business
ein Geschäft führen
to control a car
ein Auto steuern
to control a company
eine Firma leiten
the car is difficult to control at high speeds
bei hoher Geschwindigkeit gerät der Wagen leicht außer Kontrolle
the whole territory is now controlled by the army
das ganze Gebiet steht jetzt unter Kontrolle der Streitkräfte

2. control (limit, manage):

to control sth
etw regulieren [o. kontrollieren]
many biological processes are controlled by hormones
viele biologische Prozesse werden von Hormonen gesteuert
the laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country
hierzulande ist das Arzneimittelgesetz sehr streng
to control a blaze/an epidemic
ein Feuer/eine Epidemie unter Kontrolle bringen
to control inflation
die Inflation eindämmen
to control pain
Schmerzen in Schach halten
to control prices/spending
Preise/Ausgaben regulieren

3. control (as to emotions):

to control sb/sth
jdn/etw beherrschen
I was so furious I couldn't control myself
ich war so wütend, dass ich mich nicht mehr beherrschen konnte
to control one's anger
seinen Zorn mäßigen
to control one's feelings
seine Gefühle acc unter Kontrolle haben
to control one's temper/urge
sein Temperament/Verlangen zügeln

4. control TECH:

to control sth temperature, volume
etw regulieren
the knob controls the volume
der Knopf regelt die Lautstärke
the traffic lights are controlled by a computer
die Ampeln werden von einem Computer gesteuert

Phrases:

to control the purse strings
das Geld zusammenhalten sl
to control the purse strings
den Daumen draufhalten

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

control N CTRL

control (Lenkung)
Überwachung f

control N REAL EST

control (von Immobilien)
Bewirtschaftung f

control N STATE

control
Aufsicht f

control VB trans CTRL

control (lenken)
überwachen

Klett Mechatronics Glossary

con·trol el·ement N mechatr

control element (in automated system)
Steuergerät nt

fi·nal ˈcon·trol el·ement N mechatr

final control element (part of a PLC system)
Stellglied nt
Present
Icontrol
youcontrol
he/she/itcontrols
wecontrol
youcontrol
theycontrol
Past
Icontrolled
youcontrolled
he/she/itcontrolled
wecontrolled
youcontrolled
theycontrolled
Present Perfect
Ihavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
he/she/ithascontrolled
wehavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
theyhavecontrolled
Past Perfect
Ihadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
he/she/ithadcontrolled
wehadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
theyhadcontrolled
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The concept of integrated traffic control combines or coordinates freeway and arterial street control systems to operate on the basis of corridor wide traffic conditions.
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Many economic theories have been motivated by the desire to understand and control involuntary unemployment.
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The propulsion system's 16 monopropellant rocket engine thrusters, which control momentum and station-keeping on orbit, were upgraded to accept higher heat loading from the sunshield.
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A secondary security benefit stems from the owner's control of schedule and itinerary.
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A brakeman still rides onboard each train to control its speed.
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