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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
contrôle m (of de)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direction f (of de)
control (of others' behaviour)
influence f (over sur)
control (of life, fate)
maîtrise f (of, over de)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lutte f (of contre)
to be in control of territory, town
contrôler
to be in control of operation, organization, project
diriger
to be in control of problem
maîtriser
to have control over territory, town
contrôler
to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour
avoir du pouvoir sur
to have control over fate, life
maîtriser
to take control of territory, town
prendre le contrôle de
to take control of operation, organization, project
prendre la direction de
to take control of situation
prendre [qc] en main
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:
être sous la direction de qn
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
être sous le contrôle de qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
être maîtrisé
is the situation under control?
est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?
everything's under control
tout va bien
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot
maîtriser
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
discipliner
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
être déchaîné
to be out of control fire:
ne plus être maîtrisable
the situation is out of control
la situation est devenue incontrôlable
to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
échapper au contrôle de qn
the situation is beyond control
la situation échappe à tout contrôle
due to circumstances beyond our control
pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

2. control U (restraint):

control (of self, appetite, bodily function, emotion, urge)
maîtrise f
to have or exercise control over sth
maîtriser qc
to keep control of oneself, to be in control of oneself
se maîtriser
to lose control (of oneself)
perdre le contrôle (de soi)

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)
contrôle m
control (of body, process, system)
maîtrise f
to be in control of
avoir le contrôle de
to keep/lose control of a car
garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture
to take control (of car)
prendre le volant
to take control (of plane)
prendre les commandes
his car went out of control
il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule

4. control souvent pl:

control (lever, switch etc) (on vehicle, equipment)
commande f
control (on TV)
bouton m de réglage
brightness/volume control TV
bouton m de réglage de luminosité/du son
to be at the controls
être aux commandes
to be at the controls attr button, knob, switch
de commande

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ECON
contrôle m (on de)
cost/immigration control
contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration

6. control (in experiment):

control
contrôle m

II. control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (dominate):

control council, government, market, organization, situation
dominer
control territory, town
contrôler
control air traffic, investigation, operation, project
diriger
control road traffic
régler
control mind
s'emparer de
control FIN shareholder: company
être majoritaire dans

2. control (discipline):

control person, animal, crowd, urge, bodily function, temper, voice, pain, inflation, unemployment, riot, fire, pests
maîtriser
control disease, epidemic
endiguer
control emotion, nerves, impulse
dominer
control laughter, tears
retenir
control limbs
commander à
control hair
discipliner

3. control (operate):

control machine, equipment, lever, cursor, movement, process, system
commander
control boat, vehicle
manœuvrer
control plane
piloter
control ball
contrôler

4. control (regulate):

control speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature
régler
control trade, import, export
réglementer
control immigration, prices, wages
contrôler
control blood pressure
régulariser

5. control (check):

control quality
contrôler
control accounts
vérifier

6. control (in an experiment):

control experimental material
comparer (against à)

III. to control oneself VB refl

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
se contrôler

cruise control N MOTOR

cruise control
limiteur m de vitesse

climate control N

climate control
climatisation f

control group N

control group
groupe m témoin

control key N COMPUT

control key
touche f de contrôle

control experiment N

control experiment
test m de contrôle

control character N COMPUT

control character
caractère m de contrôle

control freak N inf

control freak
maniaque mf qui veut tout contrôler

control column N AVIAT

control column
manche m à balai

control menu N COMPUT

control menu
menu m système

in the PONS Dictionary

I. control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

1. control (power of command):

control
contrôle m
to be in control of sth
contrôler qc
to be under control
être maîtrisé
to go out of control
perdre le contrôle
to lose control over sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to have control over sb
avoir de l'autorité sur qn
beyond control
incontrôlable

2. control (self-restraint):

control
maîtrise f

3. control ECON, FIN:

control
contrôle m

4. control (place for checking):

to go through customs control
passer à la douane

5. control MED, PHYS:

control person
sujet m témoin
control group
groupe m témoin

6. control ELEC:

control board/panel
tableau m de bord/commande

7. control pl (switches):

control
commandes fpl

II. control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans <-ll->

1. control (restrain, curb):

control
maîtriser

2. control (run):

control
contrôler

Phrases:

to control the purse strings
tenir les cordons de la bourse

remote control N

remote control
télécommande f

exchange control N ECON, FIN

exchange control
contrôle m des changes

quality control N

quality control
contrôle m qualité

self-control N no pl

self-control
sang-froid m

slide control N

slide control
régulateur m

arms control N MIL

arms control
contrôle m des armements

passport control N

passport control
contrôle m des passeports

pest control N

1. pest control (removal):

pest control
lutte f contre la vermine

2. pest control (service):

pest control
service m de lutte contre les infestations

birth control N

birth control
contrôle m des naissances
in the PONS Dictionary

I. control <-ll-> [kən·ˈtroʊl] N

1. control (power of command):

control
contrôle m
to be in control of sth
contrôler qc
to be under control
être maîtrisé
to go out of control
perdre le contrôle
to lose control over sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to have control over sb
avoir de l'autorité sur qn
beyond control
incontrôlable

2. control (self-restraint):

control
maîtrise f

3. control ECON, FIN:

control
contrôle m

4. control (place for checking):

to go through customs control
passer à la douane

5. control MED, PHYS:

control person
sujet m témoin
control group
groupe m témoin

6. control ELEC:

control board/panel
tableau m de bord/commande

7. control pl (switches):

control
commandes fpl

II. control <-ll-> [kən·ˈtroʊl] VB trans <-ll->

1. control (restrain, curb):

control
maîtriser

2. control (run):

control
contrôler

Phrases:

to control the purse strings
tenir les cordons de la bourse

quality control N

quality control
contrôle m qualité

pest control N

1. pest control (removal):

pest control
lutte f contre la vermine

2. pest control (service):

pest control
service m de lutte contre les infestations

self-control N

self-control
sang-froid m

rent control N

rent control
encadrement m des loyers

slide control N

slide control
régulateur m

stock control N

stock control
gestion f des stocks

volume control N

volume control
réglage m du volume

ground control N

ground control
contrôle m au sol

arms control N MIL

arms control
contrôle m des armements

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

thermostat de régulation
control thermostat
circuit de commande
control circuit
commutateur de commande
control switch
régulation de puissance
capacity control
armoire de commande
control cabinet
tension de commande
control voltage
commutation Dahlander
Dahlander control
pressostat de commande
control pressostat
commande
automatic control
robinetterie de régulation
control panel
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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