control freak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for control freak in the English»French Dictionary

control freak N inf

control freak

maniaque mf qui veut tout contrôler

Translations for control freak in the English»French Dictionary

I.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] N

1. freak (deformed person):

freak lit, fig, pej

monstre m

2. freak (strange person):

freak

original/-e m/f

3. freak (unusual occurrence):

freak

aberration f

a freak of nature

une bizarrerie de la nature

4. freak (enthusiast):

freak inf

mordu/-e m/f inf

freak inf

fana mf inf

he's a jazz/fitness freak

c'est un mordu du jazz/de la forme inf

he's a religious freak

c'est un fanatique religieux

5. freak (hippy):

freak inf, dated

hippie mf

II.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] ADJ attr

freak accident, occurrence, weather, storm

exceptionnel/-elle

freak variable

aléatoire

III.freak [Brit friːk, Am frik] VB intr inf a. freak out (get upset)

freak

piquer une crise inf

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

control freak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for control freak in the English»French Dictionary

I.freak [fri:k] N

1. freak (abnormal thing):

freak

phénomène m

2. freak (abnormal person, animal):

freak

monstre m

freak fig

phénomène m de foire

3. freak (fanatical enthusiast):

freak

fana mf

II.freak [fri:k] ADJ

freak

anormal(e)

III.freak [fri:k] VB intr

to freak (out)

devenir fou(folle)

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