controls in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

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

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

to control oneself
se contrôler

controls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for controls in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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

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

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Translations for controls in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

controls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in control of sth
contrôler qc
to go out of control
perdre le contrôle
to go through customs control
passer à la douane
to control the purse strings
tenir les cordons de la bourse
due to circumstances beyond our control
dû à des circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté
prices are getting out of control
il y a un dérapage des prix
to bring a disaster under control
maîtriser un sinistre
to be in control of the situation
contrôler la situation
to set up controls in sth
quadriller qc
to be in control of oneself
être maître de soi

controls Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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Part of the touchiness was because the power controls, essential at high speeds over 450 mph, lacked any feedback.
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A not contact, closed whenever its corresponding coil or an input which controls it is not energized.
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Testing focused on just the controls related to the MMR should then be performed.
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There are typically a few such controls within major applications in each financial process, such as accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, etc.
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Other useful controls and buttons in the game are pushing the start button, which activates a honking sound from the bike.
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These entities became critical to the credit markets underpinning the financial system, but were not subject to the same regulatory controls as depository banks.
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This was the first mass market system with controls on the dash and an electric clutch.
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Maxim did not allow the rig to take off because it had no effective controls.
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Two drivers sat in the upper center budge area operating a steering wheel and lever controls.
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In this mode, each player controls a squad of characters and faces off against opposing players.
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