damage control in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for damage control in the English»French Dictionary

I.damage [Brit ˈdamɪdʒ, Am ˈdæmɪdʒ] N U

1. damage (physical):

damage (to building, machine, goods, environment)

dégâts mpl (to causés à, from causés par)

to do or cause damage

causer des dégâts

not much damage was done to the car

la voiture n'a pas été très endommagée

damage of £300 was done to the car

la voiture a subi pour 300 livres sterling de dégâts

water/frost damage

dégâts des eaux/du gel

damage to property LAW

dégâts matériels

damage or loss (for insurance)

dégâts et pertes

2. damage (medical):

damage

lésions fpl

to cause damage to health, part of body

abîmer

(irreversible) brain damage

lésions fpl cérébrales (irréversibles)

3. damage fig:

to do damage to cause, relationship, reputation, self-confidence, trade

porter atteinte à

political damage

dommage m politique

(a lot of) damage was done to sth

qc a été (sérieusement) atteint

it's too late, the damage is done

trop tard, le mal est fait

II.damages N

damages npl LAW:

damages

dommages-interêts mpl

damages

dommages mpl et intérêts mpl

to claim for damages

réclamer des dommages-intérêts (against sb à qn)

a claim for damages

une demande de dommages-intérêts

he paid £700 (in) damages

il a payé 700 livres sterling de dommages-intérêts

damages for loss of earnings

dommages-intérêts pour manque à gagner

agreed damages

dommages-intérêts fixés

to be liable for damages

être civilement responsable

III.damage [Brit ˈdamɪdʒ, Am ˈdæmɪdʒ] VB trans

1. damage (physically):

damage building, machine, furniture

endommager

damage health, part of body

abîmer

damage environment, crop

nuire à

2. damage fig reputation, career, relationship, confidence, organization, negotiations:

damage

porter atteinte à

damaged child PSYCH

enfant traumatisé

IV.damage [Brit ˈdamɪdʒ, Am ˈdæmɪdʒ]

what's the damage inf?

à combien se monte la douloureuse? 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

damage control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for damage control in the English»French Dictionary

I.damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] VB trans

1. damage (harm):

damage

endommager

2. damage fig:

damage

nuire

II.damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] N no pl

1. damage (physical harm):

damage

dégâts mpl

damage to property

dégâts matériels

2. damage (harm):

damage

tort m

to do damage to sb/sth

causer du tort à qn/qc

3. damage pl LAW:

damage

dommages mpl et intérêts

Phrases:

the damage is done

le mal est fait

what's the damage? iron hum inf

à combien s'élève la note?

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He explains the focus of the forward surgical teams being that of damage control in lieu of definitive fixation and repair.

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Other terms for the field, include wildlife damage management, wildlife control, and animal damage control to name a few.

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Instruction is given in engineering, firefighting, damage control and ship handling.

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The ships served three missions: damage control / firefighting; casualty treatment / evacuation; and patrol / guardship.

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As a result, comprehensive damage control measures were not initiated until 49 minutes after the attack.

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As 1999 began, the damage control operation had succeeded in returning the exchange rate to reasonable levels.

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Although damage to both vessels resulted, damage control parties of both ships rigged up shoring to prevent flooding and stayed in the battle.

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The last record was actually just damage control.

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Damage control parties immediately set about their task but only found a small leak in the forward engine room where a weld had been started.

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Power failed immediatelylights and internal communication, so vital to damage control parties, were gone.

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