population control in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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population [Brit pɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N

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

population control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for population control in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

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This results in an increase in the population of the invasive species without adequate time for population control methods.
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Animal population control is the practice of intentionally altering the size of any animal population besides humans.
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Once approved, the drug was used as a population control measure.
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His key areas of study included family medicine, population control and international health.
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Zia announced a 19-point programme of economic emancipation which emphasised self-reliance, rural development, decentralisation, free markets and population control.
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Suggested conservation work for the future includes habitat restoration and predator population control.
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Regional population control has been used on species that can not be excluded from the airport environment.
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In addition to points surrounding licensing marriage, he suggested limits to migration from countries that fail to maintain population control measures.
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Addling goose eggs and destroying nests are promoted as humane population control methods.
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Most kangaroo meat is currently sourced from wild animals as a byproduct of population control programs.
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