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I. con·trol [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

1. control no pl (command):

control
Kontrolle f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Gewalt f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Macht f <-> kein pl
control of a country, of a people
Herrschaft f <-> kein pl
control of a company
Leitung f <-> kein pl
to be in control of sth
to be in control of sth a territory
to be in full control of sth
to be out of [or beyond]control
to be under control
to be under the control of sb MIL
to bring [or get] a fire under control
to exert [or form exercise]control over sb/sth
jdn/etw beherrschen
to get [or go][or run] out of control
the car/fire went out of control
to lose control over sth
to slip out of sb's control
to slip out of sb's control
to wrest control of a town from sb
ball control SPORTS

2. control no pl (self-restraint):

control
Selbstbeherrschung f <-> kein pl

3. control (means of regulating):

control
Kontrolle f <-, -n>
arms control
birth control
Geburtenkontrolle f <-> kein pl
Mietpreisbindung f <-, -en>
traffic control
Verkehrsregelung f <-, -en>
quality control

4. control TECH:

control
Schalter m <-s, ->
control
Regler m <-s, ->
control panel
Schalttafel f <-, -n>
volume control

5. control no pl (checkpoint):

control
Kontrolle f <-, -n>
customs/passport control
to go through customs control
to go through customs control

6. control (person):

control
control [group]
Kontrollgruppe f <-, -n>

7. control COMPUT:

control
Steuerung f <-, -en>
control
Control f
control-F2

8. control (base):

control [room]
Zentrale f <-, -n>
control tower AVIAT
Kontrollturm m <-(e)s, -türme>

9. control (in an intelligence organization):

control
Agentenführer(in) m (f)

II. con·trol <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans

1. control (direct):

to control sth
to control a business
to control a car
to control a company

2. control (limit, manage):

to control sth
to control a blaze/an epidemic
to control inflation
to control pain

3. control (as to emotions):

to control sb/sth
jdn/etw beherrschen
to control one's anger
to control one's feelings

4. control TECH:

to control sth temperature, volume

Phrases:

control N REAL EST

control (von Immobilien)

control N CTRL

control (Lenkung)

control N STATE

control

control VB trans CTRL

control (lenken)

ˈarms con·trol N MIL

arms control

ˈbatch con·trol N no pl COMPUT

batch control

bio·logi·cal con·ˈtrol N

biological control

ˈbirth con·trol N

birth control
Geburtenkontrolle f <-> kein pl
birth control
Geburtenregelung f <-> kein pl
birth control pill
birth control pill

cas·cade con·ˈtrol N COMPUT

cascade control

ˈcon·trast con·trol N TV

contrast control
Kontrastregler m <-s, ->

control for VB intr

to control for sth external factor

con·ˈtrol board N

control board
Schalttafel f <-, -n>

con·ˈtrol cen·tre, Am con·ˈtrol cen·ter N

control centre
Kontrollzentrum nt <-s, -zentren>
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